Websites that GET IT.

1708 is planning a homepage redesign. Here are some places that might provide some reference for trends on the Web. You probably already know how useful resources like Google, Youtube, and Wikipedia can be. Here are more online resources, with very short blurb descriptions.. Great content in each link as well.

http://www.tumblr.com/
great blogging and networking site.

http://www.flickr.com/

for all your photo organizing needs.

http://vimeo.com/

video sharing done the right way.

http://ubu.com/

an amazing art historical archive of sounds, words, and visions.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks

amazingly visionary presentations.

http://www.poptech.com/popcasts/

more fantastic talks.

http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/

I only wish that more radio was as good as these shows. Lots of great neuroscience over the last few seasons.

http://www.boingboing.net/

a wonderful geeky small scale (4 main writers) group blog. Quirky, often politically-engaged fun.

http://www.francismckee.com/

brilliant curating of art -related links.

http://creativecommons.org/

this final group has connections to the majority of the other links in this list. For example look at the licenses on TED, or the options for how you can license your pics on Flickr.

3D Multiples

3D Multiples: The Object of Production

March 7 - 29, 2008

Come to the special Closing Event March 28th, 6-10 pm

Meet the exhibiting artists and members of Command Print: Southern Graphics Council Conference (being held in Richmond this week)

Kathleen Crabill: Undergraduate Forum Nominee

"Chomp"

I am a serious hand puppeteer.

"Out and About With Pete"

I made this piece so that I could take my fish, Pete, with me on day trips. He often gets bored and lonely sitting in his tank all day. When I come home he always swims around excitedly. He really enjoyed going to school with me.

"Protection"

This piece was a device to protect and house seeds. I feel that seeds are symbolic of potential and new life. They are so beautiful, vulnerable and valuable that I felt the need to build them a home in which to live until they are ready to sprout.

"Fungus Drawing"

This piece is an exploration of drawing in three dimensions. I use blown glass tubes to create drawings on the wall that seem to hover above the surface. I am inspired by fungus and growth.

Kathleen Crabill is an undergraduate artist at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the Department of Craft and Material Studies.

Online social networking for artists

I mentioned this site last night during the meeting.
http://www.artreview.com/

Here's my page. I still need to add pics and videos....but you can see the general idea.
http://www.artreview.com/profile/JustinLincoln

I think that 1708 should join,.(It's free.) We should get involved, put out calls....especially for InLight, and scout artists that we could even invite specific artists that we find here to send proposals. Scouting expeditions in a sense.

Take a look around and tell me what you think.

You Were There, I Think ...

3D Multiples: The Object of Production

March 7 - 29, 2008

... With a special Closing Event March 28th, 6-10 pm

Come out and meet the exhibiting artists and the many folks connected to the Command Print: Southern Graphics Council Conference (being held in Richmond that week) ...

The first event was the opening on March 3rd - a slightly rainy evening but the gallery had many many folks that came out to see this eclectic mix of art and artists who's works speak of the manufacturing process within their art practices ...

Jack Risley's biomorphic forms were especially intriguing ... and they seemed to come toward you with a need for keeping things clean & tidy ...

photo by Nicole Brewer

And Matt King's Cart Corrals were a great example of the art-piece in multiples and equally interesting from the front of the gallery right up to the pieces themselves ...

photo by Nicole Brewer

... Both of these series of multiples realize inovative approaches with the use of the CNC Router ...

MORE PHOTOS TO COME ....

Please send your photos of the 3D Multiple exhibit to Jessi Moore, 1708Gallery Exhibiton Coordinator @ jmoore@1708gallery.org we would love to see what you saw!!!