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By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1799 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
“Gazing” by artist Lori McNee. 36″ x 22″, oil on linen.
Do you have a blog on your art website? You might want to consider it. Here are 10 benefits of becoming a blogger: Blogging adds fuel to your web presence with new content, and makes your website more visible in search rankings. When optimized with keywords and SEO, it also makes your site more searchable. It makes you instantly shareable. When you create and add a new entry to your blog, you have the opportunity to share it on social networks such as Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. Submit your blog post to StumbleUpon and pull in even more traffic and interest. This enables you to share with non-subscribers too. Blogging allows you to tell your story as an artist, so each visitor to your site gets to know you better and understand what inspires you.
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By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 1799 contributed posts
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About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
The Dept. of Education released a report on Monday with valuable information about how the arts are being offered in our public schools. Read more here:
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By Hummingbird Arts, 145 contributed posts
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About the author: Pressed flower and Mandala fine art prints by Janet London influence the atmosphere in any room with a calmness and serenity desirable in many environments. Their natural beauty makes them a welcome addition to the décor in any home, office, spa or professional suite. Janet also teaches mandala workshops to release creativity and more. See Janet's listing at the Southern Oregon Artists Resource to learn more and make contact.
I was reading an article from “Psychology Today” about Mandalas. It is entitled, “Cool Art Therapy Intervention #6: Mandala Drawing” by Cathy Maichiodi. So many of the conclusions she reaches I have come to from my own experience of t…
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By Americans for the Arts ARTSBlog, 439 contributed posts
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About the author: ARTSblog is published by Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts' mission is to serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America. Founded in 1960, Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education. We are dedicated to representing and serving local communities and to creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. View all syndicated posts from Americans for the Arts blogs under the "Art World News" tab.
I want to add to Mark and Eric’s sentiments that we need to be careful about the claims of arts education teaching the 4 Cs (critical thinking & problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity & innovation). When claiming this monopoly on creativity, I think we need to refine our message. So, here I offer a […]
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