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Resources and Art Links
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Printmaking and Art Links:
Painting a Day - Duane Kaiser http://duanekeiser.blogspot.com/Selling art daily with an eBay auction.
Printmaking Links http://www.printmakinglinks.com Supplies, Paper, Ink, Equipment, Intaglio Equipment, Litho Equipment, Silkscreen Equipment, Equipment, Digital Equipment, Printmaking Organizations, Less Toxic, Printmaking Ateliers and University Programs, Commercial Fine Arts Presses, Printmaking Workshops.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking http://www.highpointprintmaking.org Highpoint Center for Printmaking is dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the public and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts.
Art Show www.artshow.com/resources/printmaking.html PRINTMAKING: Techniques, Lessons, Tutorials, and Resources
Anderson Ranch Art Center www.andersonranch.org Anderson Ranch's mission is to provide transformative experiences that celebrate artists, art-making, creative dialogue, community, experimentation and growth in a supportive and inspiring environment. They have printmaking workshops.
Non-Toxic Paint and Printmaking http://www.nontoxicprint.com Online Resource on Nontoxic Printmaking and Printing | Safe Paints and Painting | Graphic Innovation and Art Safety | Solvent Hazards and Paint Safety | Non-Hazardous Practice, Methods and Materials in Printing, Painting, and Decorating. please note: both 'nontoxic' and 'safe' are relative concepts. This website is an ongoing research project. It aims to give an overview of some of the key issues in safer practices in the broad fields of PAINT and PRINT.
Color Theory Link http://www.colorwheelco.com/colortheory/
http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html You'll find here information on all aspects of watercolor painting: papers, brushes, paints, "color theory," painting techniques, art instructional books, and more.
State of Wisconsin Art Links:
Self Employment in the Arts www.selfemploymentinthearts.com Their mission is to provide educational resources to help aspiring artists gain the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills needed to establish and maintain a career as an independent artist.
Arts Wisconsin www.artswisconsin.org
Wisconsin Arts Board www.artsboard.wisconsin.gov
Springboard for the Arts www.springboardforthearts.org Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists with the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life.
NiiJii www.niijii.org The Woodland Art Center, adjacent to the gallery space offers classes, workshops, demonstrations, and a full range of Native artistic programming. NiiJii is all about partnerships. They know that only by pooling our resources and working together can we solve the challenges facing our communities.
Visual Arts Classic www.wiarted.org Hosts a fun art competition for Wisconsin high school students.
Youth Entrepreneurship Links:
Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs Network www.wyen.org America’s beachhead: Wisconsin DPI and Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs Network partnership. Read about a strategic partnership casting Wisconsin the nation’s pilot project for K12 entrepreneurship education, in strategic alliance with other leading public and private institutions and businesses.
Youth Entrepreneur Camp http://sbdc.wisc.edu/specialprograms/yec/ The UW-Madison SBDC Youth Entrepreneurship Camp will utilize a 40-hour entrepreneur program curriculum. The curriculum incorporates a variety of educational training techniques including classroom instruction, interactive activities, computer lab, and field trips to local businesses.
Business Links:
Bayfield County Economic Development Corporation www.bayfieldcountyedc.com
SBA Free Online Courses http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/counseling-training
National Art Organization Links:
CINOA http://www.cinoa.org/ 5,000 Art and Antique Dealers Worldwide
Springboard for the Arts http://www.springboardforthearts.org/ Springboard for the Arts’ mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists with the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life. To get a feel for what they do, here is an application for an Artist Organizer Job Description 2013.doc. Note: perhaps your community could offer such a position.
Self Employment in the Arts www.selfemploymentinthearts.com Their mission is to provide educational resources to help aspiring artists gain the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills needed to establish and maintain a career as an independent artist.
International Fine Print Dealers Association www.ifpda.org The IFPDA is a nonprofit organization of expert art dealers who foster a greater appreciation of fine prints through exhibitions, programs, print fairs, and the IFPDA Book Award
Americans for the Arts www.artsusa.org
National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov
Bay Area Art Grind www.bayareaartgrind.com Based in San Francisco Bay Area, they help artists find local-national-international artist art calls, grants, internships, residencies Their goal is to support serious artists. Good list of artists resources.
Museum of Modern Art www.moma.org
Local Arts Organizations
Ashland Chamber Music Society http://www.ashlandchambermusic.org/
Chequamegon Theatre Association http://www.ctatheatre.org/
Bay Area Film Society http://bayareafilmsociety.org/
Big Top Chautauqua http://www.bigtop.org/
Big Water Film Festival http://www.bigwaterfilmfestival.org/
Madeline Island School of the Arts http://www.madelineartschool.com/
StageNorth http://www.stagenorth.com/
Washburn Cultural Center http://www.washburnculturalcenter.org/
Picture Framing Links:
Nielsen Bainbridge http://www.nielsen-bainbridge.com/index.cfm
Gold Leafing a Picture Frame http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdbGqaeMJfI&feature=related
Educational Links:
Creative Communities for Sustainable Lifestyles http://www.sustainable-everyday.net/ccsl/?p=251
Faith Links:
Christians in the Visual Arts www.civa.org As men and women bear God’s image by all kinds of creative expression, CIVA equips those called to the visual arts to flourish in their holy vocation and to pursue it with excellence.
The Worship Studio www.theworshipstudio.org An Equipping Resource for Artists, a Hub for Creative Communities and a Catalyst for Creativity in the Kingdom of God around the world.
The Internet Evangelism Coalition www.webevangelism.com The purpose of the Internet Evangelism Coalition (IEC) is to stimulate and accelerate Web-evangelism within the worldwide Body of Christ. The focus is on collaboration - linking partners together.
Biblegateway.com www.biblegateway.com An online searchable bible and more.
Derek Prince Ministries www.derekprince.org Their passion is bringing you truths and insights to help you go higher and deeper in God. They have a wealth of resources that will help you do just that.
Marathon Mission www.marathonmission.net Marathon Mission is for walkers and joggers, of all ages and abilities, to raise support for the myraid of outstanding missionaries and charitable workers, both stateside and abroad.
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship www.worship.calvin.edu They promote the scholarly study of the theology, history, and practice of Christian worship and the renewal of worship in worshiping communities across North America and beyond. Their programing centers around resources, events, and grants.
Native Alliance www.nativealliance.org Part of a growing movement of God among America’s indigenous people. Their purpose is to plant healthy, multiplying, native congregations throughout the U.S.A. that are effectively reaching their communities and the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Steven Roach www.stephenroachmusic.com He hosts a monthly gathering called "Developing Yourself As An Artist: Conversations in Creativity". Very creative contemporary music and more. Resources.
On Line Christian Music www.crosswalk.com All genres.
The Skit Guys www.skitguys.com They've been teaching God's word using comedy, drama and whatever category talking action figures fit into for over twenty years.
Image Journal www.imagejournal.org Bridging Faith and Imagination. Art, Faith and Mystery. Image, a literary and arts quarterly founded in 1989, is a unique forum for the best writing and artwork that is informed by—or grapples with—religious faith
Fibonacci numbers - The Fingerprint of God YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e9MwNm0gXd8
Images of Jesus Christ www.freymanc.com Jesus Christ images (drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs) available for use by you – as an alternative to the many conventional and often times pretty sweetish depictions of Jesus Christ found on the web.
Have you ever seen a flashmob in church? YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kno0OCKwlCw&feature=related
An Abortion Survivor – Melissa Ohden YouTube http://www.voiceofrevolution.com/2011/01/21/melissa-ohden-an-abortion-survivor/
Welforum http://www.welforum.org/course/index.php The World Evangelical Leadership Forum is an online initiative, which includes free courses, of the European Leadership Forum that meets each year in Hungary.
Frances Chan Videos -The Awe Fractor http://crazylovebook.com/videos.html
