Wesley C. Rolley on tue 25 jul 00
>From the occasional questions about Art Guilds and the use of the Web, I
thought that some might be interested in the following. Open Studio seems
to be an effective project. It also seems to have a number of online
resources that people may want to use.
Wes
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>Subject: OPEN STUDIO: Weekly Digest (July 10 - July 16, 2000)
>Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:55:44 -0400
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>Open Studio Weekly Digest
>July 10 - July 16, 2000
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>NATIONAL OPEN STUDIO UPDATE:
>------- Resources on the Open Studio Web Site -- Marketing and Publicity
>
>NEWS/RESOURCES:
>-------Current Online Articles Relating to Arts and Technology:
> "New Net Exhibit: But Is It Tate?"
> "Museums Have No Luck in Tracing Nazi-looted Art Owners via Web"
> "Hold History in Your Hand"
> "A Digital Musician Turns a Few Notes Into Web Poetry"
> "At Columbia, Music Videos for Electronic Compositions"
> "The Indie Queen of Digital Music"
> "Vanishing Point"
> "The Future of Digital Music: Is there an Upside to Downloading"
>
>-------Online Resources for the Arts Community - Streaming Media on Music
>Web Sites:
> Carnegie Hall's Glossary of Terms
> American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS)
> "Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music
>Festivals, 1938-1943
> Leopold Stokowski: Making Music Matter
> Bing Crosby Home Page
>"North by South" - African American Migration from South to North
> Candombe
> The British Library National Sound Archive International Music
>Collection
> Experience Music Project Museum
>
>-------Example of Online Exhibitions:
> The Art of Tibet
> Jelly Roll Morton -- Chicago Tribune Web Special
>
>-------Resources for Technology Trainers
> Laurie McCanna's Free Art Site & Photoshop Tips
> About.com's Art and Technology Tutorials
> CNET Reviews the Top 4 Free ISPs
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>NATIONAL OPEN STUDIO UPDATE includes updates about the Open Studio national
>program and Web site.
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>Resources on the Open Studio Web Site -- Marketing and Publicity
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>Are you an artist and interested in using the Web as a marketing tool? Do
>you want to sell your artwork online and don't know where to start? Visit
>the "Marketing and Publicity" section of our online Field Trip to find links
>to sites that specialize in arts marketing and sites that can help you build
>a Web presence. Visit these resources on the Open Studio Web site in the
>"Field Trip" section under "Marketing and Publicity" at:
>http://www.openstudio.org/info-url1597/info-url_list.htm?section_attrib=495.
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>NEWS/RESOURCES highlights current news and resources to inform the arts
>community about arts and technology-related issues.
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>Current Online Articles Relating to Arts and Technology:
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>"New Net Exhibit: But Is It Tate?"
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>As the London-based Tate Modern expands its official gallery, it is also
>expanding the virtual portion of its gallery. As part of this expansion,
>the Tate commissioned a Net art piece for the home page entitled "Mongrel
>Tate." The piece manipulates classic images from the museum's collection to
>reflect Britain's history of race and class conflict. This is one of the
>first times that a major museum has commissioned a Net art project to take
>over its "public face." Read this article at:
>(http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,37456,00.html).
>
>
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>"Museums Have No Luck in Tracing Nazi-looted Art Owners via Web"
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Although the Boston Museum of Fine Art's Web site has experienced more Web
>site traffic since posting 15 paintings with questionable provenance, the
>Museum hasn't learned any new information about the paintings' origins.
>Other museums, such as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul
>Getty Museum in Los Angeles and The Art Institute of Chicago, have had
>similar experiences. The Boston Museum plans to abandon the use of the
>Internet to help the search. Yet, some believe that four months is not
>enough time to solve mysteries that are over fifty years old. Read this
>article at:
>(http://www.cnn.com/2000/STYLE/arts/07/14/looted.art.ap/index.html).
>
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>"Hold History in Your Hand"
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>The Scottish Cultural Resource Access Network (SCRAN) is building a
>searchable database containing information about almost every Scottish
>monument, museum exhibit or work of art. Working with a wireless technology
>specialist, SCRAN wants to create a database searchable with any type of
>hand held device including mobile phones, and hand held computers. In doing
>so, visitors will be able to use a variety of wireless technologies to
>access additional information while visiting any Scottish cultural
>institution. Read this article at:
>(http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_830000/830100.stm).
>
>
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>"A Digital Musician Turns a Few Notes Into Web Poetry"
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Lem Jay Ignacio is part of a new group of musical composers who are no
>longer displaying their talents through traditional media but using the Web
>to show their creativity. Ignacio experiments with sounds and music through
>the Web to create a complete audiovisual experience. He finds that the Web
>requires a new way of thinking about music. This New York Times article
>discusses the differences between producing music for traditional media
>versus the Web. Read this article at:
>(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/circuits/articles/13soun.html).
>
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>"At Columbia, Music Videos for Electronic Compositions"
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>Thanassis Rikakis, Associate Director of Columbia University's Computer
>Music Center, is using technology to expand the audience for electronic
>music. Through interactive features on his Web site, multimedia tutorials,
>and interactive demonstrations, Rikakis is promoting a concert titled
>"Masterpieces of Electronic Music," which will consist of two compositions
>that will be accompanied by computer generated images. Read this article
>at:
>(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/07/cyber/artsatlarge/13artsatlarge.h
>tml).
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>"The Indie Queen of Digital Music"
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>The Coalition for the Future of Music ensures that independent musicians
>have a voice as technology companies and major music labels move toward
>digital distribution of music. While Web sites like MP3.com and Napster
>help users access independent music, it doesn't help the independent
>musicians sift through all the issues surrounding the controversy over
>digital music. The Coalition created a Web site, called "The Machine," to
>educate independent musicians about their options in the digital age. Read
>this article at: (http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,37463,00.html).
>
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>"Vanishing Point"
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>This San Francisco Bay Guardian article reports on the June 26, 2000 protest
>led by artists and community activists about the new office complex for
>Internet companies, which is expected to push arts organizations out of
>their current space. While the Board of Supervisors approved the office
>complex, members of the arts community are optimistic that a study
>commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Hewlett Foundation
>will develop some solutions to this problem of rising rent costs. Read this
>article at: (http://www.sfbg.com/AandE/34/41/vanishing.html).
>
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>"The Future of Digital Music: Is there an Upside to Downloading"
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>On Tuesday, July 11, 2000, the Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a hearing
>titled "The Future of Digital Music: Is there an Upside to Downloading." In
>attendance at this hearing were highpower digital music CEO's representing
>Napster, MP3.com and Gnutella in addition to Lars Ullrich of the rock band
>Metallica. This panel gave their opinions to the Committee to help inform
>possible legislation about digital music downloading. Users can watch this
>3-hour hearing at the C-SPAN Web site at:
>(http://video.c-span.org:8080/ramgen/jdrive/smil/e071100_music.smi).
>
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>Online Resources for the Arts Community -- Streaming Media on Music Web
>Sites:
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>Below are some examples of streaming media on nonprofit music Web sites.
>Most of the Web sites listed below use the streaming media files for
>educational purposes, as opposed to commercial purposes. Arts organizations
>can refer to these examples as they think about including streaming media on
>their own Web sites.
>
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>Carnegie Hall's Glossary of Terms
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>Users can visit this Web site to learn about classical music terms and
>listen to these terms in action. The Web site also includes background
>information regarding the visiting symphonies to Carnegie Hall, brief bios
>on the artists, history of the performed pieces, and suggested reading and
>Web sites. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.carnegiehall.org/classics/glossary/index.html).
>
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>American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS)
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS) is a service of the Native
>American Public Telecommunications and provides radio programming created by
>Native Americans for Tribal communities and general audiences. AIROS
>broadcasts various music shows titled "Different Drums," "AlterNative
>Voices," and "Native Sounds -Native Voices." To listen to the live
>broadcast, visit this Web site at: (http://www.airos.org/). For a complete
>listing of streaming audio and video programs, visit:
>(http://nativetelecom.org/realmedia/index.html).
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals,
>1938-1943
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>The American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress developed "Now What
>a Time" to give users access to over 100 sound recordings and related
>documentation from what may have been the "first folk festival organized
>entirely by and for African Americans." The recordings feature guitar,
>banjo, harmonica, and choral arrangements. View this Web site at:
>(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftvhtml/). Click on "Audio Title" for a listing
>of the Real Audio recordings on the site.
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Leopold Stokowski: Making Music Matter
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>This Web site, from the University of Pennsylvania Library, provides an
>excellent overview of the career and music of Leopold Stokowski, one of the
>20th century's most noted conductors. The site narrates his career through
>words and images, supplemented by audio portions of interviews with
>Stokowski. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/stokowski/). To listen to
>excerpts of his music, visit:
>(http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/stokowski/musicfiles.html).
>To listen to interview segments with Stokowski, visit:
>(http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/stokowski/interview.html).
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Bing Crosby Home Page
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>The Bing Crosby home page, organized around a list of 62 questions about
>Bing Crosby, allows users to test their knowledge of this legendary crooner.
>Each question links to detailed information about Crosby, his career, and
>his music. In addition, there is substantial coverage of Crosby's
>competition with Frank Sinatra. Links to other Crosby sites, and to those of
>his musical colleagues, round out this tribute to Bing. Visit this Web site
>at: (http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/bing.htm).
>To listen to the Real Audio performance, visit:
>(http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/stream.ram)
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>"North by South" - African American Migration from South to North
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>This Web site, titled "North by South," was the product of a National
>Endowment for the Humanities seminar that researched the migration of
>African Americans from south to north. There are audio and video clips
>integrated throughout the Web site about the southern influences on African
>American music in Harlem. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.kenyon.edu/projects/neh/neh/welcome.htm). Listen to interviews
>about the
>Southern Influences in Harlem at:
>(http://www.kenyon.edu/projects/neh/music/harlem-influences/hinfluences.htm)
>. Listen to music excerpts of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington at:
>(http://www.kenyon.edu/projects/neh/music/duke/duke.htm).
>
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>Candombe
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>Candombe is an African derived rhythm that has been an important part of
>Uruguayan culture for over two hundred years. This Web site introduces the
>user to the Afro-Uruguayan rhythm, its origin, its sound, images, and many
>of the people involved. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.candombe.com/english.html). Listen to the three drums used in
>Candombe at: (http://www.candombe.com/html_eng/drums.html). Listen to
>several Candombe songs by Groupo del Cuareim at:
>(http://www.candombe.com/html_eng/cuareim.html).
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>The British Library National Sound Archive International Music Collection
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>The International Music Collection at the British Library National Sound
>Archive is one of the world's largest collections of recordings described as
>traditional, folk or world music. Their Web site includes seven Real Audio
>examples of their extensive collection, including pieces from a Klezmer Band
>and Colombian artists. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/imc.html).
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Experience Music Project Museum
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>The Experience Museum Project, located in Seattle, WA, is an interactive
>music museum featuring exhibitions and artifacts of Jimi Hendrix, and other
>Northwest musicians. EMP has incorporated a wide variety of streaming media
>(audio and video) throughout its Web site. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.emplive.com/). To see video interviews about the Hollywood Punk
>scene, visit: (http://www.emplive.com/explore/show_feature1.asp). To listen
>to songs by the Artist of the Week, visit:
>(http://www.emplive.com/explore/artist_feature.asp). To take a harmony
>lesson with Ann and Nancy Wilson, visit:
>(http://www.emplive.com/create/hrmny_lsn/harmony.asp).
>
>
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>Examples of Online Exhibitions:
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>
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>The Art of Tibet
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>This site from the Himalayan Art Project of the Shelley and Donald Rubin
>Foundation "seeks to preserve the sacred art of the Himalayas." The Web site
>features a searchable database of over 1,000 Tibetan Buddhist thangkas
>(sacred paintings and mandalas) dating from the twelfth to the nineteenth
>century, photographic exhibits of contemporary Tibet and its monasteries as
>well as photos of Tibetan culture prior to the invasion of the Communists,
>and extensive textual descriptions, supplemented with works from the
>database, of Tibetan religious history and culture. A brief, annotated list
>of high quality links rounds out the site. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.tibetart.com/choose.cfm). [Copyright Internet Scout Project,
>1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/]
>
>
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Jelly Roll Morton -- Chicago Tribune Web Special
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>This Web site, created by the Chicago Tribune, examines the career of the
>great jazz performer, Jelly Roll Morton. Drawing on court and copyright
>records, personal letters, archival material, and financial documents from
>New York to Los Angeles and Chicago to New Orleans, Tribune writers were
>able to retell this musician's story. The Web sites includes a discography,
>with selections from newly discovered scores composed by Morton in the last
>years of his life. Also included are a photo gallery of the musician, a
>biographical timeline, and a 21-minute video featuring interviews with four
>leading Chicago jazz musicians discussing Morton's contribution to American
>music. Visit this Web site at:
>(http://www.chicagotribune.com/ws/front/0,1413,77,00.html). [Copyright
>Internet Scout Project, 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/].
>
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>Resources for Technology Trainers:
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>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Laurie McCanna's Free Art Site & Photoshop Tips
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Many Open Studio trainees use Photoshop to adjust the images of their
>artwork for their Web sites. Open Studio trainers can refer to this
>comprehensive listing of tutorials about various Photoshop techniques when
>building a curriculum manipulating images. Tutorials are categorized for
>Beginners and Intermediate/Advanced users. Visit this resource at:
>(http://www.mccannas.com/pshop/menu.htm).
>
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>About.com's Art and Technology Tutorials
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Open Studio trainers can explore this list of tutorials posted on
>About.com's section devoted to Art and Technology. Tutorials cover a wide
>range of topics, from Adobe Photoshop, Using a Scanner, 3-D Animation, and
>Digital Photography (just to name a few.) Visit this resource at:
>(http://arttech.about.com/hobbies/arttech/msub16.htm).
>
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>CNET Reviews the Top 4 Free ISPs
>:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>Many arts organizations are interested in utilizing free ISP services
>available to keep Web costs low. Trainers can use this CNET resource to
>help these arts organizations identify the main issues when they need to
>select a free service. CNET provides detailed descriptions about 4 services
>and gives its top recommendations. Visit this resource at:
>(http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3765-7-2198531.html?tag=st.cn.1.tlpg.3765-7-
>2198531).
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