*NEW*
Social Networking for the Artist/Artisan

As of December 2007, search engines were tracking over 112,000,000 blogs worldwide.  Flickr.com, one of the world’s largest online photo management platforms is presenting hosting images that count in the billions.  Are you a part of the online art marketing explosion? How do you jump on the cyber bandwagon, get involved, and stand out in that innumerable crowd? Whether you already have a blog or website, or if you are just venturing out into the world wide web - this workshop will be valuable to you.

We will cover:

• Websites, Blogs, MySpace, Facebook and Other Social Networks –
  what are the differences and where to start.
• Creating and clarifying goals for an online presence.
• Putting your art and craft product’s best foot forward in the cyber world.
• Creating and growing an online audience for your work.
• Prioritizing your online efforts so that you see a return.
• Dos, don’ts, and safety considerations in a faceless cyber world.

Students will leave this workshop prepared to enter or expand their efforts in the ever growing world of online social networking. Each participant will receive a handout that includes resources discussed in class.

ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Chelise Stroud Hery is a professional mixed media artist living in the SF Bay Area. 2002 marked her debut into the professional art world when her work was juried into the Pro Arts Gallery Emerging Artists summer show. Since then, Chelise’s artwork and creations have been collected and shown worldwide. Chelise is particularly skilled in event production and coordination and she served as the Director of Special Events for the California Division of the American Cancer Society for 5 years. In 2005, she founded the international online artists group variaZioNE (better known as ZNE) ~ which boasts over 1,000 members world wide. In 2006, Chelise also founded The Pleasanton Craft Mafia. If that wasn't enough - she also hosts a weekly podcast on smart art and business basics. Chelise currently teaches 3 business classes at The Nova Studio: The Art & Craft Show Circuit, Social Networking, and On-Line Selling.