Alyson Stanfield - Art-Marketing Consultant - Coming to Boulder

Nationally Known Coach Discusses Her Fantastic Book:

I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion

Please join us in Boulder, Wednesday, August 31, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Artist Jerrie Hurd (homo sapiens unadorned), Beth Hayden of Blogging with Beth and Dana Rogers, Dana Rogers Photography, are pleased to invite you to an evening with Alyson Stanfield. Alyson will be making a rare visit to Boulder to discuss the recent update of her book and answer questions about art marketing. Because of the intimate setting, you will have a chance to interact with Alyson and other artists. The event is free and light refreshments (cookies and ice cream) will be served.
We are limited to 30 people. Please RSVP to Dana Rogers at Dana@danarogersphotography.com for location and more details. (Event is taking place near downtown Boulder.)




 About the book: I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist‚s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion is for artists of all kinds. Painters, sculptors, ceramist, jewelers, photographers, and others will benefit from the easy-to-follow self-promotion practices in this book.

About Alyson: Author and art-marketing consultant Alyson B. Stanfield, of Art Biz Coach, focuses on sharing the artwork directly with potential buyers through electronic and traditional communication outlets in a manner that is comfortable, not artificial. Artists match Internet marketing strategies with sincere personal skills to take charge of their art careers. The book includes access to worksheets for in-depth self-promotion.

Movie Review: The Passion of Ayn Rand

Just watched The Passion of Ayn Rand via netflix.


The story is fascinating and it appears that Ayn's dedication to the concept of rational self-interest ultimately bit her in the butt.

Short Takes:

• Loved the costumes and sets depicting the 1950s in California and NY.

• Not so much love for the directing, although it's pretty good by tv movie standards, it gets gimmicky in few spots.

• Helen Mirren - yes. Julie Delpy - not so much. Peter Fonda - was he awake?

Denver has Public Art - And People Noticed!

Public Art in and around the City of Denver was recognized for multiple projects last week at the annual Americans for the Arts Conference. Each year, at the end of the conference, the Public Art Network 2011 Year in Review curators recognize 50 outstanding public art projects completed in 2010—and four of them were in Denver!

Here is the Nirvelli family in front of the Wildgarden/Talking Fence by the Ladies Fancywork Society and Jim Green. (Do you just love that concentration tongue!)

The other projects recognized:

Cloudbreak
by Catherine Widgery (MA)A permanent commission of the City and County of Denver for the Denver Justice Center Jury Assembly Room

Entre La Vida y La Muerte
by Gonzalo Lebrija (MX) A temporary sculpture installation commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver for the Denver Biennial of the Americas

Cloudscape
by Christopher Lavery (CO)A temporary sculptural installation on Peña Boulevard, commissioned by the Denver International Airport Public Art Program

I'll have to see if these others would work for portrait photography. Way to go Denver.