ArtPrize Blog
June 30th, 2010
In just over 24 hours, the artist/venue matching period for ArtPrize 2010 will be complete. There are already more artists with venues than last year, and the number keeps growing! Like last year, these final hours are a bit of a scramble. Here are a few things you need to know.
Finalize connections!
Artists and venues, you must finalize your connections on artprize.org before 5:00 PM EDT tomorrow, July 1. After that, it’s too late, and connections cannot be made. Do not wait until the last minute!
Once the hosting agreement is complete, artist and venue return to artprize.org to make it official. Both artist and venue must click the SECURE button before the artist is secured. Note: the SECURE button is not on the artist or venue profiles, it’s on your Manage Connections page. To find your Manage Connections page, log in and click the “Connections” link (it’s over to the right).
What about artists without venues?
While we won’t know for sure until tomorrow, there’s a good chance that not all artists will secure a venue. Artists who do not secure a venue will not compete in ArtPrize 2010. Also, venues that do not secure at least one artist will not be a venue during the event.
When will we know the final number of artists and venues?
After matching ends at 5:00 PM EDT tomorrow, we’ll perform an audit. We’ll know the final numbers early next week. You’ll be able to see a complete list of artists here, and a complete list of venues here. Each venue profile contains a list of the artists showing there.
June 1st, 2010
***Connections are open, artists must secure a venue on artprize.org by July 1 to compete in ArtPrize 2010***
Artists and venues have now entered the time we refer to as “matching” or “connections,” when they formally commit to each other for the 2010 event. It’s when artprize.org, essentially, becomes a dating website.
So, how does it work?
WE LIKE SURPRISES
The process of connections is what makes ArtPrize fundamentally different from any other event. We like surprises, and that’s what we get when the event is handed over to artists and venues to organize themselves. ArtPrize, the organization, has no curator or jury to pick artists for the event.
Each venue independently chooses which artists to show from the website. Some venues will be run by highly qualified curators in the art world, others by amateur enthusiasts. The huge variety in venues–and decisions made by venues–is what makes ArtPrize so radically open and unpredictable.
Venues have been browsing artists on artrpize.org since April 19 (when artist registration opened). Many artists have contacted venues to informally discuss their options. From today until July 1, they can make their agreement official on artprize.org. As they do, you will see the list of artists slowly grow as the program for ArtPrize 2010 is built real-time. Read More »
January 28th, 2010
If you were a part of registering for ArtPrize 2009 and part of the “matching” process between artists and venues (think matchmaker.com, but with artists looking for space to exhibit), you’ll notice a few changes this year. Based on feedback from artists and venues regarding the 2009 event, we’ve changed registration and matching for 2010.
In 2009, artists and venues registered simultaneously. During registration, we even opened up matching. This created some confusion and angst. Many artists wanted to base their work on a specific space, but new venues were signing up all the time. Venues wanted to know all of the artists registered before planning their show, but artists were securing venues as new ones signed up each day. Urgency for artists and venues to rush through planning was part of the first year experiment. However, it doesn’t need to be part of the future.
In 2010, venue registration, artist registration and matching will be broken out into separate time periods.
Venue Registration for 2010
Open: Monday, March 15 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday April 15, 2010 (5:00PM EDT)
Artist Registration for 2010
Open: Monday, April 19 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday, May 27 (5:00PM EDT)
Artist/Venue Matching Period for 2010
Open: Tuesday, June 1 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday, July 1 (5:00PM EDT)
We’ll start with venues. So, when artists register, they can plan their work around a known quantity of spaces available. Then artists will register. Venues can use this time to see who is joining and start planning a show. After artist registration ends, matching begins. Venues and artists will have had time to develop a “game plan” during the registration process, and many will probably have already begun talks informally. So, during the month of June, negotiations over the Hosting Agreement can take place and artists can formally secure venues. By the close of Matching July 1, there’s plenty of time to work on the logistics of staging an exhibition.
ArtPrize 2010, the event, happens September 22 – October 10
Download ArtPrize 2010 Official Rules
June 26th, 2009
A huge update was released yesterday to make the Artist/Venue matching process a lot easier and a couple small subsequent updates followed.
Highlights:
- Artist pages display the venues where they will show
- Secured artists are displayed on specific venue pages
- Tabs on artist/venue Connections pages. What does it mean? Well, for venues and artists, managing connections is simple(r)
- Give us feedback–and give other ArtPrize users feedback while your at it–with Get Satisfaction
- VENUES: Sort the massive list of artists by “Newly available,” (in the last five days)
June 3rd, 2009
We’ve just released a round of bug fixes for artprize.org.
“I paid the $50 fee but still can’t see the ‘Connect with venue’ button”
This has been a common issue for artists. Check both your profile and work details to make sure all required fields are complete.
A few of you may find that you filled out your profile, but the information is not there. The system did not delete your information. While you filled out your profile page something triggered an error–like if you typed more than 1,000 characters into your bio –and you may have gotten an error message, but it appeared you were able to save the information anyway.
Unfortunately, that information was never saved because of the error. We fixed that page so that, when an error occurs, it’s clear and there is no way to mistake that the information is saved.
“I see myself in a list of artists that secured a venue, but I didn’t secure a venue”
Should be fixed.
Broken Record Reminder
Venues put your dimensions and images into your profile, artists fill out your profile and submit work if you haven’t.
May 29th, 2009
UPDATE 6/01/09: Only artists who paid the $50 registration fee can see the “Connect with venue” button. Sorry for the confusion.
Matching begins!
Ok, so there’s a lot of bustling at the office over a pretty “simple” feature we call “connections,” but it is the foundation of ArtPrize’s ability to actually track artists and venues participating in the event. It’s a new feature and may be buggy, contact support@artprize.org if something seems broken or not working right.
Want to know the bigger picture about this “matching” business? Read this.
HOW IT WORKS
- Venues can browse the list of registered artists
- Artists can browse venues that are currently available
- The general public will only see artists on the website after they secure a venue
If you are an artist or venue, KEEP READING… Read More »
May 29th, 2009
Here at ArtPrize Global HQ, it’s a big day. What we’ve been calling “matching” between artists and venues is about to go live. Phase 1 was launching the website and making the announcement. Phase 2 is the ability for artists and venues to officially connect to each other. Phase 3 will be the ability to vote and the final phase is the event itself. We’re still working on Matching as I write this post, and frankly we could use your help. If it is buggy or confusing, please tell us! Contact support@artprize.org if something seems broken or not working right. (You can also give me an earful at paul@artprize.org.)
When this change goes live, it may not look like much of anything happened. But keep in mind, this “matching” process is the central hub of how ArtPrize will track all venues and artists for the event and without it, there is no ArtPrize. As a venue, you will be able to browse the list of artists and each click “Connect with artist.” Artists will see a button on each venue page that says, “Connect with venue.” Everyone else will start to see artists trickle on to the website as they secure a venue to show their work.
As artists and venues come to an agreement (we’ve provided the Hosting Agreement as a standard template for them to use, learn more about it), venues will accept the artists’ request to connect and vice versa. As artists “connect” and secure venues, they’ll appear on artprize.org. As August approaches the trickle of artists appearing on the site will become a stream and we may see a flood just before the matching deadline on August 15.
I’ll publish another announcement when Matching goes live. Let me know if you have questions. If you’re a venue or artist and haven’t looked at our Hosting Agreement template yet, please download one and take a look.
-Paul
