Tell
us a little about Australian
Coloured Pencils Network and your role?
The
Australian Coloured Pencils Network is an online community for Australian
Coloured Pencil Artists. Via our network our aim is to promote and raise
awareness of coloured pencil art in Australia and provide resources and
exposure for Australian coloured pencil artists and all coloured pencil art in
the Australian and Worldwide art community.
I started the
ACPN when I couldn’t find any other Australian coloured pencil artists and
gradually grew the site from a blog to what it is today. I do all the tasks
connected with the ACPN such as administration, marketing, technical updates
etc.
What are the five words that people
who know you would use to describe ACPN?
A wonderful online community of artists.
A wonderful online community of artists.
2012 ACPN Calendar
Tell us about ACPN and what you can do to help
the colour pencil artists?
ACPN a place
where artists can find resources and discuss coloured pencils with other
likeminded artists. Generally artists are spread out all over Australia and
on the site we can come together and they can find out about suppliers, equipment
and techniques from other artists as well as from the articles on the website.
We also run 2 exhibitions a year to help promote cp art and individual artists
work. Through our sponsors S&S creativity Unlimited (www.creativityunlimited.com.au)
we are able to offer fantastic prizes at our exhibitions – which we hope to
take into a real life exhibition one day. Artists can upload their artwork for help or
critique in our forums. We also hold a “Featured Member” article once a month
and a monthly newsletter for listings of coloured pencil workshops and
exhibitions in local areas and to keep up to day with industry and member news.
Our directory contains links to artists websites as well as suppliers and other
places of interest to Australian Coloured Pencil Artists which we endeavour to
help promote all of our artists via our network.
What was the purpose on starting ACPN and how has the concept come about?
The ACPN came
about after, I as an coloured pencil
artist, wanted to connect with other Australian Coloured Pencil artists (there
were fantastic artists online but they were all located in the UK or US) so it
meant difficulty in talking with them about art due to timezone
differences. Art Supplies in Australia
are also different or difficult to come than over there and I also wanted to be able to one day visit an
exhibition which contained works by other cp artists.
So I started
a blog with the hope that somehow someone would find me and to be able to share
all my findings with other artists who were looking for find out about creating
art with coloured pencils.
Founder of ACPN
Belinda Lindhardt
What are the most common issues
that relate to artists who come to see you?
Wanting to
find out more information about art materials and techniques for those just
starting out, as well as professional cp artist who wish to help grow the cp
art community in Australia. Everyone
just loves pencils and wants to talk with others who do too!!!
Tell us more about your service
offer?
People can
become subscribe to become a member for $14.95inc GST for 1 year’s access to
the website which allows them access to special members articles, members
newsletter, members gallery and access to the forum to talk with other members.
This fees
helps with all the running costs for the website and time involved in keeping
it maintained and without which there would be no website.
As part of their membership are also able enter into our exhibitions, and have their website (if they have one) promoted on our site, and have the option of participating in group projects or become a featured member in our newsletters / website.
What advice can you offer to new
and existing artists who would like to promote
their name and their art work?
Artists
wishing to become a featured member on our site or newsletter I invite you to
please become and member and support our community at:
http://www.colouredpencils.com.au/register/
and ask about becoming a featured member.
If you wish
you may submit your website on our directory at: (only websites relating to art
and/or coloured pencils are accepted) http://www.colouredpencils.com.au/directory/
If you are a
professional artist and are holding an exhibition or workshop in
colouredpencils we would love to hear from you and get your information out to
our members who would love to hear from you.
Please email sharppoint@colouredpencils.com.au
Do you have a book that you would
like to recommend?
No we do have though a group project that we
participated in at the end of this year where you can view our 2012 ACPN group
calendar you can view/buy this calendar at: http://www.colouredpencils.com.au/featured/2012-acpn-calendar/
Or you may view our recent 2011 Online
Exhibition at:
Where do we find your services? (list office,
links websites & contact personnel)
Contact is: Belinda Lindhardt
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