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Vote for Finalists Artwork on Showdown at Saatchi-gallery

January 4th, 2010

The Saatchi Showdown was set up by Charles Saatchi on his online Saatchi Gallery and is located in London and has always focused on showing new, unknown artists to the world. Thousands of artists are registered with the site which receives over 50 million hits per day. In a recent effort to open up more opportunities for artists, Saatchi started an online competition which allows all artists worldwide to register and submit one work of art for a weekly Showdown. All submitted artwork is voted on by visitors to the website, and at the end of the week, the two highest rated works of art go head to head for another seven days to decide the winner.

In a new initiative to generate more exposure for the artists in Saatchi Online and to spotlight their work to as wide an audience as possible, they have created SHOWDOWN at the Saatchi gallery. Showdown is for all registered Saatchi Online and Stuart artists to enter their works for visitors to score. The winner of the final head-to-head vote will receive £1000 and the runner up will receive £750. The winning work will go on display at the new Saatchi gallery.

HOW IT WORKS

To submit your artwork in SHOWDOWN, you need to be a registered Saatchi Online or Stuart artist.

The process is as follows: on Monday mornings from 9 am (UK time) registered artists on Saatchi Online and Stuart have until 6 pm Sunday night (UK time) to load an image for Showdown

Voting takes place for the next seven days (Monday 9 am until the following Monday 9 am UK time). The two artworks with the highest overall scores go head-to-head. Visitors then vote on the two head-to-head works for a further seven days.

After twelve rounds all the head-to-head victors enter a knockout phase, until the final showdown, to choose an overall winner. Throughout the seven day head-to-head vote, artists are able to enter one of their works for the next round of the contest, so that the process is continuous. Artists are able to enter every round of the contest that they wish to.

VOTING system

Any visitor to the site can rate and vote for artworks in Showdown. All visitors are free to vote on all artworks, scoring them from one to ten (one being the lowest score and ten the highest). Although visitors can vote for as many artworks that have been entered as they like, to prevent multiple voting by one person for one work, only one vote per individual artwork will be accepted from each visitor.

The artworks are displayed randomly and constantly rotate. Each time an artwork is rated by clicking on a star to register a vote a new random artwork is displayed. To see more images please click on the ‘Click here to see more images’ displayed on the SHOWDOWN homepage.

If you have already rated an artwork, your rating will be displayed, and this rating cannot be changed.

Vote for Finalists artwork on Showdownat Saatchi Gallery to determine the winner. It is for all registered artists to enter their artworks for visitors to Vote.

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Rewarding Tips for Promoting Your Art

December 29th, 2009

Promoting a work of art is not an easy process as one might consider. It is a crucial one. There are various factors that can mean the difference between accepting or rejecting your work from an art event. However, if you consider some of the effective steps in formatting an art portfolio it maximizes the chance of noticing your work. The artists must have fundamental concepts about the events or gallery. They should have proper information about the theme of the fairs. Artists have to submit work that is related to the theme of the event or it is a wasted of your time and also of the curators. Every art festival provides instructions and terms related to submission of work. So, it is always mandatory and helpful to read and follow the specific rules. If you intend not to abide the mentioned conditions then strong chances exist of declining the work. Many renowned galleries have adopted the online art portfolio with the objective of creating interest among the young artist and students. The art portfolio should reflect professionalism. To give a professional look weave subject matter those are vital in a concise and rational manner. Artist should try to avoid circumstances or topic that might create confusions on the judge or audience mind. A detailed cover letter describing yourself as an artist and the subject matter might be indeed helpful. Such heading helps to evaluate the mind and the skill of putting the ideas on a paper. Art portfolios reflect the artist vision. Another worthwhile step of promoting your art portfolio is by creating a web site. The website empowers the work of the artist to reach innumerable number of art lovers. On the website you can create your own blog where you can highlight the work and impart information and express the ideas.

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Exhibiting Canvas Photos Prints By Subject and Theme Will Win You A Spot in Art Galleries

December 24th, 2009

The artist can certainly submit more than three canvas prints, but each print on canvas should be separated by subject or by theme. To pick a theme, look over the selection of canvas prints that you have and see if any of them fall into a certain category or look. The print on canvas should tell a story in sequence and inspire anyone who goes to the art gallery to look at your work. Printing on canvas can be a fabulous way to tell a story particularly if the quality of the printing process and the subject matter is thought provoking. The artist who finds that there is perhaps only one canvas print worth presenting will do more research and shoot not one canvas print by several canvas prints until there is a theme to present. Print on canvas is showing the work what is different about regular photography and print on canvas that can be interpreted as true art. The artist will find ways of printing on canvas that include cropping and sometimes combining two or three photographs to make one. The true photographer who takes his art seriously will take each canvas print and turn it into a work of art that any gallery would be proud to display. If an artist is accepted in one gallery and his or her work receives rave reviews, it won’t be long before other galleries are calling to request showings of the canvas prints in their galleries. Soon Canvas print will be sold here and there and the artist will gain a reputation and recognize how all the hard work that it takes to create art from a print on canvas truly pays off.

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Promoting Art for Sake of Art

December 17th, 2009

In the world of art, the term ‘showdown’ is interpreted in an optimistic way. It is a medium of promoting art and rewarding artist for acquiring some excellence in his work of art by conducting competitions. Additionally, it is also an effective task of collecting opinions from public on the work produced by bright and industrious artists. The showdowns are usually conducted by well-known art galleries. They arrange this sort of contests in both local and international degree aiming to encourage artist to participate. To take part in this competition artists have to submit their works. Many galleries accept only one piece of art work from each artist as eligibility criteria and display it to public for ratings. Taking the help of internet, this tradition of promoting art and inspiring is executed in a more brilliant manner. Online platform allows the fresh artist to exhibit his work on the websites by signing up and building profiles and portfolios. Online application is an innovative way to attract audience across the world. Visitors of all ages can view the work and rate it considering the merit of the work. An unusual trait of the showdown section is that visitors can vote for each work on a scale. Besides this, the online platform facilitates handy links with each image so that visitors can email their favourite works to their friends in an easy manner. The entire voting process consists of several rounds and after tallying the score the winner is declared at the end. Online showdown practice is seen to be adopted by famous Saatchi Gallery, London with the objective to hold promises of favouring careers to not only talented artist but also who desire to become a great artist.

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Buy Art online

December 14th, 2009

The Internet allows people from all walks of life to instantly access knowledge and wisdom at their fingertips that spans the ages and the world over. Art galleries and online artist’s resources are no different. Art galleries online are a wonderful way to buy and enjoy art without having to leave your own home. With the rise of e-commerce and the growing appetite of consumers for goods and services that are ready to go with a simple click of the “buy now” button, it’s only natural that there is a demand by art lovers, art collectors and indeed artists themselves to buy art online. What makes Inspired Art unique is that it not only provides visitors and buyers with an extensive, high quality resource for buying art, it also serves as a great information website for artists and art lovers from around the country. With a myriad of potential sponsorship opportunities for investors and business owners this is a great way to also get your business noticed. The beauty of an online art gallery such as Inspired Art is that not only can you view the artwork at your pace and in your time but you will also have the work of art delivered directly to your door, we even include free delivery! The Internet has taken the beauty and accessibility of artwork to an unprecedented level, allowing millions of people throughout the UK to view and purchase art instantly. This not only improves the overall exposure of individual artists Inspired Art, but it also provides the country with far greater amounts of cultural and social capital. However, you must also use a bit of caution when buying art online. As you do not see the physical artwork it is only when it arrives that you get to view the work with your own eyes. Therefore it is imperative that you have some form of safety from the gallery. At Inspired Art we recognise this and offer all of our customers a full money back guarantee which last for 14 days! You will struggle to find service close to this anywhere else. We believe in our art and the service our customers receive, therefore we are happy to offer this guarantee to all of our customers. Remember we have a close relationship with our artists so if you wish to know more about them or a piece of art they have produced then contact us through the contact section and we will give you all the information you need. Good luck in selecting your new piece of art and why not join our club while you’re looking around.   Join the Inspired Art Club? Join The Club Members of the club receive regular updates on Inspired Art and the new artists we have onboard.  

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Where Art Mingle for Its Sake

December 11th, 2009

The role that a gallery plays is significant in promoting art. A gallery is interpreted as a room or series of rooms where works of arts are exhibited. Artists of different vicinity and skills take help of these venues to display their work to the public and earn acclamations. Gallery is the platform of various art forms: sculpture, fine arts, photography, handloom etc. And among them paintings are mostly common displayed norm. Galleries can be classified into public and private but they carry the same objective of promoting the work of art and zeal the artists. The former displays work of art of permanent collection i. e. of limited works. The latter refers to contemporary art gallery as they are privately owned and profit motive. These contemporary art galleries are open to the public without charge and are found clustered together in large urban centres. Gallery carrying both national and international degree exhibit and preserve the work for coming generations. It is the perfect place for artist and art lovers to exchange new and fresh ideas. Additionally, it provides exposure and world wide recognition to an artist. Thus, it is a springboard for many debut artists. For centuries the practice of displaying art has undergone major changes. People now seek help of online technology and chat live to promote their art. Online art fairs are slowly becoming an indispensable and preferred tool for both artist and art enthusiast. It enriches both species and makes them aware of the changing principles of art. Saatchi Gallery, founded by Charles Saatchi in London has adopted the online gallery tradition facilitating an open-access section for art lovers. Galleries are designed in a spacious manner for displaying art and to envelop more visitors. At the events of any art showcase usually the theme of the exhibition are considered so that audience can grasp the subject matter of the exhibition.

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