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What is this about? We're
inviting you to help us assemble The Rhode Island Collection
on the web -- digital images of representative work by as
many Rhode Island artists as possible. Each artist will have
a personal page on which to display up to 8 images and answers
to biographical and craft-interview questions.
Why would I do this? This virtual show is an easy way
to get your name and your work out there -- it takes far less
time and work than mounting a gallery show -- and gives you
a stable web address when friends and fans ask to see your
work.
I don't live in Rhode Island. Can I put my work on this site?
If you live just over the state line in Seekonk or Attleboro,
Mass., we'll stretch for you, but this is not a national project.
Projo.com/art is intended to showcase the work of artists
who hail from the greater Rhode Island area. But if you've
made the bigtime, moved to NYC after scraping many years here...
you're still a Rhode Islander.
What materials do I need? An e-mail address, up to 8 digital
image files of your work and caption information for each
image (title, dimensions and medium).
What size and format should the images be? Do
not upload the .PSD files Photoshop makes. Only the background
layer, which is usually white, comes across. Flatten these
images and Save as... jpg, .gif or .tiff.
JPEG (.jpg) will give the best results. We'll use the images
at 72 dpi (dots per inch), and no wider than 400 pixels, so
there's no need to upload huge files.
Won't people rip off my work? The photos of your work
will be so low-resolution and small, there's nothing anybody
could do but look at them.
How will you display my work? Each artist will have an
individual web page displaying uploaded images and his or
her answers to the biographical and craft-interview questions.
See a sample
page here.
Will my work appear on the Projo.com/art site immediately
after I upload my images? No,
we preview each upload before it appears on the Projo.com/art
site. This prevents tricksters from abusing the site, and
gives us a chance to contact you if there's a technical problem.Your
work should appear on the site within one business day.
What questions will you ask me? The required questions
are very basic: Your name, hometown, e-mail address, whether
you're a professional, hobbyist or student. If you're a professional,
we'll ask where you've shown your work. (If there are many,
just mention a couple; this isn't the place for a resume)
If you're a student, we'll ask what school you attend. (You
must be 13 or older.)
What are these "Who are you?" and Craft Interview
questions? Although these questions are optional, the
responses of many artists to the same questions will be interesting
to readers. We hope you'll participate. Your responses will
display on your personal page, and you're welcome to return
at any time to http://www.projo.com/art/artists
to change your answers.
We recommend
that you print the questions or copy them to a textfile. Write
your answers, edit and tweak till you're happy with them,
then come back and paste them into the appropriate spaces.
(If you try to answer them all thoughtfully online, the server
may log you off for "inactivity": If you haven't
clicked a link or proceeded to another page after 30 minutes,
the system will disconnect you. Typing doesn't count.)
My child does great artwork. Can I upload some of it? This
format displays too much information to comply with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act. Later we'll offer a compliant
children's art display on
projo/kids
Why do you send my password to my e-mail address? To be
sure we can contact you in case you forget your password,
there's a problem with your image or, if you've chosen not
to make your email address public, someone should want to
contact you about your work. We will not use your e-mail address
for any purpose except to contact you about your work. Read
the Projo.com privacy policy
Will you sell my work for me? No. We're a news organization
on the web. We have no financial stake in any artist. If you
find your work highlighted on the site, it's because you're
having a show, there's a buzz about you, or your ship just
came in.
I run a gallery. Can I upload my artists' work? You're
welcome to assist artists in putting their work online. Please
make sure you have each artist's accurate e-mail address before
you register them. Because each artist has an individual page,
you must create a separate login for each artist.
May I upload other artists' work? Please do not upload
the work of other artists here unless you are formally representing
them. If you own artwork you want to include in the Rhode
Island Collection, upload photographs to the On
Rhode Island Walls slideshow.
May I put prices on my work? Not here.
May I let readers know how to find me? You may choose
to include your e-mail address with your work.
You offer to let me hide my e-mail address from the public.
Why would I want to? We'd prefer to give our visitors
the opportunity to contact you directly about your work so,
by default, your name will appear on Projo.com/art as a hyperlink
to your e-mail address. If you'd rather be left alone in your
studio and won't answer e-mail anyway, don't make it public.
To hide your e-mail address, click on the box on the sign-up
page that contains the check, next to "I would like to
display my e-mail address to the public." If there's
no check in the box, your e-mail address won't display.
I don't have digital images of my artwork, just prints or
slides. What should i do? Have the prints or slides scanned
as .jpg files at a good copy shop. When you photograph new
work, have the film processed as digital images and "printed"
to a CD.
I have other questions. If
you don't see the answers here, ask them via
. We'll try to answer them and, if they're
of general interest, we'll add them to this page.
Take
me back to the start page
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