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• 2/22/2007 11:07 AM Donna Carver wrote:
  Was visiting BAA web site and came across this new offering and set up. This has great potential, we just all have to socialize what a great resource it is for current info.
  
  Thank you Chris...you are making our organization shine.
  Donna
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  1. 3/23/2007 2:49 PM Stella V wrote:
     Hey Chris!
     Is it only for posting events or can we interact here?
     This rocks! I agree with Donna that it will be a great tool for us to all socialize!
     
     
     One member already posted about two sales sites and I have other ideas as well if you are interested
     
     Awesome job!
     Stella
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• 2/22/2007 12:14 PM Nina Danza wrote:
  Would it be okay to mention a couple of no fee sites for selling your art here? I learned of these from the Etsy forums (an umbrella handcrafted internet marketplace where I have a little shop).
  
  These probably charge a commission, but free set up I think. If this is not appropriate to post, I'm sorry (kind of new at this.)
  
  www.artwanted.com
  www.artbyus.com
  
  Thnx for reading!
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• 3/1/2007 11:58 AM Nina Danza wrote:
  How about using the wind in the area in front of the HVG?
  
  I suggest a large moveable wind sculpture in lieu of a meditation garden.
  
  Any interactive area is also sure to attract visitors. Think along the lines of a durable but low cost/low maintenance piece that speaks to young and old, simple and sophisticated alike.
  
  OK, I wish I was a metal sculptor. And could make moveable art something like I saw in the Santa Barbara Arts & Letters Cafe (let me know if you want the name of the artist).
  
  One more easy idea; at least we need a windproof easel near the door. Place signs, artwork, chimes, whatever will stay put on it. As well as a table or seat adjacent.
  
  thanks for listening!
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  1. 3/1/2007 2:09 PM Anonymous wrote:
     Nina,
     I think it's a GREAT idea! What do other artists think?
     Chris
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  2. 3/23/2007 2:51 PM Stella V wrote:
     I think that is a great idea! Especially kinetic moving art that will attract folks!
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• 3/24/2007 10:30 AM Janet Black wrote:
  The new display walls at the Harbor Village Gallery are great. They give much needed definition to the space, and versatility as well. Donna Carver's opening last night was a big hit, not only because of her fantastic planning, art, and attention to detail, but because the gallery looked SO good. Congratulations to BAA for another step forward.
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• 4/24/2007 7:31 PM Donna Carver wrote:
  Donna Carver wrote:
  Hi BAA Members....the owner of
  "B" on Main saw my Solo Show at HVG and asked if I was on Art Walk...I said NO.
  She said...I would like to have you at my Store....so if you are out walking the Art Walk...this Sat. April 28th I will be at "B" on Main...come by and say Hi...then go by BAA Gallery .
  
  Support Ventura Art Walk..Enjoy
  Have a Great Weekend...Donna Carver
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• 5/3/2007 3:57 AM Donna Carver wrote:
  While visiting our BAA web site...noticed the promotion and slide show for "Who Got Framed" ...
  
  Great slide show, Chris, and what a great event, cause , and evening it was..here's to the next one getting bigger and better...
  
  Bigger and more money raised ...yes,
  Better...that will be hard to beat.
  
  Donna
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• 5/23/2007 4:05 AM Donna Carver wrote:
  BAA's Annual meeting last night was terrific. It was so nice to have everyone open up and share who they were; why they joined; and they experiences so far. Great connection.
  
  Tracey did a nice presentation and validated input well. She is really a great listener. Members were feeling heard and united in our mission to be leaders in the new art community are Ventura.
  
  Marilee...welcome. So happy to have you on the board..you are a great addition.
  
  Donna
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• 5/23/2007 4:07 AM Donna Carver wrote:
  BAA's Annual meeting last night was terrific. It was so nice to have everyone open up and share who they were; why they joined; and they experiences so far. Great connection.
  
  Tracey did a nice presentation and validated input well. She is really a great listener. Members were feeling heard and united in our mission to be leaders in the new art community are Ventura.
  
  Marilee...welcome. So happy to have you on the board..you are a great addition.
  
  Donna
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• 6/1/2007 9:54 AM Pete Cosenza wrote:
  Hello blog and fellow bloggers,
  As artists, I guess that it helps to know when we are wearing hats and what hat we have on at any given time. Occasionally and currently, I find myself wearing the young student beanie, and wondering how to proceed. I am feeling firmly entrenched in this group, in my art and enjoy being a member. Now....where to go from here? With some questions and only a few suggestions for answers, I seem to feel as if I am searching for a few guidelines within this group. I understand this isn't art school though I get a similiar buzz when hanging around other artists here. That is I guess, where this group serves a diffent role for me that I treasure. Let's not focused on competition, like a businesses or a sporting event. Inspiration, in my opinion, is truly a gift, and I am enjoying that part of the package within this group of artists that I have joined. Mr. Cooper's seminar/opening at the Harbor Gallery was waycool. Donna Carver's art impressed me to search out more colors of blue. And Chris and Marilyn and Jan are cohorts and fun new associates. Just one or two questions and/or a few other concerns:
  Regarding our shows....I love the overall freedom of not having parameters or themes, but with no guidelines or concepts, I find myself simply submitting random pieces. I guess that's normal? Does anyone else feel that way, if so, and I hope this is the case, then maybe we are all okay continuing on this pathway...and maybe once in awhile, we could have a themed or a style, or a statement, show, where we know in ADVANCE what we are to be concentrating on....and again I love that it's total freedom, but maybe I feel that when being judged or juried, and (paying for that pleasure, that some guideline would help. If not, and I'm just being mental, well, that's okay too......at least in the art world, right?.
  
  I will continue with time and money and energy and trust that we will all progress and enjoy the road.
  
  I do have a specific thought or two in regards to Juror Comments in the newsletter. It's cool that we get some feedback and only wish that I could have known that this juror was "looking for statements and consious attempts to add to our visual world, rather than simply reciting it" As the movie "The Wedding Singer" said, "that would have been good information to have had YESTERDAY". Waggoner also states that "the most successful works are those that are whole and complete personal statements"...That she feels that way, while going against my sort thinking in regards to MY art, can give us all pause to consider that within this group, lie many ideas and ways of thinking.. opinions or views of the jurors aren't intended to be adversarial or like a teacher/student thing, are they? For me, that part of art and life is never over and ongoing and while I appreciate the alternative point of view, I also enjoy expressing flashes of incompleteness occasionally, and I guess I just did.. thanks for having me..pc
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• 6/4/2007 10:45 AM Nina Danza wrote:
  Any marketing experts around? How can I improve foot traffic to HVG?
  
  As a customer, what is a shopping 'experience' at HVG like?
  
  1. Our gallery is low-key to a fault. Clever and persuasive advertising bombards our society. Selling goods is over the top on TV, radio, signs, movies, you name it. How can we compete with more commercial shops and retain an strong artistic presence? How do commercial galleries do it?
  
  1. Shopping is one of the top forms of entertainment, especially to vacationers. When hosting HVG I find that many visitors come to the Marina from elsewhere as a 'day trip'. What more can we offer as spontaneous purchases, what kinds of displays? Not mass-marketed souvenir things, but meaningful wares.
  
  3. Who is our market? Probably the older, wiser, richer? Remember we are next door to alot of dog lovers! (Who happen to browse in our place too). Ventura is also heavily family and Mexican-American. Are we satisfying their needs?
  
  Please don't shoot me! I absolutely LOVE the HVG and am humongously grateful for the opportunity to display my work. I am willing to help make this place great!
  
  What's next?
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