The Blog Project

A large component of being an artist is understanding the context in which we make work, and one of my goals for this course is to familiarize you with the greater art community. In order to help with this endeavor, each of you will write one blog entry commenting/critiquing something that is informing your art/aesthetic. For example, if you are really into fashion, you could write a blog post about your favorite designer's spring line. Or, if you've been inspired by a band or album, you could write a review of that. More traditional fine art reviews are also welcome. If you saw a show or had a museum experience that you'd like to write about, that would be great. I would like you to draw connections between whatever it is you're writing about and your own experience as an art maker.

Starting soon, two of you will post each week (see schedule, done in reverse alphabetical order, below). If you are scheduled to post the week of September 21st, you will email me your blog post by that Sunday (in this case the 20th). I will then post it to the blog. Everyone in the class is required to then comment on the post, and those comments will need to be made by class that Thursday.

The blog posts themselves do not need to be lengthy research endeavors. Aim for a few paragraphs and some links/pictures. Comments on the posts of others also do not need to be particularly involved. A few words, a link that relates to the post, or even a comment on a previous comment is all that's necessary. You will be assigned a regular amount of homework during the blog project, so this is not intended to take a ton of time.

If you have any trouble thinking of something to write about, let me know, and we'll talk about it. If you want me to proofread your post, I would be more than happy to.

Schedule:
September 14th:
Me (I'll start us off so you have an example)

Semptember 21:
Jacob
Nicole

September 28:
Nate
Adam

October 5:
Brandon R
Emily

October 12:
Gus
Teresa

October 19:
Tra Thanh
Chris

October 26:
Niko
Jared

November 2:
Katy
Hannah

Novemebr 9:
Brandon B
Lily

November 16:
Erica