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(continued front page 7) t r a i n i n g , and Internet m a r k e t i n g a d v i c e , as sophisticated hardware and software programs. Eshelman. who operates the Wet M o o n Gallery on G a b r i o l a Island a n d Charnell, who operates the P e r s o n a l Preference G a l l e r y i n N a n a i m o have a c o m b i n e d experience o f nearly 3 0 years i n the joys and frustrations o f m a r k e t i n g art. T h e i r experience and the project f u n d i n g resulted i n their new gallery going on-line last A u g u s t . The virtual gallery invites Internet cruisers to step into a c o l l e c t i o n o f art w h i c l begins i n the $ 2 , 0 0 0 range and m o v e s into commissioned installation works. Some o f British C o l u m b i a ' s most p r o m i n e n t and h i g h l y a c c l a i m e d artists, i n c l u d i n g V a n c o u v e r . Stanley Park, muralist D a n a I r v i n g , native carver B i l l H e l i n o f P a r k s v i l l e a n d C o u r t e n y ' s T i m o t h y H a l e y are c u r rently i n their p o r t f o l i o . F r o m the A r t s A l l i a n c e H o m e Page, v i e w e r s can b e g i n the j o u r n e y through a main directory o f galleries w h i c h include paintings, sculpture, textiles, g l a s s w o r k s , j e w e l l e r y , m u r a l s and c e r e m o n i a l art. T h r o u g h a series o f l i n k s v i s i t o r s are g u i d e d to screens of high resolution colour images o f e a c h artist's w o r k , c o m p l e t e w i t h title, d e s c r i p t i o n and p r i c e . A r t i s t b i o ' s and e x h i b i t i o n history are available as w e l l . W h i l e c r u i s i n g the c o l l e c t i o n o f l i m i t e d e d i t i o n prints, art buyers have the a b i l i t y to carry i m a g e s into the F r a m i n g Gallery, where a desktop p u b l i s h i n g f u n c t i o n w i l l a l l o w t h e m to experiment with various combinations o f m a t t i n g and frames. W h e n the b u y e r is satisfied w i t h his o w n creative effort, a " c l i c k o f the m o u s e " sends h i m e f f i c i e n t l y to the " O r d e r P r o c e s s i n g page." H e r e , an e n c r y p t i o n system safeguards the p r i v a c y o f his credit c a r d purchase. granted In a d d i t i o n to the presentation o f art. a w i d e variety o f s u p p l e m e n t a l data is i n c l u d e d : articles o n native art. e n v i r o n m e n t a l issues ( l i k e the C a r m a n a h artists' project), and a feature artist o f the m o n t h s h o w c a s e . F o r now, the A r t s A l l i a n c e is focused o n the w o r k o f i d e n t i f y i n g and t a l k i n g w i t h the artists w h o w i l l j o i n their v i r t u a l p o r t f o l i o . T h e response has been e x t r a o r d i n a r y and it seems the future o f m a r k e t i n g art w i l l never be the same. If y o u ' r e not o n - l i n e and want more i n f o r m a t i o n about the A r t s A l l i a n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , y o u can reach t h e m the o l d f a s h i o n e d w a y at (604) 247-2019. "Forget the Sleeps" Oil on canvass by Wayne 18"x20" As seen in the virtual art gallery put on-line by the Art Alliance British Columbia. of Clark Past...it ACTORS Spark C o m m u n i c a t i o n s has a site o n the W W W for the B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a A c t o r s ' N e t w o r k . T h i s new site puts up a head shot and r e s u m e o f l o c a l actors. T h e site ( h t t p : w w w . i c e o n l i n e . c o m / t a l e n t ) is d e s i g n e d for use by c a s t i n g directors and has been endorsed by directors i n V a n c o u v e r . L o s A n g e l e s and T o r o n t o . T h e site c a n be searched by height, age. name, u n i o n affiliation o r agency. It's a fairly i n e x p e n s i v e w a y to get some e x p o s u r e as the set-up cost is S15 and the first t w o m o n t h s are free for trial use. Rates after that are $ 8 0 for one year or $ 5 0 for six months. A f t e r one m o n t h o f b e i n g o n - l i n e , the B C A c t o r ' s N e t w o r k had over 55 names in the portfolio. GALLERIES T h e r e are a host o f new galleries on the Internet. A survey o f t h e m w o u l d fill the pages o f t w o more m a g a z i n e s . T w o e x a m p l e s p r o v i d e an i d e a o f the s p e c t r u m out there for > " _ -- " v i s u a l artists. Students at E m i l y C a r r have set up a site c a l l e d G a l l e r y 1 (http://www.eciad.bc.ca/~mlabre /gallery.htm). Gallery 1 displays some recent w o r k s b y some o f the students. B a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n the artists is l i n k e d to the i m a g e s . O n the c o m m e r c i a l side, m a n y v i r t u a l g a l l e r i e s are e m e r g i n g . T h e A r t s A l l i a n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a (e-mail: aabc@islandnet.com) put up their new gallery i n A u g u s t . U s i n g art as the c o m m o n thread, the t w o founders o f the A r t s A l l i a n c e , Susan Eshelman and Van Charnell w o v e together a diverse c o l l e c t i o n o f personalities: e n v i r o n m e n t a l i s t s a n d teachers, prisoners a n d patrons, s p i r i t u a l i s t s , marketers a n d c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r s to f o r m the A r t s Alliance of British Columbia. The A r t s A l l i a n c e is d e d i c a t e d to the purpose o f m a r k e t i n g the w o r k o f some o f B C ' s most a c c o m p l i s h e d artists to a w o r l d - w i d e audience o f 3 0 m i l l i o n Internet users. In M a r c h o f this year, the federal and p r o v i n c i a l governments 1 0 0 % f u n d i n g to a p r o g r a m c a l l e d the B e a c h H o l m e s / V i a T e c h Project. A l o n g w i t h n u m e r o u s other B C artists and cultural organizations (including the R o y a l B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a M u s e u m in V i c t o r i a ) the A r t s A l l i a n c e r e c e i v e d t e c h n i c a l p r o g r a m m i n g support, staff WARNING: T h e content on the Internet is e x p l o s i v e . B y the time y o u read this article, some o f the sites c o u l d be outdated, others e x p a n d i n g i n different d i r e c t i o n s . M a n y more w i l l be a v a i l able. A n d . w h e n s u r f i n g these sites, be prepared for l o n g d o w n l o a d time o f the i m a g e s needed for the v i s u a l arts and s o u n d c l i p s at the m u s i c sites. F i n a l l y , m u c h o f the text can be oh so sell indulgent. ~