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 Welcome To The AbledArts PageOur code To set up a series of web pages for
the purpose of providing an electronic "marketing tool" for
those artisans, who happen to have a disABILITY. The arts include poets,
writers, fine artists, illustrators, potters, dance, etc., any individual
category that falls into the broader category of art. We want to open
up "this new site" to all individuals with art as their vocation
or avocation, so it will eventually be a global "art market site."
Tom Lohre will act as project director,
using his expertise in this field to act as coordinator, resource person,
delegated, project manager. He will be overseeing the effort, assuring
that we have the resources necessary to have a great art presence on the
Web.
Designing and producing web pages can
even fall into this category of art, coming under the more specific title
of "new media."
Wally Hackett started AbledArts.
These pages are in his memory.
His wife Elaine Hackett carries on Wally's vision of
"A network of help for all people challenged by their
environment"
Contact Information
Online Disabled Artists Colony Helping Artists Make Money Artists
may receive online guidance on how to promote, sell, display and
their craft
through through the grateful help of Elaine Wally Hackett
and their internet presence at SpeciaLink, a complete one stop place
for
disabilities
on the internet. AbledArts is the name of one of their many
sponsored pages
and the focus of this article.
What is AbledArts?
AbledArts
helps online artists of all types: writing, dance, theater, performance,
poetry, sculpture and visual arts. Its main goal is to help challenged
artists make money with their work via the internet. The basic way
help is given is via email. Artists request answers and the director,
Tom Lohre answers the question or finds the answer. In addition to
visual arts help can be given for music, dance, poetry, performance
and web design skills. Questions can concern funding, creative, venues,
contests, selling, marketing and resources.
How do I join?
By sending
an email to the AbledArts director, Tom Lohre at tom@tomlohre.com
you can begin to get straightforward advice about your art. Currently
AbleArts is actively looking for members. New members need not have
a clear idea of why they want to join just the desire to be enveloped.
Developing a complete Greater Cincinnati Area disabled artist group
email list is one of the goals of AbleArts. Another goal is to become
more affiliated with the National Very Special Arts Organization based
out of Washington DC. Robert Harris is the manager of the Very Special
Arts Cincinnati Branch and soon hopes to have events affiliated with
the national organization.
Who is Tom Lohre?
Tom Lohre, AbledArts
Director, is a life long, self supporting portrait and landscape
artist. Tom Lohre is the web master for the AbleArts Page and its
critiqued pages on the SpeciaLink Web Site. He gives individual attention
to members by critiquing attached E-mailed images of their work. He
also assembles a individual member web page with their best work and
offers a critique.
What are other
services offered?
Advice
on computer hardware and software can be offered concerning art. He
also has some old computers and software that can be distributed to
young computer artists. Help in getting artists art onto the
net can also be requested. Tom believes that the best initial internet
venue for beginning visual artists is to auction your art over the
internet at various auction houses such as E-Bay and Yahoo! You can
set a minimum price and if the bid does not get over that then you
only owe a few dollars at E-Bay or nothing at Yahoo! Internet auctions
offer a excellent venue for getting real input on their art.
What can be
done in the future?
Public Shows,
Online Auctions, Subscribing to Listservs, Creating Web Pages, Creating
our own Listserv
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Send mail to
tom@tomlohre.com with questions or comments about this web site.
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