Author Archives: Kurt Ries and Gabriele Walter
Awards, winners, rewards, finalists and jury 2019
Book project, contest, art show “A Fine Art Journey”
The book A Fine Art Journey is based on our test project “Touring the World Through Art” (link to the previous events of “Touring the World through Art”). The older test project has been expanded and continues under the new book title!
The book will be printed in both soft- and hardcover versions. The artist can then choose what he or she prefers. It is, above all, the poetic context that sets our art books apart from others. This art book will be a gift book with travel-inspired poems and an entertaining preface. The book and the numerous awards are powerful PR tools. All winners received a German blog post as a gift (see below).
Art gift book ‘Excellent Art – Exzellente Kunst 2019’
Book series LOUNGE 3 – volume I
The book project “Excellent Art” emerged from the two winner exhibitions in Weißenthurm “Excellent Art” and “Nominee and Won”. The art gift book “Excellent Art – Exzellente Kunst 2019” is being released in March 2020 (publisher edition).
‘Enter into Art’ text service – about our professional text concept
In our publications we abstain from the usual CV with listings of exhibitions and biographical data. These can be read on your website. On request, we add to our aesthetic consideration of your works a short vita in the form of an elevator pitch. If necessary, the vita can be incorporated into the consideration of art in a way that is both concise and entertaining. (The consideration of a sophisticated vita-text is however an extra service.) Undoubtedly, the interplay of poems, gifts and refined statements raises the value of your pictures. It is above all the poetic context that sets our art books apart from others.
Continue readingArt gift books by ‘Enter into Art’. Increase your reputation as an artist!
Books always lead to success. You can read them at any age and in any place. They are popular because they bring mental enjoyment and relaxation. They are a happy and comforting refuge, a daily highlight in times of hardship, treasures of education and liberal thought. Full of excitement, they will spend the nights with us. Above all, however, they rouse our curiosity, and many of us find the most thrilling company in the world of books.
Continue readingPrelude exhibition Bernkastel-Kues 2018-19: miniprint + mixed media
‘Enter into Art’ book design awards 2017 – 2018
The book design prizes are awarded according to the requirements of the book design, whereby the quality of the works of art naturally plays an important role. These prizes are awarded as part of a book project. The winning images will be selected solely from the participating images in the respective book. In our LOUNGE series we usually have about 20 to 70 participants per book. The artworks of the participants automatically take part in the respective competition.
Continue readingArt Gift Book – 16 times ART – 16 mal KUNST
The art and gift book „16 times art“ introduces eighteen artists from sixteen countries by presenting four small works per artist. The group exhibition under the same title was held from 25 June – 21 August 2018 in the light-flooded foyer of Weißenthurm’s townhall on the left bank of the Rhine. In addition to the visual artworks shown at the exhibition the book also features several haiku poems from Germany and the Netherlands. As two of the poets are also visual artists, their work is presented under the heading: “art and poetry”. During the exhibition, three artists received an “honorable mention” and are featured more prominently on the cover, title page, and back of the book.
Art Book ART RETREAT – KUNSTRETREAT 2018
The gift book in German is also the exhibition catalog 2018. The foreword and the table of contents are in English. In addition to 219 images and the winning pictures in the larger format, the art book contains chapters on the topics “Living with pictures”, “Collecting art”, “Art, wine, poetry” (wine meditation), “Exhibition concept” and a detailed guide for mindful and enjoyable viewing of art and colors. In addition, there are 35 haiku poems, images with art objects, photos of the exhibitions and illustrations included. The book also contains a chapter on the topic of the two Prelude exhibitions “Homage to William Turner and the Rhine Romance” and “Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Wolfgang Goethe”. There is also a section on the haiku event in Cologne.
Group Exhibition “Nominee and Won” in Weißenthurm
Prelude exhibition Bad Breisig 2018: miniprint + mixed media
Touring the World through Art 2018-19
Art book and slideshow 2019
Related links 2018-19 on our websites and PR
Bonus video and other offers – 2019
Solo events in the period 2018-19
Group Exhibition “16 times ART” in Weißenthurm
Additional PR support by solo books and solo events?
Solo events, blogs, personal book, online catalog, video
Continue readingWhy public relations (PR)? Why is PR more effective than selling a small-format image?
In response to artists’ inquiries, we feel encouraged to publish an article about the effectiveness of and the way in which PR works, so that artists can better understand the value of our work. Indeed, PR evokes the appearance of a mystery whose meaning is not clear to everyone. PR has an indirect and long-term effect, which in the end generates more financial returns than the sale of an artwork. And publishing your pictures in art books is also extremely important to your reputation!
Continue readingWinner Exhibition “Excellent Art” in Weißenthurm
Art contemplations on your pictures: blog posts in German and English
Our German blog journal is a powerful public relations tool, which also disseminates professional articles, competition results and awards and our Online-Show. In this way, readers – particularly in German-speaking regions – can become more familiar with works of art to better understand them and the creative spirit of the artists concerned. Interested readers can view images and meditate with them. If they are interested in any of the artworks, they can get in contact with the relevant artist. Of course, the posts can also be published in English.
Continue readingPhotos and tours 2017 / 2018
Gallery – artworks 2018
4th ‘Enter into Art’ International Installations 2018
Participating pictures in Cologne, Weißenthurm and Kobern-Gondorf
Continue readingParticipating artists 2018 – main and traveling exhibitions (miniprint + mixed media)
Awards, winners, rewards, finalists and jury 2018
Prelude exhibition 2 – 2017: Homage Ludwig van Beethoven and Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Art Book – KUNSTRETEAT 2017 – ART RETREAT 2017
The gift book in German is also the exhibition catalog 2017. The foreword and the Table of Contents are in English. In addition to 212 images and the winning pictures in the larger format, the art book contains chapters on the topics “Living with pictures”, “Collecting art”, “Art, wine, poetry” (wine meditation), “Exhibition concept” and a detailed guide for mindful and enjoyable viewing of art and colors. In addition, there are 40 haiku poems, images with art objects, photos of the exhibitions and illustrations included. The book also contains a chapter on the topic of the Prelude exhibition “Homage to Guillaume Apollinaire”.
Prelude exhibition 1 – 2017: Homage William Turner on the Rhine
Related links 2017 / 2018 on our websites and PR
Solo events in the period 2017 / 18
Bonus video and other offers – 2018
Online events for art lovers in the German blog journal “Bernsteinrose”
We would like to use the second Prelude exhibition in the period 2018-19 as an opportunity to explain the background of our PR topics a little more. It is our goal to provide participating artists with a local and highly attractive presentation, which is also sustained on the Internet. Our online events, which are combined with an homage, serve this purpose.
Continue readingPhotos and tours 2016 / 2017
Photos and tours 2015 / 2016
Participating artists 2017 – main and traveling exhibitions (miniprint + mixed media)
Gallery – artworks 2017
Art Book and slideshow 2017
Prelude exhibition 2016: Homage to Guillaume Apollinaire
Related links 2016 / 2017 on our websites and PR
Solo events in the period 2016 / 2017
All extraordinary exhibitions in 2018
Art Book – KUNSTRETREAT 2016 – ART RETREAT 2016
The gift book in German is also the exhibition catalog 2016. The foreword and the table of contents are in English. In addition to 205 images and the winning pictures in the larger format, the art book contains chapters on the topics “Living with pictures”, “Collecting art”, “Art, wine, poetry” (wine meditation), “Exhibition concept” and a detailed guide for mindful and enjoyable viewing of art and colors. In addition, there are 40 haiku poems, images with art objects, photos of the exhibitions and illustrations included.
Why are miniprints (+ mixed media) the ideal form of publicity for an artist in the international arena?
Small pictures not only focus the view, miniprints can reproduce and ship to all countries. With their concentrated beauty, miniprints or small format mixed media resemble precious stones or blooms. In a mindful way, they are comparable to the experience of sipping fine wine on the occasion of a vernissage. That’s why we designed the catalog for our small-scale events “ART RETREAT – KUNSTRETREAT” as an entertaining gift and meditation book. The book not only includes a guide to art meditation, it also deals with other entertaining subjects, such as collecting and living with art. The ‘Enter into Art’ events were the first worldwide miniprint and mixed media exhibitions in Germany. In the future, however, we will publish the book as part of a competition.
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Participating artists 2016 – main and traveling exhibitions (miniprint + mixed media)
Gallery – artworks 2016
Art Book and slideshow – 2016
Awards, winners, rewards and jury 2016
Translation of the art books “Kunstretreat 2016 – 2019”
The text content of the art book series “Kunstretreat” is substantially integrated into our German blog, “Bernsteinrose.” With Google Translate you can convert these texts into your own language, or into English, to understand what is involved. (Sometimes it is better to translate German texts into English, as these languages belong to the same family and share similar features.) However, since 2019 this book series will also be published in two languages (English and German).