Why 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 reading4th International ‘Enter into Art’ Installations 2018 – Opening in Cologne
The “Enter into Art” exhibition period 2017-18 features 219 artists from 49 countries on five continents. All images submitted by artists are also presented in folders in our “Atelier Corner” (usually including two further images per artist). In addition, we have integrated the solo exhibitions of the first three award winners from 2017 into the Cologne exhibition. The main exhibition can be visited until March 14 at the Cultural Center in Cologne-Mülheim, while the exhibitions in Weißenthurm and Kobern-Gondorf will continue until May 17, 2018. A total of 20 prizes (and 47 finalists) have been awarded, including 13 jury awards and seven editorial awards.
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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
Art book and slideshow 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
Solo art book: Chiemi Itoi, Japan – Cat Love
It is perhaps no coincidence that artists and writers often lose their hearts to cats. Moreover, they tend to view their freedom-loving, four-legged friends with a degree of envy and respect. According to Mark Twain, “Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the leash. That one is the cat.”. Although the work of famous artists and writers plays no part in this book, the Japanese artist Chiemi Itoi and the German haiku poet Gabriele Walter have been inspired by their shared love of cats. In collaboration with graphic artist and designer Kurt Ries, they have created an imaginative and stylish gift book.
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.
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Photos and tours 2015 / 2016
Participating artists 2017 – main and traveling exhibitions (miniprint + mixed media)
Gallery – artworks 2017
Art Book and slideshow 2017
Awards, winners, rewards and jury 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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Enter into Art – Exhibition Concept: Tour of the Miniprint + Mixed Media Installation, Cologne 2016
More insights into the miniprint and mixed media exhibition “Fascination worldwide art and color” 2016 in Cologne: We have photographed all showrooms of the art installation in detail. Thus, we make sure that the images of all participating artists can be seen. Other components of the exhibition are pictures, sculptures, poems, relaxing music, sound (mp3 player with headphones and tone bar), as well objects of art, colored light, and color banners and instructions for relaxation through colors and art. There is also a suitable cultural program with readings, film and music.
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).
Prelude exhibition 2015 in Cologne – participating artists
Related links 2015 / 2016 on our websites and PR
Guide: How to use our website?
Due to our diverse books, presentations, contests and events with attractive public relations and extraordinary offers, our website is more complex. Here is an overview for your easy orientation.
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