Q&A With the Artist Mentors Group

Calling all SL Artists, new and old! The Artist Mentor group is holding our very first open Q&A session!

Who? The Artist Mentor group was created to help artists new to SL by sharing experience, hosting classes and learning sessions, and supplying learning resources to help newbies get started in the wild and crazy world of art in SL. If you are new to SL, this is an EXCELLENT opportunity to ask some experts ANY silly question you want! If you are an experienced artist, come share your knowledge with some new and exited artists!

When? This saturday at 11am PST
(click here for times in your local timezone).

Where? We will be meeting at the lovely Pixel Factory cafe in Tabula rasa:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/137/23/27

See you then! Your hosts:
Sasun Steinbeck
Tricia Aferdita
Cora Dibou

What is an Artist Mentor?

What is an artist Mentor?

We have all been new to SL, trying to figure out how to work with our art here, open a gallery, just get a show...

Some of us figured out how to do it all by ourselves, through trial and error. Some of us were blessed with help, someone who explained lindens, prims, tier, etc... I think we can all imagine how different our experience could have been with or without that help.

The Artist Mentors Group is looking for people who are willing to share their experience with new Artist and Gallery Owners in SL. Our goal is to match skills/interests and connect new people with experienced avatars. This doesn't mean they'll move in with you! We'd just like to give them someone they can IM with questions, people willing to teach classes or simply provide educational material.

Artist Mentors' directors will be a liaison between the new community members and the Mentors, and a point of support for both. Headquarters will be created as a common meeting ground and gathering place.

What do you need to do to be a mentor?

You just need a genuine interest in helping out. Your skill level is not important. We'll be happy to find a niche for your skill or particular area of interest. IM Cora Dibou or Tricia Aferdita if you are interested!

Welcome to Artist Mentors

Artist Mentors is a Second Life based group dedicated to supporting and mentoring new artists and gallery owner/curators in SL. We will be coordinating group-wide projects, sharing ideas, and assisting new gallery owners.

If you are a new artist in Second Life, looking for some guidance on getting started, if you are an SL resident who's been working up the courage to show your art in SL, or if you are an artist wondering how you can have your art represented in Second Life, this is the place to start.

If you are an established artist or gallery owner/curator in SL and would like to help new artists, we welcome your assistance. Please contact us!

This group is open to all RL & SL art gallery owners/curator/resident artists. IM Sasun Steinbeck, Roxanne Lundquist, Tricia Aferdita or Cora Dibou (within SL) for an invitation.

Possible upcoming classes/informational documents:

• Preparing your art/photos for Second Life
  • Size, file types, uploading
• Lag: It's causes and prevention
• Writing a Bio
• How to deal with IP rights in your gallery (i.e. artists/renters trying to sell copyrighted, stolen materials)

For artists looking for help getting started in Second Life for the first time, feel free to e-mail:

Tricia Aferdita: tricia_aferdita@yahoo.com
Sasun Steinbeck: sasun@live.com

Directors: Sasun Steinbeck, Roxanne Lundquist & Tricia Aferdita
Volunteer Coordinator: Cora Dibou