ARTISTS. The new BiteMyArt website offers artists and galleries an online global venue in which to expand opportunities for exposure while facilitating exposure to live art.
The overarching mission of BiteMyArt is to help viewers experience live art and all of its emotion. According to BiteMyArt founder Sascha Connelly, “We are dedicated to bringing back the direct connection to art and viewers by using the BiteMyArt platform to connect artists with physical exhibition spaces worldwide.”
Research by organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts has shown a decades-long decline in arts participation, with the only increase occurring in art-viewing via electronic media. For many, the only exposure they will ever have to fine art is by viewing it on a mobile phone or computer screen.
Connelly and her development team created BiteMyArt to counter this trend and create a venue with which artists can place their work not only in galleries but also many non-traditional spaces, such as hotels, corporate and public areas. They want to create new venues for public appreciation of fine art in its best viewing environment – physically present.
“Until BiteMyArt there has been no central nexus for artists to connect with galleries and unconventional exhibition spaces and for gallery owners to interact with artists,” said Sascha. “We have been developing BiteMyArt since 2010 to bridge this gap and today artists, galleries, space owners and arts enthusiasts can register at no cost to start the connection process.”
Artists can upload up to three free portfolios on www.BiteMyArt.com and access the interactive tools with which to present their work to gallery spaces. Artist resources also include advice on creating a compelling artist statement, applying for grants, developing patronage and more.
So far, more than 200 galleries spaces have registered on www.BiteMyArt.com.
Gallery spaces can search artist profiles on BiteMyArt by type, location and other parameters to assure themselves access to artists that fit their exhibit profile. BiteMyArt provides an easy-to-navigate interface that also allows gallery spaces to promote themselves and upcoming events, build relationships with the most promising artists, and enhance client communication and development.
BiteMyArt offers basic memberships to artists and gallery spaces at no cost. Artists can have up to three portfolios with the complementary membership and are able to market to certain gallery spaces worldwide.
For the first launch quarter, a premium membership ($5.97 USD per month) allows artists to create unlimited portfolios, apply to any gallery space all over the world and receive the premium member newsletter with details on upcoming grants and competitions.
“BiteMyArt represents a new way to connect artists and gallery spaces worldwide,” says Connelly. “Our most important audiences are artists who are willing to try new things and expand their horizons, and gallery spaces that seek these mavericks, the boundary-breakers who can make a space’s reputation.”
Formed in Sarasota, Florida, USA, and launched from Florence, Italy, BiteMyArt is the first web resource connecting artists and gallery spaces to mutual benefit. Sascha Connelly is a graduate of the Sarasota Booker VPA program and has been developing BiteMyArt since 2010 while studying studio arts in Florence.
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