Enough With the Selfies; Look at the Art

Janice K. Johnson

Guarding at several art museums over the past two decades, I’ve noticed a distinct shift in the way many people commemorate their visits with photography. More and more museumgoers are using individual artworks as cool things to be photographed next to. Increasingly, museum visitors are less interested in appreciating the […]

Is Direct Patronage the Future for Artists?

Janice K. Johnson

What is direct patronage? Perhaps you’ve heard the term “direct patronage.” I refer to it because I believe it is the future for artists. Patronage, as described by Wikipedia, is: Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another.   You can […]

Take a look into Atlanta and Meleager

Janice K. Johnson

Lebrun, Charles. Atalanta and Meleager. 1658, oil on canvas. 212.5 x 280.5cm. On Display: Walker Art Gallery iconographical analysis Story of the painting This painting is based on the Greek myth called Atalanta and the Calydonian Boar Hunt. This myth is about the hunt of a boar and the story’s […]

Don’t Let Google Control Your Marketing Assets

Janice K. Johnson

Here at FASO, we once lost all of our rankings in Google….sounds like a marketer’s worst nightmare, right?   When Google dropped the original Panda [1] bomb, we had somehow incorrectly configured part of our robots.txt file, and left a section of the FASO site open to Googlebot that we had never […]

Pegboard in the Art Room

Janice K. Johnson

To know me is to know my love of pegboard. It’s a big part of the teacher cart I designed with Prang. It played a huge role in making my sewing room more organized. And it helps keep my painting supplies organized in my crafting space. I would cover the world […]