The South of Market Cultural Center in SECOND LIFE
NOW OPEN!

SomArts has long been a pioneering, community-based arts organization serving various underserved artists in SF and beyond. This program is a pioneering effort to train community arts leaders, curators and cooperating artists on using the virtual world platform to create, manage, sell and curate art and artists on an international scale via the web and virtual worlds. This is also an effort to help community arts leaders develop new skill sets to effectively create virtual exhibits that incorporate and affect underserved audiences.  It will also help curators rethink how art is presented in the future to newer generations or artists. 

This program is open to artists, curators, project directors and community arts leaders in SF.  Disabled persons are greatly encouraged to apply. You will participate via your own computer on your own schedule*

While visiting SomArts in Second Life. you will learn:

• How to curate a virtual art show
• How to network with artists globally.
• How to market art in the virtual world.

• Talk authoritatively about art experiences in the VR world to their own community.
• How to function competently in the Virtual World.
• How money works, how to buy, how to sell virtual art.

  REQUIREMENTS* You must have a computer (PC with Windows XP or higher or a fairly new Macintosh) High-speed connection-DSL. USB Headset with Microphone. A San Francisco, Oakland, Marin or San Mateo County resident. Commit to working 60 hours online over a 4 month period. You will be asked to sign a letter of commitment.
  
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  PROGRAM BEGINS FEBRUARY 6, 2008