Notices

Happy New Year to all. Alles Gut für 2016. All the best for 2016.

  Hallo, Berlin. Da lebe ich hier für dieses Jahr, möchte ich sehr gerne einiger meiner Bilder austellen und verkaufen hier. Dafür freue ich mich, mit dem Kurator über die Auswahl und Produktion der Stücke zu arbeiten. Wenn Sie Interesse an einer Zusammenarbeit mit mir an diesem Projekt sind, bitte senden Sie mir eine Nachricht. … Read more

  No, not the song, but Berlin certainly. We will be relocating there for a year or so soon. Really looking forward to it. Das macht mir doch viel Spaß. Prost.

  The city of Newcastle, with it’s port and beaches, offers a hugely attractive life-style in many ways similar to, if not better than, it’s big brother city Sydney, at a fraction of the cost. It has everything going for it, except perhaps its CBD which looks tired and a little frayed at the edges. … Read more

  We’ve just returned from a short holiday in Western Australia. Perth is indeed a beautiful city with lots going for it. There was only one downside, for me anyway, when I attempted to check out the state art gallery on Tuesday. Oops … “sorry … you have missed us as we are closed today … Read more

  Thanks for visiting my online gallery. As you can see from the hit count, the site is rapidly approaching 300,000 hits which is awesome. One of the reasons this makes me particularly happy is the fact that this is my main exhibition space. I have a few pics on other online art sites which … Read more

  berndjansons.com reaches one quarter of a million site hits! Brilliant. Thanks everyone, and keep visiting. Lots more to come.

  “Online galleries are drawing visitors in a way their real-world counterparts can only dream about” (Darryn King, SMH Entertainment, Aug 10, 2013). Browsing and buying art online is starting to supplant the traditional art gallery scene to the extent that many ‘bricks-and-mortar’ galleries are now providing a digital alternative. Even Sotherby’s and Christie’s are … Read more

  The following works have been sold recently. Always nice to see the children grow up and make their way into the world.  Solaris, 2012  Terrain, 2012  Two, 2009

  I can’t help but acknowledge this. In January this year my website reached 100,000 hits. In the six months since then this has doubled to 200,000 hits. Thank you so much everyone for visiting. Next target, one quarter of a million!

  According to the Online Oxford Dictionary, a customer is “a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business”. There is a growing and, in my opinion, disturbing trend in Western Government to refer to what traditionally has been a “student” as a “customer”. Clearly, this trend is about making education a … Read more

  In a BBC article last month, Alex Hudson reports “the art industry is one of the last creative industries to make the digital move but, with more people buying art online without ever seeing it in real life, it could be that times are already changing”. He goes on to say the art industry … Read more

  Got an interest in contemporary art? “Please see the attached link to our extended MA in ‘MediaArtHistories’. Its an ambitious program and would suit those looking for ways to critically engage with the histories and theories of media arts both culturally and intellectually – and with more than 50 international colleagues it has perhaps … Read more

  Christophe Odin asks “Multiple or unique print ? What do you think is the best ? Make several numbered prints of an artwork or a unique print ?” (Fine Art Professional Collectors Group, LinkedIn). I’m a digital painter. The only way I can sell my art is by making a print of the image. … Read more

  Last year I set up an online store on the website. The idea was to give people the opportunity to buy inexpensive digital “prints” of my work here, directly from the website. Unfortunately, time has shown the demand for this facility simply is not there and for this reason, reluctantly, I have decided to close … Read more

Just a quick note about subscription to this website. There are already lots of subscribers, which is great. The idea behind inviting subscriptions is to encourage people to contribute to the site with announcements, views and articles about art; theirs or someone else’s. The way it works is you become a subscriber by registering as … Read more

150,000 site hits but not much else happening which is my fault. I need to get back to creating some work. Thanks, people, for coming. I’ll try to have something new for you soon.

Break out the bubbly. berndjansons.com has reached over 100,000 hits. Huge thanks to all for visiting the site. Keep coming and tell your friends.

I don’t normally go out of my way to promote websites, apart from those of personal friends, but I simply can’t let this one go unnoticed. I like almost everything on the site and find the works refreshing and intriguing. Got some time? Check it out.

Despite some signatures from a small number of supportive people, responses for the “Fund fine arts in NSW TAFE” petition have been extremely disappointing. The way I see it, one of three things is happening here. I really hope it’s not number 3. what petition? already signed another one actually don’t give a damn

Good news! The site is now attracting views at a rate of almost 700 per day. And they are from all over the planet. The chart below shows our top ten viewing countries for the year so far. Thank you everyone. And that brings me to my second point. Would you like to tell the … Read more

This update comes from NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts). “The proposed cuts to TAFEs around much of the country is a cause for real disquiet to NAVA especially the decision in NSW to only offer courses in Fine Arts (including sculpture, visual arts and ceramics) on a fee for service basis from 1 … Read more

We’re now exceeding 10,000 hits a month which is fantastic. Thanks to everyone taking the time to check us out.

The NSW Government has announced it will discontinue subsidised funding for TAFE arts courses from the beginning of 2013. This will effect both the cost of education in the arts in this state and the level of funding support for the teaching of the arts in the public education sector. If you believe such a … Read more

Providing an opportunity for art-minded people to get together in a friendly creative atmosphere, the Sydney Art Expo is an exciting event presented to foster continued growth of all facets of the arts and the public’s interest in them. This year’s expo includes work from local Blue Mountains artists Jennifer Gabbay, Nadege Lamy and Ruth … Read more

Looking for an art grant? How about a prize? Award? Residency? Studio Space? Click here for more information on the NAVA site.

Coursera, a start-up online education company that has enrolled 1.35 million students in its free online courses since it began just five months ago, is now more than doubling, to 33, its partners, universities that will offer classes on its platform. All together, Coursera will provide more than 200 free “massive open online courses,” known … Read more

This NAVA course covers the challenges and opportunities for regional artists and provides positive pathways for regional project and career development. “The course will investigate the ways in which you can engage your communities, local government (including tourism offices) and public institutions and will help you to establish links across different regions.” For more information … Read more

“This Issues Paper is the first formal publication of the Inquiry, intended to help frame discussion and encourage public consultation at an early stage. It provides background information about copyright in the digital environment, highlights the issues so far identified in preliminary research and consultations, and outlines the principles that will shape the ALRC’s proposals … Read more

We’re there! Affordable art is now just a click away

New site users can now register for an account on berndjansons.com using their Facebook login. Once registered as a site member, you can apply to publish your art notices on the site for free. Register then go to the Member’s Notices Section.

Are you a professional artist who exhibits through a commercial gallery? If so, you should watch this video! The 15 minute video is from the May 2012 professional development workshop on the Personal Properties Securities Act. In this, part one of three, video viewers will get an overview of key terms and an artists perspective. … Read more

Regional Arts NSW e-Bulletin July 2012 An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the arts in regional, rural and remote NSW. More …

THE ARTS IN NSW Artistic and cultural showcase State cultural institutions Major performing arts organisations Major festivals Visual arts and craft organisations more …

As reported in the Blue Mountains Gazette, 6 June 2012, the Braemar Gallery at Springwood will be closed from January 2013 to mid 2014 while the Springwood Community and Cultural Centre undergoes renovation. According to the report, there are no plans to provide an alternate space for local artists for exhibitions during that 18 month … Read more

In the last week, a couple of significant events have taken place affecting this site. The first was the migration of the site from one host computer centre to a new one (still owned by the same host service). This eventually required some reconfiguration of the site structure which threw some site functions into temporary … Read more

THE PETITION READS We the undersigned, respectfully request the Commonwealth Government to mandate the payment of artists’ fees for the loan or new commissioning of artists’ works for exhibition in public galleries and art spaces. We request that the payment level be required to accord with arts industry best practice standards as published in the … Read more

The Lumen Jury is seeking fine art of exceptional merit, originality and artistic talent created in part or in full with the use of a digital device such as a tablet, smartphone, camera and/or computer. Digital photography, iPhone and iPad art, photo manipulation, video or stills of 3-D CGI models, graphic design, illustration, non-narrative film … Read more

Looking Back, 2012, digital photograph, Pokolbin, Hunter Valley, Canon Powershot SX100 IS

A few people have requested additional information on the Personal Properties Securities Act and what this means to artists submitting works for exhibition and sale through a gallery or dealer. The following notice is from the March 2012 NAVA News eBulletin! This is important stuff for all artists. THE NOTICE The Personal Properties Securities Act … Read more

Are you an artist with work on consignment to a gallery for exhibition and sale? If so, this notice from the Copyright Agency Limited is important for you and I strongly recommend you read it. The Agency advises “the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), created under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth), commenced on … Read more

We’ve hit five figures with our visitor count. Over 10,000 visitors and counting. Thanks to all and keep coming! Great to see you.

The organisers invite artists to submit, subject to the conditions specified in the entry form, a painting or composition that depicts life in and around the game and sport of cricket, in settings of backyard, street, beach, park, village green or social-cricket cricket. Entries will be judged by John McDonald (Art Critic), Dr Dick Quan … Read more

Thanks to “The Art Hunter of SA” for the plug and link. Much appreciated. (Checkout this blog – lots of great items on art!)

The Blue Mountains City Council is looking for twelve brilliant photos to feature in their new Road Safety Calendar for older people. The theme of this calendar is “Safe Journeys”. They are looking for images of travel in the Blue Mountains relevant to older people. This can include including bicycles, buses, roads, footpaths – anything … Read more

The Power of One – Oded Bality

    A recent Facebook post by a friend of mine (for you, Paris) raised the old story of if you had enough monkeys pounding away randomly at typewriters (hmmm … better make that word processors) for long enough it is certain one of them will replicate the whole body of Shakespearian text. It’s an … Read more

This is the new logo and tagline I’ve designed for my online training site, Zeventh Art & Technology.

Logo produced for a Harley Street cosmetic surgeon, 2010

The Zeventh Art & Technology website is now operational. Zeventh provides training and support in computing and computer technology to its clients, particularly in the arts sector. Training courses are delivered via the Moodle e-learning platform. Currently only customised “on the job” training modules focusing on WordPress website administration are available to enrolled students. Over … Read more

Noam Chomsky, “Changing Contours of Global Order”, Live lecture Deakin University. Video streaming starts at 7:15 pm (AEDT), on Friday 4 November. http://alturl.com/iunn7

Bill Gates talks about health care (especially disease modelling), education and computer science at the University of Washington http://t.co/OaL0KOV7

What is it about people in absolute power and their megalomanic drive to have it their way at any cost? Tolkien may have had the answer after all. The only remaining question is who has the one ring to rule them (and us) all? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXaHBou0Bo&feature=related

It’s taken a while but I’ve finally relented and plugged in to the major social networks. It’d be good to get my stuff out there. I stop short of getting a smart phone however!

A couple of my mates, Jenny Gabbay and Nadege Lamy, are exhibiting their work at this year’s Sydney Art Show. Details of when and where are shown above. Check it out if you can.

Really happy to announce Nadège’s website is now online. You can check it out here, which is highly recommended. Remember, if you would like a website designed and implemented just send me an email.  

I’ve just set up a temporary redirect from my old gallery site, (event-horizon-gallery.com), to this personal site while I decide where to go next with the old site. Any questions regarding the old gallery can be sent to me here. Cheers, BJ

Entries have been invited for Sculpture at Scenic World and $20000 Acquisitive Award (see below)  

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu. In February, 2008 the doors opened to a new contemporary art gallery in Katoomba, sometimes called “Australia’s First City of the Arts”. In July, 2011 the gallery closed for good. Over the last three and a half years, the Event Horizon Gallery hosted dozens of exhibitions by local artists; … Read more

How much can a face tell about a person? This revealing photographic exhibition explores the stories in the faces of women who’ve met with some of life’s toughest challenges. It is a photographic project and exhibition by Blue Mountains photographer Mandy Schöne-Salter. Mandy Schöne-Salter was the winner of the inaugural Oxford Art Prize for Portraiture … Read more

Just finished setting up the second of this year’s Waste to Art exhibitions managed by Council. This is the Student exhibition featuring the works of local Primary and High Schools. The first exhibition, featuring Community works, was set up last week. Both look fabulous. Go and see them if you can. The Community exhibition runs … Read more

Are you an artist? Need your own website? You could have one real soon and costing much less than you thought. Interested? … contact me for a quote.

OK … mostly set up. The gallery is now in place with its various sections and a fairly representational selection of works. I’ll be adding to (and possibly taking away from) these as time goes by. Enjoy the site and, if it drives you to words, let’s know what you think. And buy something!

This is my new place, still under construction. The walls and roof are up, but I still have to bring in the furniture and set up the decor. More soon.