2008-2010
Special thanks to Caroline Beever for her ongoing effort:
Taking photos of art accepted into Regional exhibits;
Uploading photos of accepted work onto the FCCA web server;
Preparing monthly slideshows for the Frederick Gallery;
Lending support & encouragement.
Web Operational Objectives
To support Curator by providing online exhibit schedule, prospectus, contract;
As well as, a research resource for out-of-area artists contemplating submitting to an FCCA exhibit, or who have already been accepted to & need validation. Support includes:
(many in professional art fields must be able to prove their past acceptance into FCCA jurored exhibits, for activities such as tenure board);-- Catalogue of past & present art exhibits
-- As well as, Jurors’ Statements & Awards listing;
-- Archived pages of past exhibits that
FCCA staff, members, and
artists can use as a reference or as a means of showing examples of artwork to
family/friends;
To support FCCA Members:
-- Members Gallery,
-- Online Membership & Volunteer forms,
-- Hot News (upcoming events), Membership Chair News, Board of Trustee Announcements, President Letter, Curator's Reports, etc.
-- Art Around Town listings;
To provide online access to other information: history, art links, art articles, etc.
Key Web Stats
Stats lost prior to 2008.
During past three years, 46546 web pages have been viewed
by visitors to our website (averaged 1300 pages per month).
During last 6-months, average has run 4000 web pages viewed each month (Oct was low).
Exhibit information pages are the most popular.
Visitor Views of
FCCA’s 2009 & 2010 Lists of Exhibits
Call-for-Entries
Views in 2009 & 2010
FY 2010 Gallery Pages
Members’ Gallery 2009 Page
2010 Membership Page Views
Board Members, Artists, Members need to write their own notices for the web (just as they do for the NL). Normally, a webmaster is strictly a technician, without subject knowledge.
Everyone with a piece of the information / pie should keep all nodes of the FCCA's public affair outlets informed of ongoing or upcoming events: newsletter, webmaster, facebook/twitter, and PR Chair & staff.
Webmaster's Resignation
I have enjoyed being the FCCA webmaster during the last 3-years (and for two years in 2005-06); Being a right-brain/left-brain person, I do truly enjoy designing/building/managing a full-size business website, with (2) artshows changing EVERY month (but one) – as well as, corresponding/helping artists in USA & around the World.
However, I am resigning as the FCCA webmaster effective December 31, 2010.
- Please note: By that time, FCCA must acquire a credit card and take over the monthly fees for the website before January 2, 2011: My final payment for those fees will occur on December 2, 2010, and web server companies automatically charge one's credit card for payment.
- The Board has indicated that others are interested in this position. This is a vital task that needs to be taken on by an interested designer who has time and skill, with perhaps the assistance of a web team.
Suggestions
I hope FCCA Board finds someone for the webmaster position:
- Who is willing to put in 30-80-120 hours/month
,
- depending on how helpful, organized, & efficient the Board, artists, &/or Members are at getting complete news & images prepared & sent to the WebTeam in a timely manner to be placed on the website.
- Or if the webmaster must spend time researching & writing news (which is like pulling teeth for most).
- With the ability & efficiency, to:
- Design
- Build
- Edit
- Maintain/manage
- A full-size business website with (2) gallery shows changing EVERY month (but one – so far).
- And with willingness to work with Frederick Gallery Curator & WebTeam.
- For the better good of the entire organization, Members, artists, Art Community, & Public.
As for my briefing, Webmaster@FCCAva.org (until December 31, 2010).