April 2006 Issue No. 11


Hello!
Board News
News
Help Wanted
New Artists
New Merchants
Not a Member?


Hello, AltArtLI.Com members, welcome to another installment of Rant!, the official monthly newsletter of Alternative Arts of Long Island. We are excited to announce that April was the biggest month for new memberships and we would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of our new members and thank them for their support.

Web Site
In our previous newsletters we have referenced the growing traffic at Alternative Arts of Long Island. This past month, we have been averaging between 7000—8000 hits daily. A number of new artists and art enthusiasts have shown interest in our site and we are excited to be seeing this kind of response. Our workload has become overwhelming and we could not be happier about it.

As excited as we are about our growing volume, our main priority here at AltArtLI.Com is not to become the biggest creative forum representing Long Island; it is to become the best for everyone involved with the site.

Web Site
We feel that one of the best ways to obtain our goal is to listen to the needs and advice from our members and implement the best service we can. Our focus over the past few months has been improving and streamlining our web site for the benefit of our users and visitors. This has been a long and tedious process that will probably take several more months to finish, but we feel that these improvements are well worth the work we are putting into them.

While we are making these changes, now would be the time to give us your feedback on how you feel the site has performed so far and what you would like to see in the future.

Please take a minute and click here and send us an email about your thoughts so that we can provide you the service you want.


B O A R D   N E W S

Alternative Arts of Long Island is proud to bring you Board News, a new feather of our newsletter designed to let our members know what's been going on in the AltArtLi.Com message boards from month to month.

The Art Studio:
RE: Art Exhibit & Competition

Tribute to Steam Exhibit
Non-refundable $10 entry fee for up to three (3) entries
Submissions should represent the era of steam powered trains All
entries should include a brief description of the work.
No images of a questionable nature will be accepted .
Any 2-D medium will be considered. Photography will be accepted in this
part of the exhibition. All work should be framed, matted and wired for
hanging or on a display stand. Maximum Image size 20"x30" - Maximum
Frame size 30"x40".
Please mark if your piece is for sale and the value. If sold, 20% of
the sale price will be paid to Hicksville Train Campaign The John Bull
Project.

ericApril 22, 2006

The Art Studio:
Creating A Living Art Museum
We need a place for ALL the Visual Artists of Nassau County & Long Island to be able to exhibit their work. A museum that caters to LIVING artists, would be a great asset to Long Island. The only one that we have, isn't involved in the living artists that are here. There are a tremendous amount of creative people who don't belong to any particular organization & they are not being represented in any way. Artists are the folks who usually don't have any money, so it doesn't make any sense to charge them to belong to anything. We need a representative, not a bunch of clicks for elite people.

We at the Artists Group are in the process of putting together a proposal to create The Long Island Living Museum of Fine Art. We would like to get input from others on what they think about this idea. The building would be a tribute to the working artists of Long Island and create a kind of "Town Square" where the public could gather and experience art in all its many forms. The museum would also be a place where the public could observe artists at work and take classes. Let us know what you think

pandadollApril 17 — April 22, 2006

The Art Studio:
ATTN ALL ARTISTS - THE COUNTRY CORNER GALLERY NEEDS ARTISTS

The Country Corner Gallery in E. Setauket is looking to fill 3 spaces. If interested give them a call at 631 - 751 - 2800.

ericApril 1, 2006

Feedback: The Music Studio:
Re: Music by radiosonic

hey everybody. just wanted to give you all a heads up... radiosonic will be taking a break until Blaise (our lead singer) is back on his feet again. we want to thank you all for your support!

radiosonic

radiosonicApril 15, 2006


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N E W   A R T I S T S

AltArtLI.Com would like to welcome newly added or updated contributing artists--Welcome aboard! The most recent contributors are listed below, with new entries since last newsletter marked with a star.

Eric A. Hurnyak Art Colored Pencil, Ink, and Acrylics
Music Ambient Techno Improv
Literature Poetry
radiosonic Music Brooklyn Studio, Live to CD
Illuminati Murdock Music Collaborative Project
Nicole Walton Literature Phases and Reflections of My Life
theDEXorphan Music A blend of jungle;breakcore;breaks; and a little kiss of dxm
Photography Pixs


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AltArtLI.Com would like to welcome newly added or updated supporting merchants--Welcome aboard! The most recent supporters are listed below, with new entries since last newsletter marked with a star.

Heavy Metal Magazine Art The Adult Illustrated Fantasy Magazine
Literature The Adult Illustrated Fantasy Magazine
Rose & Sage Cafe and Catering Food A Celebration of Good Taste!
Saray Jewelery Jewelry Creator of Fine Jewelry for Over 60 Years
DebbyDoll.Com Art Full Service Design—We Don't Know What We Can't Do
East Coast Brush Works Art Kustom Paint & Airbrush Grafx
Horror Garage Literature Sex, Death, Rock n' Roll
Under the Volcano Literature Still Living Under A Punk Rock


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