Detail by Patrice Snopkowski: LightForms Series, for Woven Light - Photographs, March 27 - April 15, 2019, Arts Centre at Cedar Hill

​Art Openings
Connects your Creativity
to the World

Art Openings previews and attends cultural events
Studio Visits spotlight enterprising people
​Historical Women profiles Canadian artists

SUMMARY 
Art Openings creates informative web content using photos, video clips, and dialogue to tell your story. The photo-journalism format goes beyond words, bringing life and colour to arts events. The webpage link is easily posted on your website and social media platforms. Art Openings posts your webpage on Facebook, TC's GO! section, ChekTV and Arts Victoria the city’s website. My email list includes 800 plus artists, media and cultural contacts.

DESCRIPTION
Art Openings offers a communication service designed to promote your product and skills online. Based in Victoria, I've created over 300 webpages for local artists and cultural events since 2009. While profiling 15 artists and organizations funded by the BC Arts Council for their website, I spoke to artists in Russia, Europe and Northern BC. ​

BENEFITS
This professional, personalized service is a cost effective way to achieve permanent, world-wide coverage. A webpage costs less than a print ad and delivers much more. Your webpage includes at least 10-15 photos and 800 carefully crafted words. Specially designed for web audiences, it’s accessible, informative and visually dynamic. Capturing the lively action in a webpage offers archival material, audience development and community outreach. The cost of this communication service is very reasonable. Please contact me for various services and costs. ​
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Detail: Weaving by Arlene Kohut, member of Victoria Handweavers & Spinners Guild, for their fibre show Texere, April 12-14 2019.

​Nice things they've said...

My show was a great success. People kept coming and it was held over for an extra day. Thanks for your help with the promotional webpage. I was able to refer gallery guests to the webpage, and people unable to attend could view the write-up. Thanks! Catherine Fraser, Isle of Iona at the Chapel Gallery Jan/Feb 2019.

This is a great write-up and presentation on Martina Edmondson’s work. You are such a good writer and Martina's work is so beautiful. I look forward to seeing the show at the Gage Gallery Nov 20-Dec 8 2018. ​Jill Ehlert.
(Jill Ehlert’s solo show The Nature of Creation was at the new Chapel Gallery at St. Matthias Church in Sept/Oct 2018.)​

Thank you so much Kate - This is a FANTASTIC piece. I have always enjoyed Haren Vakil’s work. Such a Delightfully interesting Artist! I look forward to the show at the Gage Gallery Sept 11-22, 2018. (Artist Wendy Picken) ​

Well dear Kate, you did an excellent job!  And a big thank you for taking your job so conscientiously and creatively.
​MUCH appreciated. (Heather Midori Yamada, Aug/Sept 2018 Gage Gallery.)

Thanks for all your hard work promoting Sister’s from Other Mothers (Martin Batchelor Gallery, June 2018)
After one meeting with the three of us you managed to create an event webpage to showcase our exhibition. I highly recommend your Art Openings services to other artists as your work is clear, effective and affordable. Linda Darby.

​Thank you Kate, You wrote a beautiful synopsis of Kirsten Brand’s art. (May, 2018 Gage Gallery) I have met and chatted with her at the Gage when she hosted a group show. Now I am truly impressed with her work. I’ll try to attend the opening and may see you there. Cheers, Irene Khurana. 

Hi Kate - I just had a chance to look at the site, which looks fantastic. I love the photographs and profiles of the artists. Thank you for writing about the opening of the Indigenous Youth Showcase. Sarah Hunt (March 2014 at Open Space)
http://www.artopenings.ca/gifts--open-space.html

Thanks, Kate! What a lovely site. Wonderful work! Maureen Bradley  Sugar Shack Films Inc.

It was great to meet you Kate. Good luck with your website. Sandra Meigs.
Artist Sandra Meigs presents The Basement Panoramas at Open Space 2013 ​
​http://www.artopenings.ca/panoramas--open-space.html

Thank you so much for all the work you did to tell the story of The Witness Blanket from so many perspectives.
Gilakasla, Carey Newman. The Witness Blanket Project, September 2014 at City Hall. ​
​www.artopenings.ca/witness-blanket.html

It's fabulous, Kate. Bravo. Thanks for the Witness Blanket webpage. I look forward to meeting you someday!  Shelagh Rogers

Thanks Kate – this is excellent! I will share this with Robert Bateman – he will be thrilled by it.
​Peter Ord, Managing Director,  The Robert Bateman Centre.

I really appreciate the clarity and effervescence of Offerings/Offrandes!  It is very inviting. Great job, and I am sure it has much to do with the thoughtful visitors dropping into Open Space - many of whom I've never seen before. Congratulations!
​Helen Marzolf, former director of Open Space. http://www.artopenings.ca/offerings.html

​Web Design, Content and Selected Photos: Kate Cino
Arts writer published in Focus, Yam and Boulevard. ​
History in Art degree & Public Relations certificate
​from the University of Victoria. ​

This website and its content is copyright of Art Openings, 2009. All rights reserved. Written permission is required for reproduction of photos or text.  250 598-4009
​kate-cino@shaw.ca

Photo by Roberta Pyx Sutherland. 2019