Author: Glenn Zucman

BA, Psychology, University of Hawaii, MFA, Intermedia Art, Long Beach State. Host of American Public Media's "Border Patrol." Host of KBeach Radio's "Strange Angels." Interested in Identity Art that explores our Oracle-at-Delphi-like straddling of corporeal and virtual realms in our new media century. Civil rights in online space. 10 years of radio conversations with art & culture creators.
People

Ed Brokaw

As young artists, we often have “Imposter Complex”. We feel unworthy. Inadequate. Finding a great teacher, like Ed Brokaw, who believes in you can change everything. Try to believe in yourself. Try to blow past all the fuss about points & grades and things that don’t matter. Clear your field of view and focus on the only thing that does matter, building the art career you want.

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Web Hosting

Notes on all the web hosting companies I’ve used. Or the ones I can remember, anyway. And a few domain name registrars.

Style

Internet Art

The Internet isn’t just a tool to document your art in other media. The Internet is also a compelling contemporary art medium in its own right.

Social Media

Social Media

This week we start or update our professional presence on Instagram, LinkedIn, and other platforms. Connect to your Art 490 classmates, interact with the world, and build your career!

Tools

Website Tutorials

YouTube is a giant ocean of tutorial videos! Here are a few samples for creating your portfolio. There are many more. If you want to do a specific thing, try typing YouTube searches like “Squarespace Center Image” or whatever you’d like to do.

Social Media

Welcome Video

From seconds on TikTok to hours on HBO Max, we live in a video world. This week we summon our inner Charli D’Amelios & Christopher Nolans to make short “Welcome to My Portfolio” videos. Woo!

People

James B. Lansing

James B. Lansing was an audio engineering genius. And a not-so-great businessperson. He died young. Maybe your career can take a different path.

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