+ Help me find...

• local art that I love
• all kinds of different art, artists, skills and services
• ceramic, jewellery, glass and wood artworks
• an artist, installer, curator, photographer, sculptor, blogger
• a calendar to know when regional art shows & sales are happening
• information about art value, prices and what's fair to pay
• information about the business of work together - fees, contracts and more

+ I want local original art in my home, small business or office. I need help to...

• learn about art, discover what I like and where to find it
• understand what would look and feel great in this setting
• find someone who could help me understand what I like, about my needs
• know what I should pay for art, for art consultants and services
• understand about renting and purchasing art, which is best for me
• have a specialized art program designed to suit our needs
• commission a special work
• frame, hang or install art to look great

+ In the workplace, help to...

• build an art collection, run a competition
• develop a corporate brand identity, decor, written and print materials
• work with a jeweller, a ceramic or glass artist to create a corporate gift, an award
• take a unique marketing approach, website design or signage
• energize and modernize the workspace; make it more interesting, motivating, attractive for staff and clients
• have an art program designed that is unique, reflects your culture
• do activities to bring staff together, provide leadership training
• help staff become more creative, innovative
• develop a stimulating environment that fosters that kind of thinking
• host client appreciation activities reflective of your culture and work
• document the development of a product, a project, tell your history, your story and get out to the public
• inspire pride and ownership in employees, a healthy, competitive business model

+ We want to use original art in fundraising and need...

• information to being, to organize
• help to find artists and art
• someone with experience to organize it, guide us through this first year
• help to market our ideas

+ I'm interested in the social and educational aspects of art...

• to do something different, to grow, to learn
• plan a special event, a birthday party that's inspirational, memorable
• organize a unique evening for friends or business colleagues
• host a social art party, a workshop, a studio tour
• have art lessons in private, for my children, with my friends or where I can meet new people
• learn more about making art, art appreciation, develop new skills, become an artist
• to meet kindred spirits, people with similar interests

+ I want to commemorate or celebrate an event, a story, a life, a history by...

• commissioning a photograph, a series to tell the story
• working with a jeweller, a ceramic or glass artist to create a gift, a memorial piece
• finding the perfect painting, or hiring a painter to make it
• having a portrait done of that person or group from life or a photograph
• creating a mural, a mosaic, a drawing or a cartoon to tell that story
• building a monument, a sculpture for display inside out

+ For manufacturing, technology and industry, artists and arts consultants can...

• step back from the process or problem and rethink it entirely differently
• stretch manufacturing ideas beyond engineered solutions
• solve problems, reframing the question, providing different approaches
• get employees thinking more creatively, in new and different ways about problems and design
• offer fresh design help, images, approach and a different perspective
• help with 3D design, creating complex designs easily, to help manufacture new, better and cheaper products
• design furniture, lighting, plumbing fixtures, ceramic tiles, fabric, children's toys, jigsaw puzzles... and more
• help with product development and testing. Paint, fibre, tools... give it to an artist working in that medium
• can also do restoration work, create new monuments
• make models maquette for product development in clay, Styrofoam, cardboard
• offer a fresh new marketing approach to set apart, make unique, using your own photos, story and website

+ In business, hire these artists and art consultants...

• Designers for your website using custom photographs to communicate your organization's mission in images
• Bloggers and videographers to tell and promote your story. Print-makers, sculptors, muralists, and painters do this too
• Photographers are excellent visual storytellers, using your own photos and company brand to develop marketing for your goals
• Corporate arts-based workshops use creative thinking processes to enhance leadership and management skills
• Get original art into your workplace. Innovation and creativity is essential to a healthy, competitive business model. A stimulating environment fosters that kind of thinking