DESIGNING YOUR ARTIST WEBSITE WITH SQUARESPACE
led by Ana María Agüero Jahannes, Vibe Is Bright
Learn how to design your own artist website in this 2-part workshop that gets you the opportunities you want, whether that’s to secure grant funding, get your best work in front of the right people, or increase requests for projects. As artists we often turn designing our website into another creative project, but the process can actually be straightforward and you can check “make website” off your to-do list. And that doesn’t mean your site has to lack your personality or brand identity. This workshop is for any artist who wants to design or redesign their own website, is new to Squarespace or needs help getting focused and organized.
You’ll learn:
What makes an artist website effective, what’s essential to include on your site and what you can save for later.
How to design a wireframe -- a lo-fi blueprint that presents the structure and layout of pages, what content is displayed, and how the elements connect throughout the site.
How to use Squarespace to bring your wireframe to life. We’ll walk through setting up Squarespace, creating pages, page sections and element blocks to add content, applying colors and fonts and connecting your domain name.
The 2-part workshop will be held via Zoom and participation is strongly encouraged. Participants are expected to attend both sessions and complete a homework assignment in between. For homework, you’ll need: postcards/post-it notes/cut paper, a few sheets of paper and pencil for your wireframe.
Limited to 20 participants. A recording will be made available to those who register, but live participation is essential!