I was prompted recently by my creative team to define in words, what I knew intuitively in unspoken terms to be, the BedroomGenius.com Manifesto. Enjoy:

About Us:

BedroomGenius.com is a diverse artist boutique network site with an art events calendar designed to showcase and promote our members’ talents.

In purposely choosing to be a boutique network site with a smaller highly talented community we have created a more intimate uncongested space for our members to network. We strongly believe that this will help all the artists create work of a surprisingly high standard.

Our Aims:

To take the starving artist martyr phase out of being an artist, by concentrating on helping our members’ master their craft, achieve recognition and get paid for their work.

We source, nurture and promote new emerging artists with potential and talent and collaborate with established artists through our events to sell and promote their work as well as connect them with people who can really help take their work further.

The single most important aim of BedroomGenius.com is to launch artists from our ranks to go on to become household well-known names and ultimately stars.

Why We do Events:

There’s an old adage that says, 'A ship is at its safest in port, but in port isn’t where a ship is supposed to be'. Likewise, the same is true for artists.

The work of a photographer and artist is supposed to be in a gallery being discussed, on people’s home walls and in books inspiring the next generation. Actors, performance artists and musicians and singers are supposed to be onstage performing to an audience unplugged and live. Models, Fashion Designers and Make-Up Artists are supposed to see their work going down the catwalk, photos of their work being eagerly read in magazines and ultimately people wearing their creations down the street. And so on.

The acid test for an artist’s work is in an event where the oxygen of the real world meets our creative bubble. Simply put, events help artists, grow, progress and become better artists.

Behind the Scenes:

50% of the BedroomGenius.com community isn’t on the site. Our offline community includes artists, art buyers, gallery owners, fashion designers and the like. This is the invisible community that attends our events and participates in our continued success.

Also in between an event we are planning our next Bedroom Genius.com event. As well as paying full attention to the BedroomGenius.com online community.

What We Ask of You:

Simply, creating an empty profile or adding no gallery to your profile isn’t networking. Also, adding a link to your profile on another website without creating a profile on BedroomGenius.com is lazy networking. We’re not into fast-food networking here we’re more like home food.

Like anything that’s worth doing we believe in doing it well.

All we ask is that members' create a full profile and participate in the Bedroom Genius community. Be it by networking with their fellow members, attending events and responding to casting calls or by participating in the dialogue of how to make BedromGenius.com better serve the needs of all the artists'.

In a nutshell there you have it. This is The Bedroom Genius Manifesto.

Showcase your Genius!

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