Here are some general guidelines, suggestions and objectives for posting:
To become a contributor to Tesserae you must be or have been a colleague or student of John Machado, but all are encouraged and welcome to participate in the discussion.
Send an email to request being added as a contributor.
Contributors can make new posts to Tesserae and edit their own posts, but they are not able to make other changes to the blog.
To be a contributor you must first open a free Google account.
You can make responses to posts on Tesserae without being an official contributor by simply clicking on "comments" at the bottom of any post.
Please, be professional and respectful in your posts and responses. You should be analytical and critical in your discussions, but not personal. Participants on this blog will range from novices to professionals. All are welcome.
Remember to restrict your posts to topics of visual art and art history. Some suggestions...
- Discuss a work of art you recently viewed.
- Review an article or book you have read.
- Share a museum going experience.
- Are you traveling in a distant land? Keep us up to date on all the interesting art and architecture you are seeing.
- Pose a question that you would like to hear other people's thoughts on.
- Recommend an upcoming event to attend.
- Share a piece of information that might be useful to other artists and art historians.
UPDATE: An important note on plagiarism.
