How to Read the LSAG Newsletter

This message is to assist members in reading the newsletter.  The newsletter & the blog are the same thing.  The newsletter that you get in your email box each week on Tuesday is a page with a series of brief articles in a blogged format.  That email has to be clicked on in some way for you to get all of the information on any given article.  You will NOT get all of the info by looking strictly at the email alone. 

Please note:  This is an explanatory post & includes some events that may have passed to  help you see HOW to read the post---NOT as information.  Please see the current newsletter for the most updated info.

To read the entire newsletter IN FULL, click on the link VISIT LSAG'S BLOG which will be on the upper right side of the email.  Once you click on that, you will see a watercolor abstract page.  If you don't, you are not on the blog main page.  You may have to click on Older Posts at the bottom to read the rest of that week's newsletter if it doesn't fit on one page.  Notice the publishing date to follow if an article is from that week or from a past week.

·         Visit LSAG's Blog  <<<<<<<TO READ ALL OF THE NEWSLETTER 

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To read ALL of a single post, click on the title or headline of the post or 'read more'.  Do not rely on reading the teaser seen in the email.  This will NOT give you the full details.  Scan the postings & click on the ones you wish to read.

 

TO READ JUST THE POST OR POSTS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, CLICK THE HEADLINE/TITLE OR 'READ MORE' of EACH post of interest.

Houston Art Society Show: Walk ins Accepted  <<<<<HEADLINE OR TITLE

Apr 13, 2015 07:36 pm | Lone Star Art Guild

The Houston Art Society invites you to enter our Spring Open Art Show on Saturday April 25, 2015.    Artist Chuck Rawle will be our judge.      Enter your work on line or as a walk-in on April 25th.  The on-line registration is open now.  We open walk-in registration at 8:30 until 10:00 am on April 25th.   Bring your paintings at that time to 900 Echo Lane Houston, TX 77024  read more  <<<<<READ MORE

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WHERE'S THE DATE?

Read the date of the event, the registration deadline date, or other important date information in the body of the post or the headline / title.  Do not mistake the publishing date under the title for a date relating to the event.  The best way to avoid confusion is to click on the event you are interested in & read it. 

   

Houston Art Society Show: Walk ins Accepted

WHEN PUBLISHED & NOT THE DATE OF THE EVENT>>>Apr 13, 2015 07:36 pm | Lone Star Art Guild

The Houston Art Society invites you to enter our Spring Open Art Show on Saturday April 25, 2015. <<<<<<DATE OF THE EVENT    Artist Chuck Rawle will be our judge.      Enter your work on line or as a walk-in on April 25th.  The on-line registration is open now.  We open walk-in registration at 8:30 until 10:00 am on April 25th.   Bring your paintings at that time to 900 Echo Lane Houston, TX 77024  read more

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BFAL: Plein Air Paint Out Apr. 16<<<<<DATE OF THE EVENT

DATE PUBLISHED; NOT THE DATE OF THE EVENT>>>>> Apr 13, 2015 07:36 pm | Lone Star Art Guild

A PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT is scheduled for Thursday, April 16  <<<<<DATE OF THE EVENT from 9 am-3 pm at the Antique Rose Emporium in historic Independence, Tx. Sponsor is Brenham Fine Arts League. The event is for benefit of the scholarship fund, which awards 3 graduates each May.  Cost is $40 payable in advance.  This is a great opportunity to spend a day in a beautiful setting, painting and networking with old read more

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Reminders:

-Submissions must be sent to   lsagannouncements@gmail.com.  Emails sent to other addresses will likely NOT be received in time.

-The best posts are simple emails.  JPEGS---the only attachment we can use--are best for a photo to embellish the text in your email.  JPEG documents often come out fuzzy & unclear.

-Leagues should combine multiple announcements when possible.  Show announcements always are separate.

-ANYone can submit ANY ART related announcement.  YOU or someone in your league is responsible for re-posting.  We do not re-post.

-Your submission is NOT instantly posted; it must be PUBLISHED.  As such, allow at least a week's time when considering a posting.  We do not post events that have passed.

-The deadline each & every week is SUNDAY MIDNIGHT.  Publishing typically occurs on a Monday, & the newsletter is sent out on a Tuesday afternoon.

-Edit & check your post before sending.  Corrections / additions need to be RE-sent with the full text corrected &/or any details added.  While we will make some grammatical corrections, it is time dependent.

-In the subject line of your post email, give the important, updated info:  the league or organization, the event, the date.  

BFAL: Plein Air Paint Out Apr. 16

Apr 13, 2015 07:36 pm | Lone Star Art Guild

A PLEIN AIR PAINT OUT is scheduled for Thursday, April 16 from 9 am-3 pm at the Antique Rose Emporium in historic Independence, Tx. Sponsor is Brenham Fine Arts League. The event is for benefit of the scholarship fund, which awards 3 graduates each May.  Cost is $40 payable in advance.  This is a great opportunity to spend a day in a beautiful setting, painting and networking with old read more

For announcements about shows, it is in your best interest to put the date of the show, the deadline for registration, or some other detail like you accept walk ins.   

Houston Art Society Show: Walk ins Accepted

Apr 13, 2015 07:36 pm | Lone Star Art Guild

The Houston Art Society invites you to enter our Spring Open Art Show on Saturday April 25, 2015.    Artist Chuck Rawle will be our judge.      Enter your work on line or as a walk-in on April 25th.  The on-line registration is open now.  We open walk-in registration at 8:30 until 10:00 am on April 25th.   Bring your paintings at that time to 900 Echo Lane Houston, TX 77024  read more

-The blog main page has search options, links to leagues, & informational pages including the detailed 'How to Post/ Posting Policies', 'Getting the Most from the Blog/ Newsletter',& 'Using the LSAG Database'.

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If you  have a question about how to read the newsletter, please email us at  lsagannouncements@gmail.com.

LSAG Communications 

 

LSAG: Reminders on Your Advertising Advantage

How To Post & Posting Policies

At a Glance...

-ART RELATED POSTS only, please.
-Keep it SHORT & to the point:  Think invitation---not essay!
-GIVE IT A TOPIC in your subject line.  That is your headline.  "Posting" or "Please post" is NOT a headline.
-ALWAYS LINK the reader to contact information or a website.
-Mind the deadline:  SUNDAY MIDNIGHT every week for Tuesday's newsletter.
-Post your event AT LEAST A WEEK AHEAD of the date or deadline. 
-EDIT your post before you send it.  We do NOT make minor correction requests.
-We do NOT re-post for you.  You must post each & every time you wish your announcement be included in our newsletter up to once per week.
-Yes to pictures!  They make posts pretty.  But only in JPEG format.
-Avoid the ampersand (& sign).  Use "and" instead.
-Your announcement is NOT posted instantly; it must be PUBLISHED. 


Details...
How do I post?  Read ahead for more details or click the 'How to Post' link at the top of this page. 

WHO can post an event? 
ANYone who has an ART related event they wish to share
  *We do not post events or businesses outside of art related ones.

 

 

WHY post?

Posting=Advertising!  And it is free!  Make your event more successful with advertising.

WHEN should you post?

NO LESS than a WEEK PRIOR to the EVENT or DEADLINE.
Post NO LATER than SUNDAY midnight for posts going out in that week's e-newsletter.
Your email does not instantly get posted in an automatic way when you send it.  It must be published; thus the Sunday deadline.　
 *We do NOT post events that will have already passed at the time of the e-news mass email on each Tuesday.
*Any post sent on Mondays and Tuesdays will not be posted until the following week's e-newsletter provided the event did not already occur.
 

HOW does someone create a post?

Send an E-MAIL to lsagannouncements@gmail.com; it is that simple.

Usually, your subject line will be the headline of your post.

*Keep your headline short and to the point.  Long headlines will be edited.
*Focus on the most immediate or significant element of the post---an upcoming deadline for example or your star artist who is doing the workshop and the dates.

WHAT is needed for a post?

BASICS for any invitation:
WHAT IT IS, DATE, TIME, PLACE, ADDRESS, CONTACT, and RSVP DEADLINE.
 

*If you put it on a party invitation, you put it on a post.
*You may also include other relevant information:  fees?  short artist bio?

*Most read posts are short and to the point...but still complete.

HOW OFTEN should you post for a given event?

Once a week or every other week PRIOR to the event (and DURING the event if it is an exhibit for example) 

*The more you advertise your event, the better attended it will be.
*Please observe web etiquette (known as netiquette) and don't hog the blog.  Combine related posts when possible.
*As a membership benefit, our member leagues may post each and every league event. 
*Friends of LSAG are also welcome to post events, but you are limited to one per week.

Do you automatically RE-RUN posts?

NO, we do NOT ever re-run posts automatically or with an advance request.

*Re-posting is up to you, your public relations/publicity person, or other person in charge of such duties to both post and re-post information as often as it is wished to be sent to the membership.
*YOU must re-send your post EACH WEEK you wish it to appear in the newsletter.

*Occasionally, LSAG Communications will write a post to re-cap events, shows, or other upcoming art opportunities.  This is related EXCLUSIVELY to the posts we have received for the newsletter and do not come from any other source including our website. 

HOW OFTEN do you post the same message?

ONCE in a week; multiple posts are discarded.

As already noted:

*As a membership benefit, our member leagues may post each and every league event. 
*Friends of LSAG are also welcome to post events, but you are limited to one per week.

CAN I INCLUDE a picture?

YES, in JPEG format attached to the email; we cannot copy other formats or documents.

*If your picture does not show up in a post, it was probably not sent in the correct format.
*If you send a document in another format, we will show you courtesy by sending you a reply that it is not able to be published.  Repeatedly sending posts in the wrong format will not be acknowledged.  

WHAT should I NOT include in a post?
We do not post excessively long posts nor those items that would be inappropriate at an LSAG show.
 

*Please do not send forms or applications as we will not be able to post them. 
*We do not post full length newsletters, a full prospectus on a show, the syllabus for a class or workshop offered, or any similar overly long post. 
*Posts are meant as advertisements or announcements and should be short and to the point and provide contact info for more details on your website or through an individual.
*Instead send the LINK or website to access those forms or details if members are interested.

*Our members are comprised of people of all ages---including our youngest members at the elementary school level and up.  Because of that, we will not post things that suggest violence, strong nudity, or other things that may be deemed inappropriate to those viewers.

 

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO to make my post look as professional as possible?

*Click on your SPELL CHECK before sending and EDIT just as you would a letter to a friend. *DOUBLE CHECK dates and details. 
*Be sure you've included the most IMMEDIATE points such as a deadline that occurs prior to the event itself. 
*The body of your email becomes the body of your post. 
*READ over your post before sending as if you are NOT familiar with the event to see if it is clearly communicated to other readers who are also not going to be familiar.
*Avoid using the ampersand (&) symbol.  It makes posts messy.  This is how it will look:  &&  We do our best to adjust your copy, but depending on time, we may not be able to fix it.



WHAT about CORRECTIONS?
We're sorry, but we canNOT honor requests to make minor corrections to your post.  However, if you have an error that effects your event, we will do our best to make the correction.  See below.

*Punctuation and grammatical errors as well as misspellings you may have missed are not changeable until you re-post for the following newsletter.  Make your corrections prior to re-submitting your post as you wish it to appear.
*However, if you find a major error that effects your event such as an error in DATE, TIME, PLACE, or CONTACT INFORMATION, please RE-submit your ENTIRE POST WITH the correction made and add a note to us about it being the corrected version.  The subject line should read Corrected:  followed by your previous subject line.  If you do not do this, we will assume it is just a duplicate and discard it.  You must still mind the deadline of Sunday midnight though we will do our best to make a relevant correction as soon as possible.
*All posts are subject to editing so that we can produce a professional newsletter.



WHY don't you ERASE OLD posts?
Our blog is our newsletter and the history of the events and activities offered by our leagues and friends of LSAG over the course of the LSAG year--roughly August to July though we do overlap a bit so nothing gets missed.  Just as you would not cut out pieces and parts of a physical newsletter before you archive it, we do not do this to our e-newsletter either.  If your group has old posts under its name, please note those old posts also show the past date associated with them much like a newspaper would.  We recommend you consider your dynamic group's current offerings and submit a new post to update everyone in our greater guild.  Come August or September, you will see the posts from the year before disappear.  That is with the exception of those posts considered to be LSAG Helps to assist our members with various aspects of the guild that are not bound by a deadline or date limitation (ie-show definitions, guidelines, etc.).  With those exceptions, there's never posts from 2 or more years listed under a given month. 

If you are a Friend of LSAG advertiser, keep in mind this is a complimentary service to your business.  We reserve the right to decline advertising to those who abuse the grace in which it is given. 

MORE QUESTIONS about posts?

Send an email to lsagannouncements@gmail.com; subject line: Posting Question

Where's My Announcement???

Don't see your announcement? 

And your event is around the corner? 

What gives?

 

Actually, you haven't given it to us to re-post it.

 

-Remember to re-post your announcements each week you wish them to be in the e-newsletter.

We are not able to re-post for nearly 20 leagues.

 

-Deadline for publishing is each Sunday at midnight for the following Tuesday's newsletter. 

 

-The more you re-post, the more you advertise.

The more you advertise, the better attended your event will be.

Posting to the Blog: How To Use It To Your Advantage

Posting to the Blog / E-Newsletter is how we communicate across the many miles that make up our great guild.  

Be informed & know how to post to take advantage of this far reaching opportunity.  Read over the basics below or get more info from the detailed version (also below).

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*Be sure your show chairs & other league event coordinators know the ropes of posting.

*Remind your members that the best way to know about art related opportunities outside of their own league is to receive the e-newsletter from us each week or check the blog regularly.  Convenient links to the blog or to sign up for the newsletter are on the LSAG website.  The e-newsletter is sent out once per week.

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The Basics for Everyone:

-Post events no later than a week prior to event or deadline you are advertising.

-Publishing closes on Sunday of each week.  Post events no later than a Sunday for inclusion in that week's e-newsletter.   
Your email does not instantly get posted in an automatic way when you send it.  
It must be published; thus the Sunday deadline. 

-Pictures must be in JPEG format.  No others will post.

-Keep posts short & to the point... but be complete.
Link members to your website or a contact person & contact info.

-Focus your headline (subject line of the email) on the most immediate or most significant element.

-We do not re-post.  You must re-send the post or send an updated one to have it in another newsletter.

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The Details:

How To Post

WHO can post an event? 
ANYone who has an ART related event they wish to share.  

*We do not post events or businesses outside of art related ones.

WHY post?

Posting=Advertising!  And it is free!  Make your event more successful with advertising.  

WHEN should you post?

NO LESS than a WEEK PRIOR to the EVENT or DEADLINE.  And post NO LATER than SUNDAY midnight for posts going out in that week's e-newsletter. 

*We do NOT post events that will have already passed at the time of the e-news mass email.
*Announcements sent on Mondays & Tuesdays will not be posted until the following week's e-newsletter provided the event did not already occur.  Your email does not instantly get posted in an automatic way when you send it.  It must be published; thus the Sunday deadline. 

HOW does someone create a post?

Send an E-MAIL to lsagannouncements@gmail.com; it is that simple.

Usually, your subject line will be the headline of your post.  

*Keep your headline short & to the point. 

*Focus your headline on the most immediate or significant element of the post---an upcoming deadline for example or your star artist who is doing the workshop & the dates.

WHAT is needed for a post?

BASICS for any invitation:  

WHAT IT IS, DATE, TIME, PLACE, ADDRESS, CONTACT, RSVP DEADLINE.

*If you put it on a party invitation, you put it on a post. 

*You may also include other relevant information:  fees? supplies? short artist bio?

*Most read posts are short & to the point...but still complete.

HOW OFTEN should you post for a given event?

Once a week or every other week PRIOR to the event (& DURING the event if it is an exhibit for example)  

*The more you advertise your event, the better attended it will be.

Do you automatically RE-RUN posts?

NO, we do NOT re-run posts.  

*Re-posting  is up to you, your public relations/publicity person, or other person in charge of such duties to both post & re-post information as often as they wish it to be sent to the membership.

*Occasionally, LSAG Communications will write a post to re-cap events, shows, or other art opportunities.  This is related EXCLUSIVELY to the posts we have received.  

HOW OFTEN do you post the same message?

ONCE in a week; multiple posts are discarded.

CAN I INCLUDE a picture?

YES, in JPEG format attached to the email; we cannot copy other formats or documents.

*If your picture doesn't show up on the post, it was probably not sent in the correct format.

WHAT should I NOT include in a post?

*Please do not send forms or applications as we will not be able to post them.  Instead send the LINK or website to access those forms if members are interested.

*Our members are comprised of people of all ages---including our youngest members at the elementary school level & up.  Because of that, we will not post things that suggest violence, strong nudity, or other things that may be deemed inappropriate for those viewers.  

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO to make my post look as professional as possible?

*Click on your SPELL CHECK before sending & EDIT just as you would a letter to a friend. 

*DOUBLE CHECK dates & details.  

*Be sure you've included the most IMMEDIATE points such as a deadline that occurs prior to the event itself.  

*The body of your email becomes the body of your post.  

*READ over your post before sending as if you are NOT familiar with the event to see if it is clearly communicated to other readers who are also not going to be familiar.
*AVOID the ampersand (&).  They quickly make posts messy.  We often edit posts to avoid this, but if time does not allow, they will make their messy mark.  &&&&&  

MORE QUESTIONS about posts?

Send an email to lsagannouncements@gmail.com; subject line: Posting Question