326: Spring Fund Drive: Andrei Taraschuk on the beautiful world of Art Bots

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Andrei Taraschuk. Using computer skills from his
day job as a software engineer, Taraschuk creates and manages a
fleet of art bots that post images of art across Twitter,
Facebook, and other social media. In our interview we talk about
the structure of an art bot, which social media platforms have
responded best to bots, and why we need art in our daily lives.
To find out more about Andrei visit www.offtheeasel.com, where
you can create your own art bot to share the art you love.


 


On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have the History of
Ceramics Instagram feed. If you need a break from politics and
the pandemic you can fill your feed with photographs of ceramic
vessels and sculptures from global history. Images are tagged
with links to the Metropolitan Museum, Sotheby’s, or other
institutions to help you research your favorite genres of
historical pottery and sculpture. To join in follow
@historyofceramics on Instagram.


 


Hey Red Clay Rambler fans, we have embarked on our ninth season
of the show and to celebrate we are having a spring fund drive.
Since the quarantine started, I’ve gotten emails of support about
how the podcast helps listeners feel connected to the friends
they can’t physically be around. The podcast continues to be a
great way to connect with other artists from the comfort and
safety of your own home studio. You can support the show with a
donation through the Pay Pal donation portal at
www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/donate or by making a monthly
pledge at patreon.com/redclayrambler. If you join Patreon
today you can access perks like t-shirts, water bottles and other
podcast swag, as well as having access to the Patreon exclusive
Tales from the Vault podcast, which features remastered episodes
that are no longer available on major podcast apps. Your donation
or pledge will help me reach the goal of raising $3000 for this
fund drive. Thanks for listening and stay safe out there.