Community News

"This is December and it seems to be happening quickly! There is so much going on in Second Life right now it is impossible for me and I bet you to do and see it all. Here are the things I am involved with making happen this month." Read more on the blog.

"No stranger to the arts scene, TerraMerhyem presents a popular figure.   On first meeting her, one is immediately struck by her warm-hearted and loving nature.    Terra’s avatar is striking, hard to miss in a crowd: tall, willowy and adorned in wondrous costumes reflective of her love of mythology, and oh, of course, her self-confessed narcissism.  She also has a tremendous sense of humour as you’ll see from her responses to my questions." Read more on the blog.

"With the excitement of the announcement of the grants being awarded, we will be giving a glimpse at the artists themselves. First up is Jennifer Steele. Jennifer is an RL artist as well as a potential Art Educator at SLEA. Also known inworld by the name Steele Wilder, Jennifer has a passion for the arts that is nearly palpable. We look forward to seeing what this grant winner will bring to SLEA." Read more on the blog.

"My eyes glanced over the butterflies as all the warmth from the colors surrounded me. I sat down for a moment onto the hard surface and peered out over the darkness in front of me. My eyes drifted to the mask in the corner. It’s dark eyes seemed to penetrate through me. As if it could see and hear every thought in my head. With each blink the area around me changed. Little flecks of fire soared through the air." Read more on the blog.

"Sisi Biederman is a wizard with photography. She layers and layers them into beautiful works that can be fantastical, or draw out fond reminiscence of times past. Some are strange, maybe even a bit foreboding at times, but they are always a wonderful ride for the eyes and mind." Read more on the blog.

"SLEA Bloggers would like to introduce Aquaglo (Aqua th Oracle) – SLEA Art Education Advisor. Aqua has kindly offered her thoughts on the legacy and future for virtual world arts. Thank you Aqua!" Read more on the blog.

"On Friday, November 2020, the Second Life Endowment for the Arts (SLEA) announced the first group of artists who have been awarded grants to use the new SLEA art facilities in the first six months of 2021." Read more on the blog.

"Currently open at Raging  Graphix Gallery, curated by Raging Bellls is Enigma, another fascinating selection of art and words by Ladmilla and Eli Medier." Read more on the blog.

"I got an invitation to attend the exhibtion of Sophie de Saint Phalle at the Galleries of New Babylon. New Babylon is the new location of the former Babylon Berlin Club." Read more on the blog.

"Upon arrival at the, “[YOBE] Yoko Ayukawa’s Art Gallery” I found myself surrounded by vibrant colors and whimsical artworks that brought a feeling of joy and youthfulness to my heart. While the gallery itself is small and cozy, the space is still open and welcoming." Read more on the blog.

"Of Bots and Blossoms is the new exhibition by Ciottolina Xue that opens today, November 14, at The 22 art space in Bellisseria. It combines two different sets of virtual sculptures by the artist. In one set, it shows robots in scenes that may be, at the same time, somewhat funny and poetic. The other part is presented as a garden in which blossoms are associated with a symbolic field that encompasses the ideas of birth and motherhood." Read more on the blog.

Click over to watch the video on YouTube.

"Ilyra Chardin is an artist and designer, whose work has been featured in numerous installations and exhibits across the grid. Her art work crosses media and styles, spanning from real life and digital to SL art.  First and foremost, Ilyra is a storyteller." Read more on the blog.

"Simon’s  Town Art Gallery is fortunate to have the visual art of Hillany Scofield on exhibit, open now, and open to all." Read more on the blog.

"I want to get better at photo processing, so I have a few questions for you guys...

1. What software do you use to process your photos?

2. How long does it take you to process a single photo?

3. I'm looking for beautiful bokeh material. Where do you get the materials you use to process your photos?

4. What did you look at to learn about photo processing?"

Click over to read more questions and respond on Flickr.

"This is a grand finale, a sad farewell to show our gratitude to UWA and all that they did for us as artists, curators, and residents of SL. Their work brought life and beauty to all of us and made the art world in Second Life a thing to behold." Read more on the blog.

"I made more art in RL. I put up a gallery. Come see if you'd like." Read more on Flickr.

"It is said that Jennifer Steele’s paintings fall into the genre of representational impressionism, that they are painted in a combination of acrylic and oil paints. I respectfully disagree. It makes far more sense that she paints in dreams. No… You misread that. She doesn’t paint dreams. She paints IN dreams. She, surely, has found a way to dip her brush into Morpheus’ personal palette and slather the very fabric of the dreamworld across a canvas. Every piece has an almost surreal, otherworldly quality that I find, counterintuitively, both comforting and disturbing." Read more on the blog.

"On Wednesday, October 21st, a new exhibtion was opened at La Maison d’Aneli. It features the art of Hermes Kondor, chapichapo Delvalle, Gabriel Redrose, Renoir Adder, Moya Patrick, Carelyna, Magda Schmidtzau and Jipe Loon." Read more on the blog.

"The new Itakos Project Art Gallery present, “Memories of a Foreign Reality” By Etamae and Imaginary Footprints" Read more on the blog.

"This is it! This is the day I’ve been planning since I decided a few months ago to turn Sinful Retreat into an art sim. Back at the end of July/the beginning of August, I started contacting artists offering up sections of my sim to do with as they would, to create a cohesive environment out of incongruent styles of art. What we celebrate now is the first iteration of that vision. Represented on the sim currently are 10 different artists including myself. More are waiting in the wings to take sections over in the coming months to begin the process of evolution. From here on out, the sim will continue to slowly change and develop in new directions. " Read more on the blog.

"Inara Pey shows you Second Life through her eyes. Take yourself on a virtual trip." Read more on the blog.

"Before many children learn the directions to their house, they learn how to get to Neverland, Anouk Lefavre shares that wonder." Read more on the blog.

"Blues Rocker has been involved in the Art scene in Second Life since 2011. In his life he has experienced and created art in many ways." Read more on the blog.

"The start of October brings with it the opening – on Monday October 5th at 12:30 SLT – another provocative exhibition at Nitroglobus Roof Gallery, curated by Dido Haas." Read more on the blog.