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IEA on Social Media
We take great joy in shining a spotlight on IEA members’ work through our active and vibrant presence on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Our goals are to: • highlight and celebrate the work and accomplishments of IEA members; • announce new opportunities; • engage and educate people about encaustic arts; and • foster a sense of community among encaustic artists.
Have you shared your current social media handles with us? We suggest that you log into your IEA profile to check that your social media info is up-to-date. We also ask members to grant us permission to share their work by signing a terms of usage permission form. Through our @iea_encaustic account, we regularly share work of artists who have granted us their permission. With more than 3,500 followers, our posts get lots of attention and interaction.
We also invite members to tag us in their posts. Use these two hashtags whenever you post:
#iea_encaustic #internationalencausticartists
You can also follow these hashtags to see lots of inspirational posts by other artists working in wax.
www.instagram.com/iea_encaustic/
Images courtesy IEA Artists. All rights reserved.
Be sure to visit us on Pinterest and Facebook.
www.pinterest.com/ ieaencaustic/
www.facebook.com/ international.encaustic.artists
Need help getting started? Email us at
socialmedia@international-encaustic-artists.org.
It Takes a Team!
As an all-volunteer organization, it takes a team of to create and sustain our social media presence. We extend a very warm and special thank you to former Social Media Director, Shary Bartlett, who worked tirelessly for 2 years to build, guide, and nurture IEA’s social media team. We feel privileged to now have a truly international social media team coordinated by Social Media Director, Regina Quinn, with members from across Canada, Europe, and the United States, including:
Emma Ashby Peter Blackmore Joe Celli Cindy Clark Alison Fullerton Isabelle Gaborit Sally Hootnick JuliAnne Jonker Deni Karpowich Birgit Kentrat Lyn Kirkland Gina Louthian-Stanley Ursi Lysser Megan MacDonald Barb Mizik Judy Pickett Caryl St. Ama Melissa Stephens Trudie Wolking Connie Wood Ulyana Zavyalova
Become an IEA Member
IEA supports the growth and advancement of artists at all stages of their careers, and provides opportunities and resources within a global community. This past year, IEA provided 42 Art Heals grants to help our members with supplies and education and sponsored digital juried exhibitions like Vignettes in Wax and Words. Artists at all levels are welcome to join www.international-encaustic-artists.org/JoinIEA.
