Athenaeum - Presented by the Barony of Madrone

What is Athenaeum?

Welcome to the Virtual Athenaeum website!

Athenaeum is a non-competitive Arts & Sciences showcase event hosted by the Barony of Madrone. It has become the largest arts and sciences display event in the Kingdom of An Tir and is highly anticipated every year.

Athenaeum V took place in person on July 9, 2022. Athenaeum VI is scheduled for June 24, 2023. For more information, check back at this website: https://baronyofmadrone.net/baronial-events/athenaeum/

Due to health concerns, in 2020 and 2021 a Virtual event was held. This website is where you will find the exhibits written by the artists and artisans for those two years of Virtual Athenaeum, and the links and information used to make the event work.

Check out the amazing array of Exhibits via the tab above.

We look forward to seeing you and sharing the joy of Arts & Sciences in An Tir!

Spike and Enzio, the Baroness and Baron of Madrone process into court at the Kingdom Arts and Sciences Championships in An Tir

Photo Courtesy of Mistress Roana Aldinoch, OP

Welcome to Madrone

We are overjoyed at the success of our first Virtual Athenaeum which took place on July 18, 2020 and we look forward to more stops along the Road to Athenaeum in the months ahead. It was wonderful to see the works of artisans and join with you in positive community.

We especially look forward to welcoming the artisans of An Tir back to Athenaeum again in the summer of 2021.

— Enzio & Spike, Baron and Baroness of Madrone

Reference Library

Articles & Tutorials

Reference Library conferences, for exhibitors, zoom

Athenaeum Zoom Experience

byMadrone Webster June 21, 2021 No Comments

How to navigate everything Athenaeum 2021.

Reference Library for exhibitors, how-to, video

If You Want to Use Video in Your Exhibit

byMadrone Webster May 15, 2021 No Comments

You may wish to make a video showing process or progress of your work for readers to access in your exhibit. We have some tips for you.

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Zoom 101

byMadrone Webster May 11, 2021 No Comments

View one or both of these videos recorded for last year’s Athenaeum to learn or refresh Zoom techniques to participate in the event.

Image of Wells Cathedral with trees and grey sky

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How to Edit and Manage Images

byGera Gangolffin May 2, 2021 No Comments

Taking digital images and editing them for website use is an easy-to-learn skill. Tools, support articles, and help from the Athenaeum tech team abound!

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Tutorial: Editing Images for the Web

byGera Gangolffin April 26, 2021 No Comments

We’ll discuss editing and managing images for your exhibit.

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Tutorial: Writing for the Web v.2: Research Paper Transformation

byMadrone Athenaeum Webster April 25, 2021 No Comments

This tutorial focuses on transforming the structure, voice, and content of a research paper to an online audience. We will cover things like audience selection, user reading behavior, and how to capture your audience’s attention throughout your post.

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Tutorial: Writing for the Web v.1 Writing from Scratch

byMadrone Athenaeum Webster April 25, 2021 No Comments

This tutorial focuses on the planning, organization, and writing style considerations you should understand before writing a web post. Then we talk about the editing process so you can be sure you are publishing quality content your readers will actually read!

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Tutorial: WordPress Basics

byMadrone Athenaeum Webster April 24, 2021 No Comments

This tutorial introduces you to WordPress as someone who might create posts or pages (content).

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Tutorial: Exhibit Project and Process Series

byMadrone Athenaeum Webster March 31, 2021 No Comments

This is an ongoing series for some project definition and approach ideas from Dame Cristiana, former Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences.

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How to Participate in Virtual Athenaeum in 2021

byMadrone Athenaeum Webster March 15, 2021 No Comments

Ways to participate in this year’s event and how to get started! We hope to see you here!

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Resources for Exhibitors

byMadrone Athenaeum Webster March 13, 2021 No Comments

There are a lot of pieces and parts to creating your Exhibit page. The Athenaeum team is here to help your art get onto your page! Here are some resources we thought you would find helpful.