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What is Athenaeum?
Athenaeum has become the largest arts and sciences display event in the Kingdom of An Tir and is highly anticipated every year.
This Virtual Athenaeum concept was devised as a way to keep the momentum and spirit of Athenaeum going and to continue to foster collaboration among our Kingdom's Arts & Sciences community in the wake of the necessary cancellation of in-person Athenaeum.
We invite you to join us in the return of our Arts & Sciences non-competitive showcase event on this website culminating at the second Virtual Athenaeum on June 26 & 27, 2021.
This site is where you will find all of the information you'll need to join us.
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
Setting up Exhibitor Availability in the Online Booking System
Before an Exhibitor is ready to accept online appointments, they should follow these steps to set their availability for the weekend of the event.
If You Want to Use Video in Your Exhibit
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.
Athenaeum Zoom Experience
A live Zoom Lab for Zoom beginners and advanced users alike! This session will focus on showing Exhibitors how to navigate everything Athenaeum 2021.
Zoom 101
View one or both of these videos recorded for last year’s Athenaeum to learn or refresh Zoom techniques to participate in the event.
How to Edit and Manage Images
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!
Tutorial: Editing Images for the Web
We’ll discuss editing and managing images for your exhibit.
Tutorial: Writing for the Web v.2: Research Paper Transformation
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.
Tutorial: Writing for the Web v.1 Writing from Scratch
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!
Tutorial: WordPress Basics
This tutorial introduces you to WordPress as someone who might create posts or pages (content).
Tutorial: Exhibit Project and Process Series
This is an ongoing series for some project definition and approach ideas from Dame Cristiana, former Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences.
How to Participate in Virtual Athenaeum in 2021
Ways to participate in this year’s event and how to get started! We hope to see you here!
Resources for Exhibitors
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.
Tutorial: Full-length Video Tutorial for Exhibitors
There are two types of tutorial resources available to Exhibitors – live and pre-recorded!
How Can I Exhibit at this Event?
Here is how this event will work from the perspective of someone wanting to display their work at Virtual Athenaeum…
What Shouldn’t I Display Online at Athenaeum?
There are a number of symbols and icons that, while they posses completely benign roots in cultures frequently re-created and…
Joining Athenaeum by Phone
Learn how to join Athenaeum by Phone. No Zoom meeting required.
Morgan Donner Visits Athenaeum
In 2019, Madrone’s own Internet sensation Mistress Morgan Donner published a video tour of Athenaeum. If you’d like to see…