Artemisia: Living with Art

After some aging pains the lovely island of Artemisia is renewed, but with some of your old favorite features still intact. We still have the submarine rides and hang gliders and smiley spacecraft. We still have Artemisia Bay and boardwalk with lush undersea life and free scuba equipment. And we still have our beloved Treehouse music venue where Shannon Oherlihy has been performing live on Sunday nights for over two years.

New to the island are a few new art galleries and a few other surprises. Here’s a list of what you’ll find here:

The Treehouse at Artemisia
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/135/129/94

Look up. In the middle of the island, on top of the hill, is the giant Treehouse club. This is a popular ad hoc gathering space for the residents, but it is also our venue for some of the best live music in SL. We have hosted performances by Freestar Tammas, Montian Gilruth, Harper Messmer, Matthew Perreault, and others. For over two years the beautiful Shannon Oherlihy has been performing here Sunday evenings to wrap up your weekend and make you feel good about life for the week ahead. Watch for more great events in our unique space.

FreeWee’s Laboratory
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/185/84/2508

Come see where this peculiar artist does strange things in the name of art. You will be surprised. Often. FreeWee’s Lab is on a high platform covering half the sim.

Tuscania Gallery
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/215/45/29

This Tuscan-inspired villa houses a permanent collection of selected pieces from FreeWee’s personal collection.

artFiona
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/37/183/22

The remarkable work of Fiona Blaylock is engaging and delightful. A rl artist who has brilliantly expanded her palette in the virtual world.

Tidepool Gallery
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/99/204/22

Fiona’s second gallery features changing exhibitions by other artitsts worithy of your attention.

Artemisia Bay
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/174/174/25

The open water surrounding the island looks peaceful from above, but it holds lots of surprises underneath. Grab a boat and sail around, or pilot a submarine and hit the depths. Free scuba equipment is available on the dock and several very cool modes of transportation are available. (Not responsible for shark bites.)

Cosmos Hi-Tech Disco
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/195/136/2651

Built by FreeWee as an experiment in special effects, Cosmos is total sensory overload. Be sure to attend one of the rare live music events in this extraordinary venue.

The Sunlight Museum
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/202/114/2549

FreeWee built this place as a combination of art and science. Learn and enjoy as you explore the meaning of sunlight in a world without shadows.

Elven Drums
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artemisia/147/37/33

Artemisia has a complete set of Robbie Dingo’s Elven Drums in a tropical hut on the southern shore. Grab some friends and have a drum circle under the full moon.

Artemisia is about living with art. We are a residential cooperative sim whose members live here because it is beautiful and engaging and it provides inspiration for their own work and lives. The qualitative difference between living with art and visiting art is the foundation of our community.

Most of our residents have lived here for over three years — an eternity in SL and a tribute to their commitment to our sim. Now there is a unique opportunity for you to become a part of this amazing place. Due to economic realities and rl obligations, we regret that a few of our residents are having to leave. We don’t rent to just anyone who can pay. We want to know you first and to be sure you understand the opportunities and limitations of our sim before you decide to join us.

We have a few interesting and varied parcels available to rent. There is a 2X prim bonus that allows each parcel to have over 900 prims for personal use in 2000 square meters. We also have a residents’ sandbox platform and we encourage you to work on large projects if you wish (as long as we have sufficient prims available). We do not rent partial shares, but if additional space and prims are needed, this is negotiable.

Whether or not you are looking for a rental property, please look around this website and come visit Artemisia to enjoy the many activities available here. If it seems like something you want to be a part of, IM FreeWee Ling or email freeweel@gmail.com.

Welcome to Artemisia, a residential community of artists in Second Life. There are lots of places to see art in SL. Lots of ways to make art. Even to be art. Our personae in SL are extensions of ourselves, creative acts just by being here and presenting ourselves in an intentional way. There is so much to see and do. But we need to stop and get a bit of depth once in a while, not just breadth.

Artemisia is the creation of Zephyre Zabelin. Her vision was to invite interesting people to come and share this wonderful space and to give them as much freedom as possible to let it inspire. What it has evolved into is a small, friendly community of fun and interesting people who appreciate the beauty of this place and who want to be a part of it. Who want to be inspired by it.

There’s a fundamental difference between looking at art and living with it. The amazing shows we present at the Galerie de la Vie are well attended and showcase the top artists in SL. We welcome visitors with much enthusiasm. We want to share our joy and wonder. But the galleries on Artemisia are really here for us. I see the shows in the Galerie every day for a month or so. I may not go in and look at every piece every day, but there’s always something new I hadn’t noticed before. I get to live with art every day and really get to know it. It makes me think and it makes me want to create. That’s what Artemisia is for. Giving people a chance to experience art deeply and to let it affect them.

It’s a real privilege to be able to live in a place like this. To contribute to the common inspiration of my colleagues. When we pay our monthly rents, we don’t just rent a parcel. We can do that anywhere. Our payments support the work of our friends and colleagues on the island and they support the wonderful opportunities for people across SL to experience the fun and inspiration of this place.  We invite you to visit and, if it seems like something you want to be involved with, to consider joining us as a resident.