“Mind you, we have had the key to the door
for quite a while with three Arts and Culture Trust arts media awards under our
belt and nominations for the Business Day / BASA Awards,” explains TJ de Klerk,
founder of Artslink.
In 1997, the very early days of the
Internet, TJ de Klerk founded Artslink.co.za with the aim of making it “the
arts world in one website”. Too ambitious, hindsight shows.
“Today, Artslink.co.za does what it does
best – we link artists and audiences in all genres, all over the country –
well, as far as we can. We’re not funded, but after 21 years we’re still here,
and our costs are a fraction of similar business models,” he says.
“Artslink.co.za was one of the first V-ISPs
(Virtual Internet Service Providers) of Internet Solutions, and we and our
Internet clients are still with that platform. How stable can you get? If you
have one of the original @artslink.co.za addresses, pop a bottle of bubbly with
us,” he adds.
Artslink.co.za Media - Wire Service offers
accredited members of the media, via e-mail, a free daily newsfeed tailored to
their interests and area (art, dance, literature, music, theatre, province,
etc.) and articles by various professional journalists. Access is also granted
to all news on the site, the diary, an annual directory of recurring national
arts festivals and events and to original articles by contributors, such as
ArtSpoken. Arrange to reproduce these copyright articles at competitive rates
by contacting Artslink.co.za.
For more information or to subscribe visit http://www.artlink.co.za/news_subscription.htm
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