Profile feature

of an artist:

how to create

your article?

But first: something about Thomas More, Mechelen and 21bis...

BIP CULTURAL JOURNALISM - CLUJ -
MARCH 2024

In the spring of 2023, BIP participants created stories about artists in Mechelen.
They tried to answer these questions:

  • Who is the artist, and how are they?

  • How is their art connected
    to their community?

Here, you can see the results!

21bis - Mahyar Khosravani

Let's take a look at some features...

21bis - Chris Craey

21bis - Khalil Chaouki

21bis - Natalia Latysh

So, think about the following

when creating your feature...

 

  • Featured image: artist & art

  • Headline: SEO & quote

  • Lead: 3 sentences - artist & angle!

  • Content: who & how

  • Structure: paragraphs & scrollbreaks

 

 

TEXT FEATURE:

  • 4.000 characters including spaces

  • 730 words

  • two A4-pages

  • at least three photos (copyright!)

  • pdf / blog

More details about creating your feature...

Text feature - question & answer

ADIDAS CLUB ORIGINALS: BAO-AN AND FAISAL ABOUT MOVING PEOPLE WITH MUSIC

Text feature - full quote

DE STANDAARD - DE ZIN ('THE SENTENCE')

VIDEO FEATURE:

  • headline

  • lead

  • video: maximum length of 3 minutes

  • at least one photo (copyright!)

  • pdf + mp4

 AUDIO FEATURE:

  • headline

  • lead

  • audio: maximum length of 3 minutes

  • at least one photo (copyright!)

  • pdf + mp3

 CROSSMEDIAL FEATURE:

  • headline

  • lead

  • text

  • video/audio fragments

  • at least three photos (copyright!)

  • pdf + mp3/mp4

‘There is a really big friendship between the members. We aren’t only interested in the music, but also in each others lives. We care about each other and have a lot of fun. I’m so thankful for the fact that music is a part of my life.’

To conclude, make sure to emphasize the real story of the artist...

 ‘When the war started my art was a little depressing. It was a really hard situation, there was no light in the city, so sometimes I even tried to draw with candles. My art helped me through this time, and when I came to Belgium it became more colorful and positive.’

‘Have you ever stood on a bridge over a highway and looked at the cars passing by below? In a five minute wait around 3000 cars have passed by, so that makes 3000 stories we know nothing about. I love connecting with people, and everything I see in my daily life.’