Misha.
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am of the opinion that every ones work should be critiqued, pro or not, before it should go to unveiling section. Why? First because even a pro can fall in love with the work and will miss some critical points that can present his/her work in a bad way. Second, a pro can benefit from such a critique. Third, another artist can benefit as well from such critiques, most artists make similar mistakes. The list is endless.
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That is an excellent idea! I think before one is invited to post in the unveiling section, there should be an introduction in the critique section with a short write up as to how this piece came to be, any special things learned, any new materials used, etc. Then having let it sit there for a week for every artist to comment on, the artist could post in the unveiling section. I want to point out that I am not for having the worked juried in, rather than having it up for a general discussion before unveiling.
Some of the post are so full of ah's an ooh's that it becomes rather embarrassing to say:"But, I think this could benefit from that...."
The final call weather to make changes or not has to be that of the artist, and critique givers should not feel offended. Just because this time around something did not get changed, for reasons we might not be aware of does not mean that the critique was not taken to heart and corrections be applied to the next project.
By having work in the critique section before unveiling it, it also forces every member to contribute and get an exchange of ideas and topic going.