For a change, instead of ranting about teaching in schools (I’ll leave that for next week, I’m teaching in Romford AND Clapham, ALL 5 days of the week….) I thought I would write about Artquest’s brilliantly organised conference “For the love of it”. It’s not often that there are good, practical seminars for practising artists – I’d say about 90% of the attendees were artists in some form.
I saw a few people I sort of knew, two of which I’d worked with before and one who’s commissioned me to write a piece for a website, which made me realise I must be part of London’s “art scene” – I still chuckle at this thought. How many artists do you need to know to be part of an art scene? Sounds like a one-liner.
Anyway, during the afternoon’s talks during the “Collectivity” talk we were introduced to “The Institute for Art and Practice of Dissent at Home” and for once in a long time, I was fascinated by this couple. Not only their presence in the room, but the Institue’s transparency, what they do, etc.
I didn’t get to stay for the whole session but I’m going to get in touch to discuss a residency or project with them.
