Still reeling with excitement at the gallery project plan I announced yesterday. I’ve already had two offers of advice from fellow [a-n] bloggers Rosalind Davis and Jackie Berridge, recommended by Emily Speed on Twitter of all places. I’m so grateful for the spirit of sharing and community that [a-n] is fostering here, as I’m sure it will provide much support in the months and years to come. I hope I can encourage and support others too.
On top of that, I’ve arranged a meeting with a Philadelphia yoga studio arts co-ordinator, to discuss stuff like the legal side of things, health and safety, clientele, marketing and collaboration.
I’m also excited because I’ve finally hit on a project that will keep me enthused and prepared to put in the necessary hard work, as well as being something that will inspire me to write daily and to take baby steps each day until I reach my goal.
I’ve been wondering for such a long while how to combine my life-long passion for critical and ravishing contemporary art with a project that allows opportunities for community outreach and social action. THIS is it.
What has also been wonderful is that I’ve painted this week for the first time in years. Just some little play doodles, getting to used to what paint feels like again. Something of the enthusiasm of beginning a project I truly care about has rubbed off on my own art work. Perhaps at some point I will have an art practice again. Either way, I’m not giving up on being involved in the arts.
Goodness, how gushy of me! Well, I’m sure once I start my Introduction to Business course and get bogged down in accounting, finance, management and accounting, things won’t be so simple.
Anyway, and finally, I wanted to signpost a couple of recent blog posts on my website: This first one is an appeal for signatures in an online petition to prevent a particularly nasty bill being passed in Philadelphia, which would make organisation and promotion of live music almost impossible. Do check it out and sign the petition! Secondly, I wrote an excitable post, complete with scribbly sketches, about my Philadelphia gallery dream… if anyone reading this has any expertise, skills or advice to offer, please message me and I will repay you with drinks/dinner/cake and an article about your work on my website.
Thanks! Becky X x
