Have had a slow start to this bursary opportunity – Smooth Space submitted a small G4A in April and we proposed the Re:view award as part of our match-funding. I had initial conversations with the curators/arts orgs who had offered their support and then came the 6 week wait until we heard the outcome of our application.
The delayed beginning has actually turned out to be a positive thing as Smooth Space is now fully engaged in getting our next initiative off the ground. We were approached by the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, our partners for ‘over the horizon’, at an Open Space event hosted by Arts Council England in Torbay in October last year. TCCT asked if we would partner them again, but this time for a much more ambitious project.
Have now arranged meetings with all 4 curators/arts orgs and they will coincide with fevered activity as we finalize support and partners for Big Project, agree strategy and write more funding bids. Am hoping for guidance/insight/critical thoughts while we are in the midst of this.
My first Re:view meeting is with Carol Carey from Somerset Art Works. We had a long phone call in April where Carol asked a lot of careful questions about recent practice and Smooth Space future plans. Meeting now arranged for Thursday in Bristol.
Trying to think of everything I can in order to prepare.
Finally looked back over the first work I made in the SW to steady (or possibly unsteady) myself.
On A May Evening (documentation), sound installation, Art Farm Project, Devon (2006)
