The electrician has finally made a start. Some other good news: the partner of one of the artists runs a kitchen business and will install kitchen units. What generosity! I can’t believe our luck. We are currently using a wash hand basin – not ideal but better than nothing. An aunty is also donating a kitchen table. We just need a fridge and a microwave and we’ll be sorted.
I’ve had five meetings this week. Kat organised the first to sort out the residency for the Standing Room. We had some excellent proposals and I’m am delighted with the final choice. There will be a website linked to HMS dedicated to the Standing Room – with a forum to encourage critical debate about curating. A webcam will also capture live discussions between audience and curators. All exciting stuff, only achievable with the technical help of Lori, Simon and Joss.
Kat has also created an Allotment Show for Christmas. An ingenius idea where artists are invited to submit work by reserving a space on a grid via the web. On receiving a £10 admin fee, the space will be officially booked. The work (15 inches square) is then delivered, photographed for the web and placed in the selected space. The grid will include floor space for sculptural pieces as well as a wall grid for 2-d work. The intention is to tour it to 2 venues – one in Long Eaton as well as somewhere else in the borough. It makes work at HMS more accessible too!
Going back to the meetings, we also had a gathering to discuss the launch. We haven’t managed to sort out funding – I have to hold my hands up because I developed admin fatigue before my hols and I haven’t fully recovered. We will therefore opt for a simple marketing plan with postcard invites and some press-releases. We have some funding in for workshops thanks to others in the group.
Another meeting involved a school. Without being too personal I wasn’t impressed….
As for my own work – it’s going depressingly bad. I can’t blame the environment, the weather or the other artists. The return of artistic angst…
