Well here is my first post for over a month. And there are many good reasons for this, the best of which being that I went on holiday for pretty much the whole of June.
The sun and sea I enjoyed for three weeks is all but a distant memory (and a photo or two on Facebook), but the feeling of renewal the break gave me is still present. Stopping art for a while did me good.
Tether itself was put on hold during this period and only in the past week or two have we been back, actively “in the game”.
Our priorities have been:
Researching and contacting artists to exhibit at The Wasp Room gallery.
Researching and contacting other artist-led groups in the UK for a ‘Tethervision’ project.
Numerous half-baked project ideas are also continuing to develop, meetings planned and so on.
The other week I hit a bit of emotional low, but then, as if by magic, a bit of unexpected and exciting news materialised- I have been asked to be a kind of curatorial assistant (described in my brief as “UK Curator”) at the Young Artists Biennale in Skopje, Macedonia. It takes place this september. It is the first time I have been asked to come abroad on arts business, a trip effectively de gratis as well. It is a great opportunity and priveledge which I am looking forward to greatly. I have been assured that whatever happens I am sure to meet some interesting people and make some international links. This could lead to more travel, more foreign adventures!
Sometimes I feel like all I look forward to in my art career is the chance to travel through work. I don’t think this makes me shallow though. Not at all. *Fingers crossed I meet some curators from Barbados in Macedonia*
