Filed under: session | Tags: arts people, collaboration, documenting, event, exhibition, free stuff, making notes, space
Niki Russell was on the Connect course a few years ago. He spoke about his experience beyond the gallery. Here’s what he is doing now: REACTOR
It was engaging, but after having had 2 previous sessions led by fine arts focussed speakers I am starting to want more of a crafts input from the sessions. It’s interesting how, knowing that the course covers a number of disciplines, few of the speakers see the need to find out what we do and tailor their talk to the group mix.
Useful pointers included : how to negotiate the use of a space to exhibit in : how to get a mixture of arts and non-arts people in your audience : making notes of other artist’s work you like so you can approach them for future shows : getting things done for free – flyers, refreshments… : thinking about the way in which you show your work : documenting your event : taking a collaborative or committee approach
Filed under: session | Tags: artist-led, collective, crafts, establishment, initiative, risk
Candice Jacobs spoke today about the elements and tasks involved in putting together an artist-led initiative. She is part of MOOT
I don’t know if I can see myself trying this. Part of me is excited by the idea, another part of me gets frightened. I am beginning to wonder if I live in too cosy a world and I have been ‘normalised’ by working in all these public sector organisations where there are rules that limit the imagination and direct the flow of processes.
Maybe I’m also reacting to a childhood where homelife was more like an artists-led initiative – risky, with little funding, creative and wild. Theoretically this should therefore come naturally to me, I am going to have to find a way of becoming less risk averse and throw caution to the wind every so often – new motto: What’s the worst that could happen?
Further down the line, maybe in 10 years time I can imagine myself as part of a crafts collective: a shop / gallery, studios on site, workshops, open days… had better start building now if this is the dream.
