Although the residency doesn’t officially begin until Tuesday 18th, when we have a welcoming party for all 10 residents, today I met with 2 of the residents from the programme.
Galen Olmsted is an installation artist who studied on the MFA Cermaics course at University of Florida. Galen recently exhibited alongside my former tutor Andre Stitt at Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast.
Anna Frost is a Copenhagen based curator and a member of Toves Galleri, an artist-run exhibition space. Anna’s practice looks at collaboration between different disciplines and how this promotes an increase in dynamics. This is something I am also interested in so I am quite excited to explore our relationship over the three months.
Both Galen and Anna are very interesting people and have only made me more excited to meet the other 7 residents on the programme.
Below is the ‘Resident’s Work Plan’ as outlined on nodecenter.org – pretty comprehensive stuff!
Week 1
-welcome meeting
-workplan presentation
-presentation: residents’ previous projects
-guided visit to Berlin districts
-networking event
-welcome party with Berlin based artists
Week 2-4
-studio visist (6 artists p/week)
-art space visits (2 p/week)
-networking events (1 p/week)
-artist dossiers review
-Kunstlerhaus Bethanien presentation
-curatorial chalenges (group assignment)
-guest speakkers: curatorial strategies
-workshops: project management 1
Week 5-9
-publication: defining format and contents line
-publication: meeting with designer
-workshops: project management 2
-workshop: art vs law, contractual issues
-workshop: fundraising and grant writing strategies
-workshop: web resources for project promotion
-final project: defining concept
-final project: artist selection
-final project: technical requirements and budget
Week 10-12
-exhibition design (museology)
-exhibition: transporting and installing
-exhibition: press release
-exhibition opening
-publication: delivery of materials
-publication: final editing and printing
-publication presentation
-finissage
-exhibition review and feedback
