The Embassy event was really something. There were about a dozen artists from Bolivia who had raised funds to travel to the UK having entered the WEYA (World Event for Young Artists) in Nottingham. The work they had on show in the Embassy was really interesting and a broad range including video, sculpture, photography, painting and performance. From our project there were 6 of us in attendance, which was great and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, it was a privilege to be invited, and a thank you email was promptly sent.
Whilst at the event we received another invite from the “Anglo Latin American Foundation” to a gastronomic food fair – if you love your food, see the attached flyer for details. On that note I have to say the food at this event was amazing – I was totally transported back to Sucre with the delicious empanadas (bite sized pasties) doing the rounds.
It’s great to see that the artists on board our project are really being pro-active: spreading the word about the project; getting galleries they have links with on board; sourcing goodies for our events; applying to organisations for input and support. I’m really excited to be working with such a great bunch of people. This blog has been a long time in my head and now I’m almost up-to-date I just want to say we have made great progress so far and I know we are all really excited by what’s still to come.
An aside – late last week I got news that good a friend from my Uni (Kevin Fitzpatrick) took his own life. This is devastating news for everyone who knew him and has left us all feeling shocked, lost and vulnerable. He was a great guy, a great artist with lots of new and exciting projects in the pipeline; the last person you would think would do such a thing. He will be sadly missed.
