Two unrelated developments: Firstly, last week I went to Cambridge for a meeting with my case officer at the Arts Council, and afterwards had a brief catching-up session with my mentor Jo, who happened to be due at the Arts Council offices for a meeting herself.
The meeting went really well and I came away with more ambitious plans for 'work arising' from Festial than I went in with! It was good to see Jo, too, who has strongly encouraged me to put all my strength(!) into contacting galleries and persuading them that they really need to show my work after the end of the residency year.
Hmm, well, I've put together a rough proposal and have been contacting people like mad in the last few days so we'll see whether it leads anywhere…
The second development has been some feedback from two of the newest recipients of my Kalender mailout, the esoteric writer/researcher Nigel Pennick and historian/expert in paganism and folklore of the British Isles Ronald Hutton. They both responded positively and seemed delighted with their free gifts! A boost at this stage of the project and much appreciated.
Meanwhile, I'm researching Palm Sunday for the next festival and wondering how cold and damp St Andrew's is at the moment ….
And I'm thinking about Anselm Kiefer's Palm Sunday installation at White Cube a year ago.
