Anyway, with more come-backs than Beckham I’ve decided to re-start my blog. I thought if I drew a line under the “setting up” then I could get on with the other side of my arts practice, that is making art. Ha ha.
Just when you think everything is up- and-running there is a reminder that there is still plenty to tweak. A noisy film crew and artists with opinions meant I had a battering by email. We have an abundance of painters and ‘object’ makers at HMS so I’m always excited to see curators/artists in Standing Room who bring new media into the workspaces. This view is not shared by all and we have arranged a meeting to discuss the issues. This is the first dissension… but I think we need to air things.
Amelia Beavis-Harrison is the latest curator in Standing Room. She has come up with an amazing 6 week programme under the banner of ‘Crumb’. She has arranged for 3 pairs of artists to make work for 3 different exhibitions. Representatives from 4 different organisations will also be making presentations as part of the project from Lincoln (Beacon Arts), Birmingham (AAS), Derby(Quad) and Leicester (Artober).
http://www.harringtonmillstudios.co.uk/standing_rm/amelia/invite_natter.htm
One of the problems is the late marketing of the events. Really, such a programme deserves some serious promotion, perghaps weeks in advance. i am doing my best but I can barely keep up with the now, never mind the future.
Then we have our own resident artist Polly Parker who has a show in the exhibition space next week. She was the 2007 recipient of the Erewash busary. The first elements of the installation went up yesterday and it looks beautiful.
.co.uk/exhibiton_space/polly/invite.htm
