It’s been a busy week, but quite productive. I seem to have done lots, but at the same time, nothing seems to have got done.
I took some small pieces into London on Saturday for the artswork open, they were both selected which was nice. I think that is the first open that I’ve ever been selected for, after entering loads over the last 4 years. I also went to the Saatchi to see Abstract A merica. First time I’d been to the new space and I was impressed. The floors were really nice, but in all fairness, so was the show. It was good to see a variety of paintings. It was a bit of a flying visit, so I’ll go again soon. I recommend it if you like painting though.
I had a meeting with a teacher from another school on Monday, gonna be doing a project with some of their year 10’s and staff. Should be fun, but I’m not sure what to expect from their kids. Tuesday’s Tate trip was fun, it was interesting just talking to the pupils around the gallery and trying to get their responses to the work. i think it was the first time that most of them had been to a gallery. I found myself saying “why don’t you get closer to the work so you can see it better” a lot. All in all it was a good day. Quite tiring though!
I’m off to Pitt Rivers in Oxford in a bit with the art department to plan our ideas for the summer school. Should be a good afternoon.
