INTERVIEW: I recently interviewed award-winning a-n blogger, artist and gallery manager Rosalind Davis regarding her experience setting up Core Gallery, Deptford, London.
You can view the interview now on my website. I’m really grateful to Rosalind for the time she put in to answer my questions in depth. The interview has really helped me to think more about setting up my own gallery here in Philadelphia (oh yes, I’m here now!) and is full of practical advice.
CRITICISM: I’m heading to the Philadelphia ICA’s Queer Voice exhibition soon. It looks fascinating. I’ll be reviewing it for White Hot Magazine.
DRAWING: I’ve been drawing still, which is great… My blog’s “30 Days of Drawing Challenge” begins this Thursday, 1st July. a-n blogger Emma Cameron is writing a guest post on her use of drawing for the month, and I have some wonderful artist, musician and illustrator interviews lined up too. I do hope some a-n readers will pop along and join in our exploration of drawing.
GUEST BLOGGING: For the drawing month, I also still have some guest blogger spots open for any a-n bloggers who are interested in writing a piece up to 500 words long on any aspect of drawing. I’m also open to drawn posts or artist statements that relate to drawing. Email me at becky @ beckyhunter.co.uk if you’re interested.
ART HISTORY: Ok, back to reading about the wonderful Agnes Martin for my MA dissertation. I’m going to be reading her work through the lens of Yayoi Kusama and Mona Hatoum, as well as looking into attitudes towards psychoanalysis in 1960s USA. Fun times.
I guess now that I’m back at school full time I will be posting here a little less frequently. Still I have lots of gallery research bubbling away behind the scenes…
I can’t wait to read this blog in 2 years time after I’ve set up my space and trace how it all developed from this tiny seed.
That’s all.
I’m going to be doing something exciting on my website from 1st July!
If you’re an artist who is a little embarrassed about the standard of their drawing skills, or someone who just wants to learn or grow, you might want to be in on this.
My “30 Days of Drawing” challenge begins on 1st July. I’m enouraging my readers to spend an allotted time drawing every day, perhaps with a specific goal in mind. For example, to improve fluency of line, to experiment wildly with ink, to get better at observational work, to let go of all preconceived notions of good/bad/acceptable drawing. Etc, etc.
I’ll be posting drawing-related content all month: images of my own drawing efforts, interviews with successful artists, illustrators and designers about their views on drawing; tasks and challenges to try out to get yourself back into the flow of drawing; art history and theory notes on drawing; and lots and lots of inspiration and encouragement to keep on drawing!
Am just starting to write the content and am really thrilled with how it’s going.
i’m also looking for artists, curators and writers to be interviewed on my site, or to write/draw guest posts, during the month of July. Please get in touch via becky @ beckyhunter.co.uk if you’re interested.
Twitter hashtag: #30DaysDrawing
This weekend was pretty relaxing…
I deliberately didn’t do any school work or freelance work, but instead did some introductory research into the existing gallery scene in Philadelphia and the types of businesses in existence in the specific area of the city that I’m interested in. I also started looking up studio and commerical space rental prices, as well as writing out my clearly my vision for the studios and gallery.
Today I worked on some book reviews and interviews with artists and designers for my blog and for White Hot Magazine.
Ok, that’s it for now… 2 weeks and 2 days til Philadelphia!
Gorgeous sunny day here in York. I have turned my pink gerbera so it’s facing out of the open window while I type.
Writing an article today and doing some drawing. Still struggling with concentration on academic stuff. Hoping that a semi-academic article will boost my confidence.
I’ve been commissioned to write another short ‘Rant’ for Axis. I find these really fun to write as well as being a challenge, to fit a coherant and witty argument into a 300 word text. My next one is going to be on the class divide in the creative industries. Thanks Axis.
My month off university is almost over. I feel I have made real progress when it comes to defining what I want in my future, remembering what is important to me, and making steps to get there.
I’m also really glad that I’ve started to focus on my own well-being, rather than being an art history essay machine!
