Sorry haven’t written in days but not much news to say.
I have been waiting to hear on my funding application to Grants for the Arts and found out that this was not successful. The funding was going to help with the development of the work for the commission at Unit 2 Gallery in London, but as usual the ACE have other priorities, and now I have to work around the clock to support and make this work.
I did got upset about not getting the funding but what really upset me was that the ACE used a temporary officer who assessed my application and took me two weeks to track him down to get some feedback and all I got was that he no longer works at the ACE and he is not in a position to give me more detailed feed back than I have already received by letter.
New press just came out regarding this project:
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-butche…
This is my third week at Gloucester now and I am slowly settling in. I’ve managed to gather few bits of furniture for the house and have set up my studio. Feels more comfortable now and I can start working.
Every day I have been popping into the Cathedral, to look around and get the feel for the place. They have many volunteers that work and help around the Cathedral, so I have been meeting new people daily, feels like I go around and keep introducing myself but hopefully I’ll soon meet and get to know all.
I had my first meeting with Andrew Stonyer, who is my contact at the University of Gloucestershire, yesterday and when very well. We when out for lunch but this was tricky as there are not many places in Gloucester where you can get a snack, so we end it up in Café Nero.
I have, also started to work on a new project, which will be exhibited at Unit 2 Gallery in Whitechapel, London, in October 2008.
http://www.unit2.co.uk/elpida/
Tomorrow, for the first time I am going to the University of Gloucestershire, at the Pittville Campus in Cheltenham, to loot at they studios and see if there is a possibility I can use one of they spaces for the production and making of the work for the exhibition in London.
