September stuff

mirja · **Joined:** Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:23 pm **Posts:** 820

HI all,
Im finally getting my head around this board ( thanks mike!!)...

Couldn't make the last meeting, but was thinking about this EAF (?) stuff...
Could we not do a 'series' that was based on 'long distance' work... I'm thinking "Suitcase Series" - for artists to submit ( on an ongoing basis, with no deadlines) an idea how to use/alter the gallery space and send a set of instructions how to do this.( with maybe a possibility to send over something relatively small/light) . We would take it on ourselves to DO/facilitate/install this in the gallery ( with a time guidelines of half-day or so.) This could be done in a form of 'workshop' so that it can be advertised as an 'open' event, but it would not really have to be reliant on any particular turnout. ( I am very willing to be there as one of the people carrying out the instructions, as im really interested in the idea, and i do not think it difficult to find at least a person or two in addition). We could then shoot some documentation of the 'installation' and send it also back to the artist. Could also make a nice TotalKunst publication...

THese ideas have been kicking about in various formats ( postal art etc.) for ages but for a gallery I see some pros: low cost and hassle, audience participation, potential high visibility (something easy to promote on the concept-experimentality-curiosity-basis), a kind of continuity, and a lot of flexibility - this kind of thing can take a short term slot, even a day or two - as well as longer show, totally depending on the submitted ideas - which we would know about ahead of time, of course. And it would be good to have an idea or two in store? ... the best could be used for EAF, or around that time.
For the artists it does not cost anything, they get potentially a show as a part of the 'Suitcase Series program' and images out of it and for people who like working more relationally this might be a nice opportunity.
I would be willing to promote - 4 or 5 artist networks spring to mind immediately...

Just something for you guys to think about.

another thing, if there are some running jobs, i could take some on

/m

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:59 am

i think the idea is great !

stephengoodall · **Joined:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:29 pm **Posts:** 817

i also love the idea.

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:20 pm

mirja wrote:

HI all,

another thing, if there are some running jobs, i could take some on

/m

the floor needs doing again !

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:23 pm

i also think we should only have lifelines rather than deadlines . i hear the next issue of ~~logos~~ is a painting ! when is this happening .

simone · **Joined:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:47 am **Posts:** 896

lets wait until next year and then we can have a 2009 thread, think of the prospects!
regarding next ~~logos~~ next action day....beginning of next year?

mirja · **Joined:** Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:23 pm **Posts:** 820

what's involved with 'doing the floors' ?
any running?

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:53 pm

sry i was joking about the floors

martin

emi · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:55 pm

thanks simone for the feedback...so should I say yes to the guy with the industrial photos?

simone · **Joined:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:47 am **Posts:** 896

i say yes

mike did you look into ken checking for the leak in the gallery? it is still seeping.

michaelbowdidge · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:15 pm

Oh CRAP - i clean forgot... think i have lost the number too - Sorry, that's totally useless of me - could you please pm it to me? Will call him monday.

stephengoodall · **Joined:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:29 pm **Posts:** 817

emi wrote:

thanks simone for the feedback...so should I say yes to the guy with the industrial photos?

go for it.

emi · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:51 pm

done.

michaelbowdidge · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:33 pm

Have spoken to Ken - he is going to have alook at our leak tomorrow as he's coming in to fix the leaky tap in the kitchen.... hmmmm... i wonder if there is a connection there?

michaelbowdidge · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:35 pm

...and that's a great idea Mirja. Perhaps we can discuss that at greater length next tues at the meeting?

stephengoodall · **Joined:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:29 pm **Posts:** 817

What's the name of the london show again?

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:52 pm

no idea !

stephengoodall · **Joined:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:29 pm **Posts:** 817

This may be the last piece of business for this thread...

the industrial Kunst gang left their photos on the wall and some promotional material about the place. because the photos are on photo paper etc. i assume they will be coming back to collect them i have bundled it together and put it in the right hand cupboard.

i'll send them an email from yahoo but if anybody sees them or has a number please let them know where to find their stuff.

michaelbowdidge · **Posted:** Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:31 pm

stephengoodall wrote:

This may be the last piece of business for this thread...

It ain't over till it's over...

stephengoodall · **Joined:** Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:29 pm **Posts:** 817

one thread to rule them all

should probably start a new september thread but i couldn't resist resurrecting this barnacled behemoth.

Alice suggested recently that it might be an idea to rethik the length of our shows... We have always done two week shows pretty much arbitrarily and it definitely has its positives but--

if we moved to one month shows in september we would effectively reduce the amount of artist facilitation that the group needs to do as well as the amount of website updating, promoting, securing images etc. which would leave more people more time to promote the gallery, foster relationships with other art organisations and come up with cool new ideas for how to use the gallery space- just an idea, what do you guys think?

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:49 pm

yes , am for 3 weeks shows . but we dont always have to them that long ,althought having different lengths may cause more trouble . September could be a mega month slot giving us a rest and then 3 weeks .

martin

michaelbowdidge · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:15 pm

Told you it wasn't over...

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:27 pm

a mobius thread, or is it . i think for now on we should stop using the bb and all use the i ching and meet in silence

martin

simone · **Joined:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:47 am **Posts:** 896

just in case you don't get my telepathic message, why 3 week shows and not one month ones?
i think one per month good idea, it means more chance of seeing all shows as easy to miss them and will cut down on costs too....always good in this credit crunch period!

michaelbowdidge · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:37 pm

(*telepathic reply*)

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:27 am

a month i think is too long and 2 weeks is too short , so 3 weeks . but am fine with a month .

martin

mirja · **Joined:** Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:23 pm **Posts:** 820

three weeks feels right for me too,
but if consensus is one month, thats fine

mirja

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:09 pm

it doest necessarily mean lowing costs . in the old days you got a £100 for a month .

martin

simone · **Joined:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:47 am **Posts:** 896

ok
have been ruthless on submissions, there are quite a few to go through and i think it would be a good idea to go through them at the start of the next meeting when our minds are fresh as daisies.

martinmckenna · **Posted:** Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:57 pm

the i ching says " when ribbon grass is pulled up , the sod comes with it " the small departs and the great approaches .good fortune success !

i wont be at the next meeting , sry . am working late at the gallerys .

martin

emi · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:32 am

im so glad you guys are into telepathy these days. it makes life so much easier. i didn't like typing anyway.

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