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Artists’ CV Boost – call for artists
Artists’ CV Boost
Part of The Weekend Supplement
Saturday 5 December 2009; 1 – 3 pm
Location: Garman Ryan 1, The New Art Gallery Walsall
An unmissable chance to exhibit next to van Gogh for one minute only! Artists can boost their CVs instantly by displaying their work directly next to a masterpiece within the Garman Ryan Collection (van Gogh, Sorrow, 1882). Each minute long exhibition will be photographed for prosperity.
24 artists will have a chance to exhibit. To be part of the event simply book your place with Ania Bas, e-mail: aniabas@gmail.com
Please note places will be given out on first come- first served basis.
>> Your work cannot exceed 50 cm x 60cm (including frame if applicable).
>> Prepare the work so it can be hung on ONE nail (no mirror plates, Velcro etc)
>> You will be assigned 5min time slot between 1pm and 3pm, if you miss it artists from waiting list will be given your place. So please arrive 10min earlier!
Speed Tours
Join me for Speed Tours – very quick tours of the gallery for those who are always short of time!
Speed tours will take place from Saturday 22nd – Wednesday 26th August at 12 noon each day (prompt start!)
Tours are going to be quick so you can squeeze them in during your lunch break! Each tour gives you an overview of the building and activities going on inside it from the perspective of various gallery team members: Gallery Assistant, Curator, Librarian, Cleaner…See the building anew!
There is no need to book. Just come to the gallery few seconds before 12 noon and wait by the board next to the reception desk. Speed tours are going to be speedy and will last approximately 15 min.
A final Tea Party will also take place in the Artists’ Studio on Thursday 27th August from 12pm-2pm to celebrate the end of my residency. Good news: I will be back! I am creating a series of alternative guided tours of the gallery which will be launched in December. More info coming soon….
…and the winners are:
Meet the staff
Speed
Artists – CV boost
Picturesque
Sale
Speed tours are going to be developed first and you will have a chance to take part in them between 22nd and 26th August. 12 noon every day. Tours are going to be quick so hope you will squeeze them in your lunch break! You do not need to book. Just come to the gallery few seconds before 12 noon and wait by the reception desk. Tours will start promptly at 12 noon so do not be late!
All 5 tours will take place during the first weekend of December 2009. Exact dates and the programme will be announced shortly!
11th – 16th August – more tea & chat between 12 and 2pm
The voting is over and now I have entered ‘prep the tours’ time. I will still keep the studio open for a couple of hours every day when I am in Walsall so please pop in for tea and chat if you wish to learn how things develop and share your ideas! Doors are open and tea is brewing!
Vote Now!
19 different ideas to choose from! You can vote now. Simply enter your comment below the chosen idea. Please, don’t cheat and vote just for your one idea!
19/ Paintball
Paint + run = create instant exhibition
Idea: A day filled with paintball sessions on 3rd floor (temporary show space) open to everybody (NOTE: painters welcome).
The marks on the walls will create a documentation of the event as well as create an instant massive painting. Ideal timing for the paintball to happen: changeover!
Variations proposed:
James Bond – find the bad guy!
Red Alert – 3rd floor is your battlefield
18/ SALE
See one get one free – on all art experiences!
Idea: Cover as many gallery windows as possible with big SALE signs and give each visitor as he/she enters a shopping basket. Sale signs & baskets will create link between the high street and the gallery, as shopping (and sales!) is a common experience.
During the walk around the gallery people will not be able to fill their baskets with any objects (apart from purchases from the shop), however internal spaces of gallery (corridors/ entrances to the exhibition spaces, toilets, lifts) will be filled with advert like signs saying: See great art & think about it! Clean your hands & soul! Etc.
17/ Speed
See it all in 15 minutes!
Idea: Very quick tour of the gallery for all who are always short of time. Japanese style tour that concentrates only on main pieces by main artists (MUST SEE!). The tour leader has with him/her a watch and sticks to time. People are given approx 20 seconds to contemplate each MUST SEE art work.
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