All summer we have been meaning to go to one of these and finally we are heading there tonight.
I spent most of today online and on the phone trying to sort out tech issues (not art related). This is not a favorite activity of mine. I actually feel quite spent, but good to have things resolved in a few places and be on our way to something with art in its name.
Fun or not, (you never know), there will be pizza and ice cream and it just so happens to be a beautiful September evening.
I feel like it’s a research related trip to see some art and some examples of gallery spaces.
Things have changed in the art world since my early days of trying to get gallery representation. I had some lucky breaks off and on over the years. I did plenty of juried shows. ‘Juried’ which is a fancy term for paying money to have your work judged pretty harshly. Usually it comes down to who you know, but if you get in, you feel so approved of.
That’s a good thing to remember, or know. I wish I knew it way back then. I thought it was all about how good my work was. It’s partly that of course, but there are a lot of other factors.
It’s a fickle business.
I’m glad to be on this side of my art career looking at this wacky possibility/opportunity.
Taking it all with a grain of salt. (I guess a grain was a pinch and a pinch is a measurement). Salt represents skepticism. I looked it up) So a tiny measure of skepticism is my nod to the fickleness of the business of art.
Meanwhile, we are going to Chester for some art and music and pizza…
Peace Kit 