{"id":1956,"date":"2007-12-10T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T10:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connectreflect.wordpress.com\/2007\/12\/10\/journal-8-beyond-the-whatever\/"},"modified":"2007-12-10T10:28:50","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T10:28:50","slug":"journal-8-beyond-the-whatever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/news\/?p=1956","title":{"rendered":"Journal #8: Beyond the whatever…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The beyond the gallery proposal is due by end of week and to be frank I finding it difficult to take seriously.<\/p>\n

The one thing we do not have in Nottingham is decent gallery space so going beyond it seems to me we already shooting ourselves in foot…beyond<\/em> is fine if we coming down with opportunities already…but we are not…<\/p>\n

It is\u00a0the awful gallery space situation or lack of it that problem. To that end I could twist the ‘non-gallery- venue into a kind of Merek ‘Broadway Gallery’. I could try and set up a temporary space that may be used again in future? That way\u00a0I hit ‘beyond’ criteria but leave possibility of developing space open?<\/p>\n

Maybe because I already been involved in so many ALI initiatives (currently planning a Songwriter’s Network) and in the past run a variety of ventures\u00a0and promotions I not sure what to do for this one.<\/p>\n

Easiest option is to just carry on Goldfactory option. Goldfactory Research Space is already up and running though. Also\u00a0I had started planning TYPO 2 show….maybe in a temporary space for say 1 month?<\/p>\n

Seeing as this been running since 2006 it pretty solid but withour further funding it hard to see where it can progress. I will try and meet with partner in it Paul Matosic before the weekend deadline and also arrange first meeting with mentor asap although this limited to when he available…<\/p>\n

Secondly\u00a0I could start investigating ‘public art’ area with mentor i.e. developing ‘horticultural art’ as public art idea? As I not meeting until after deadline probably this could be interesting…<\/p>\n

Thirdly something to develop the Moogee (brand?) i.e. a new Moogee website and merchandising? Utilising the kind of mass-marketing approach used by Shrigley and banksy.<\/p>\n

Websites like<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.etsy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.craftster.org<\/a><\/p>\n

but this moving into ‘artefact’ area…<\/p>\n

and finally i just been invited to contribute art-related articles to Left Lion as well as Arts Hub UK…both unpaid gigs…but could be useful promotion for a TYPO show:-)<\/p>\n

PROJECT BRIEF<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following a series of presentations and seminars discussing a variety of contexts in which artists work away from the gallery, order<\/a> you will (with consultation with module team and your mentor) select, nurse<\/a> design, malady<\/a> schedule, promote and undertake an appropriate project from the following options: ( scored through\u00a0I already dismissed or have already done)<\/p>\n