Thursday 30th October 2008

My first task for Thursday was to blog about the 079 Exhibition in Wolverhampton supported by Creative Republic for the Fierce Earth blog. The 079 Exhibition featured artists from the Something Foundation and one of them being Dean Melbourne. (An ex-Metapod Participant and I met at a Creative Republic meeting amongst others).

By the way if you haven’t taken a peak at Dean’s blog ‘From Perfume to Birdsong’ you MUST take a peak…I got lost in it one afternoon whilst I was supposed to be working. His drawings are captivating and so are the insights into his creativity and introductions to his creative friends. In fact, go now!

Exhibition date: 1st – 14th Nov 2008
04 Lichfield Passage, Wolverhampton WV1 1DZ

To follow I was working with Kevin and the North East Project and he required me to write an Executive Summary to the Branding Focus Groups held in August.

He also asked I put together a blog post on Luke Jerram’s ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ now in Sao Paolo but previously commissioned as part of and launch of this years Fierce! Festival.

‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ sees pianos delivered to the streets of Birmingham and now Sao Paolo: http://www.pianosderua.com.br/, for the public to use and take ownership. Each piano creating its own narrative and shared experience, these were then uploaded on the sites where the world can see these interconnected stories and lives.

I was also given some research to do for a act called Reverend Billy, so before the end of the day I spent watched a couple of forwarded YouTube clips…here for your enjoyment:

Thursday 11th September

I started by blogging for the Fierce Earth site about Dean Melbourne and an event he is a part of. He has joined the artist collective ‘The Something Foundation’ and they will be holding an open event Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September. The 21st will have music and a hog roast and for just £10 on the door.

Once this was posted, I started to work on the Metapod information Helga asked me to work on in relation to Stoke and the upcoming festivals programme and the exciting developments with the new creative industries strategy. Metapod Be Effective would be an excellent opportunity to leave a legacy for the future festivals.

The first festival Conjunction08 a visual arts festival that will be partnering AirSpace Gallery, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Staffs Uni and many others running from Nov to December this year.