Bit of a rant!
We have a new arts centre in progress in Derby which is really a combination of Metro cinema, Q gallery (concentrates on 'new' media/ technology/ lens based etc.) and Q community arts. (Q gallery is currently the only major gallery space in Derby outside of the Derby Museum and Art Gallery). Really disapointed to learn it's unlikely to contain a traditional print space and so spoke to someone in creative industries about potential spaces for setting one up. Although he tried to be helpful, I got the distinct impression that he felt there was no demand and that future funding was aimed at 'cutting edge' which incorporated only technology/ ICT based art etc. Why can't people see that in order for Derby to be taken seriously as a creative city, (and it has a very long way to go) they have to be prepared to represent all areas of creativity and not just those fashionable at the moment. Of course it's really important that film, video etc. are promoted and encouraged, but not to the exclusion of other, more traditional forms of expression - which are still being used in new and exciting ways!!. By segregating funding and opportunities, there is inevitably a narrowing of accessibility not expansion. It also sends a distinct message that media can and should be seperated and I do feel really strongly that this is a limited view - surely the point is that artists can, and do, use a wide range of media within any given work, and that it doesn't necessarily always involve 'new' media . Derby needs to embrace all types of creative expression before attempting to specialise in a selected few - there need to be more spaces that encourage proposals for exhibition that do not dictate what media should be used.
Underscan coming to Derby
Underscan will be in Derby at the end of this month. I'll be going behind the scenes on the 25th - can't wait. Find out more at this website
Pae White exhibition at Milton Keynes Gallery
Pae White exhibition at Milton Keynes gallery until 22 January 2006 which I really want to see. Particularly interested in her hanging pieces (above) in relation to my own threaded space pieces (below right). May get some ideas for attaching/ hanging?.
Given up on Epson printers!
I have finally decided to give up on Epson. I've always used their printers as (when working properly) the quality can be great. After yet again wasting ink trying to clear banding problems and unsuccesfully trying to get a nozzle check to print properly (despite the fact I installed new ink cartridges before the old ones ran out - again!) I have finally given up and ordered a Canon. I like the idea of a replaceable print head and individual ink cartridges should make the whole process much more economical.
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