19/10/10 hello real world

Jobbishness! :)

I now work for: Folly - a Lancashire-based digital arts organisation, which "presents an artistic programme that provides creative interaction and collaboration between artists and the wider public"

I work as the Project Assistant for 'Current', a new experiment which celebrates new media art, and investigates the process of collecting such artworks into existing permanent collections. It's a 6 month position which ends with an exhibition, acquisition and debate at the Harris Museum, Preston.

 I have swapped my pencils and paper for an office and a desktop...full time dole-ing / 'government sponsored artist' for a short commute and 9-5 days. It may take me a little while to get used to sitting still all day, but my office building is a beautiful old Mill by the canal, I'm finally off the dole, and this project looks to get pretty hectic/exciting!


So, hello real world. Or....considering I'm in digital arts now....goodbye real world?


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Have a look at some Folly projects:

Love Culture (bit like facebook, but dedicated to art. I'll also be working on the Preston section)
AND Festival (latest one has just finished in Manchester. Wish I saw more of it)

NW Arts/Folly Questionnaire (go on, make yourself useful and do it. If you've read this far I presume you have nowhere better to be)

venues 08/10/10

A Short update with some new drawings to keep the blog alive! Local venue illustrations for the aforementioned 'Harvest Preston Festival' zine. (on ace manilla paper. The colour/quality has gone a bit odd and lighter on uploading, though..hm) Planning to do lots more building drawings as a break from figurative stuff!

Also working on personal website, zine collective website....and not to mention getting ready for my new job! (by getting ready, I mean catching up on exhibitions, a little bit of stress, plenty of excitement....... and probably preparing lots of sandwiches and biscuits to battle the 9-5!)

I'll be working for Folly, an arts organisation based in Lancaster, on a six month project in connection with the Harris, Preston. Definitely an exciting and lucky break after a short stint on the dole!