Thursday, January 12, 2006

CLUBSproject feedback with Midsumma Visual Arts Working Group and friends.

Dear Midsumma Visual Arts Working Group and its friends,

Jeff or myself might have mentioned this to you at some stage. I wanted to coordinate an activity for the Visual Arts Working Group and also have a queer identifying CLUBSfeedback session for my project that occupies the front window space of Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces that is titled WITHOUT. So I have decided to combine the two (with drinks). For those unfamiliar with this type of feedback session – a brief description follows:
 
CLUBfeedback has developed as a form of peer-based dialogue about art since 2002, adopted but also adapted by CLUBSproject inc from its initial educational context. The focus of these sessions is to explore and analyse through conversation the ‘work’ of an artwork: to investigate how an artwork functions, and how it operates within, and in relation to, its context. Attention is placed on the relationships internal to the artwork, as well as the relations that the artwork produces. What we are interested in is an artworks materiality as it relates to and generates conceptual, speculative, theoretical, imaginative, political and social lines of inquiry. (Text developed by Terri Bird and Bianca Hester)

The sessions usually take an hour and a half and takes place at the site of the work. Jeff will be the facilitator of the feedback.

As you know the gallery space is closed during the period of the Midsumma program and some of the activities and objects in the space won't be accessible to a general public due to the windows being covered by a blind like material. The interior can only be occupied by queer identifying people during the project and by appointment only.  A blog: www.with-out.blogspot.com is a part of the project which exposes aspects of the activities inside the space. It might be valuable for the feedback for you to visit the blog site before attending the session.

The night I have put aside for this meeting is Friday 27th January at 6:15 pm for a start of 6:30 pm . I do hope you can make it. It would also be very helpful if you could confirm your attendance via email. If you have any questions regarding this activity don’t hesitate to give me call.

Best ,

Spiros Panigirakis

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