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0 Comments Published October 17th, 2009 in Art, Online gadgets.Well, I was so pleased with how Cooler went at Visualeyez that I decided to write a Saskatchewan Arts Board grant to keep doing it for the next year. We’ll see how it goes, but every time I’m with artists my brain starts to imagine scandalous headlines.
I’ve been thinking about all sorts of things: Banff, [...]
My project Cooler was accepted by Visualeyez, so in September I’ll be heading to Edmonton to get some sweet, sweet dirt on the artists (& Latitude staff).
Cooler explores the roles that storytelling and gossip play in building spaces for community. Stationed in the gallery near the ubiquitous site of workplace gossip – the water cooler – Megan will develop a series of timely, potentially embellished stories about her experiences at Visualeyez. Artists, organizers and festivalgoers will be treated like celebrities; their stories, both titillating and mundane, made an object of fascination. She’ll leave reviews to the critics, emphasizing happenings outside/after/in the bushes behind the performance. Cooler quenches public thirst for gossip and makes both audience and artists feel like one of the ‘it’ crowd.
Visit Cooler on the web at artgossip.ca (but not until September).
Cooler @ Visualeyez
0 Comments Published August 11th, 2009 in Art, Online gadgets, Performing, Things Megan Did.Here’s my proposal:
The watercooler is the cultural icon representing the site of office gossip. While some workers have a daily space to gather and share, others – particularly the solitary cultural worker – do not. Festivals like Visualeyez provide artists an important opportunity for professional networking, as is often lauded of the festival scene. But [...]
Artcity/M:ST 2008 Edition Art Gossip Generator
1 Comment Published August 31st, 2008 in Art, Art Gossip from Elsewhere, Online gadgets.Art Gossip Generator v2.1.1
Special Artcity/M:ST 2008 Edition
http://www.populust.ca/canada.htm
Know the dirt before it even happens!
Simpleposie + 1950 Fords
0 Comments Published September 26th, 2007 in Art, Online gadgets, Other Stuff.Wow, my ten questions about fandom and contemporary art were posted today over at simpleposie. Please go answer some, if would make me so happy!
Also, you can see some photos from Anthony Easton’s 1950 Ford show. You can kinda see my tractor in some of the group shots, on the right; it’s blue-grey [...]
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