As many of you know I am the co-ordinator of the wee international collaboration "A Letter a Week". It has been running since 2010 and has become a place for fun and connection, gentle exploration, creativity, thoughtfulness and some beautiful beautiful work.
I had always thought it would be grand if at some point we could gather some of the works together to have an exhibition, and so I explored a few options and put out feelers, made applications and so on.
Earlier this year my efforts were rewarded with the offer of a 6 week exhibition at the Butter Factory Arts Centre in Cooroy, in the hinterland outside of Noosa. This is a Regional Gallery and it hosts high quality and innovative shows, so I was thrilled. It seems the perfect setting for our quirky and collaborative efforts.
Since February I have been quietly and slowly building the exhibition up from the first three years' efforts. I couldn't include everybody and every piece; some folk no longer had the pieces I wanted; I had to try and get a balance between books and wall pieces; and as broad a range of works as possible to keep folk who attend the show interested.
It is well and truly getting to the exciting point of the game. I have received all the works; have photographed them for the catalogue; am abut to package and label them all and then in a short time deliver them for installation.
We have 29 artists from 6 countries involved, showing 63 pieces.
I am so looking forward to giving these works a beautiful setting and hopefully a great show.
Here are the details of the exhibition:
Title: A Letter a Week: Artistic Travels Through the Alphabet
Runs from: Thursday 10 October to Saturday 16 November 2013
Official opening: Saturday 12 October 2013 at 10.00am
Guided Tour and Floor Talk by me: Friday 25 October 2013 at 10.00am
and some snippets of some of the works on display:
Anna, Susan, Valerie and Christine
Jo, Elaine, Noela
Barry, Deb, Ken, Fiona
Lyndell, Lisa, Gemma
It would be great if anybody in the area could come along and see the show - quite a few local artists will be at the opening and the floor talk; and some inter-staters are also making the trip for the opening which is fabulous!
I had always thought it would be grand if at some point we could gather some of the works together to have an exhibition, and so I explored a few options and put out feelers, made applications and so on.
Earlier this year my efforts were rewarded with the offer of a 6 week exhibition at the Butter Factory Arts Centre in Cooroy, in the hinterland outside of Noosa. This is a Regional Gallery and it hosts high quality and innovative shows, so I was thrilled. It seems the perfect setting for our quirky and collaborative efforts.
Since February I have been quietly and slowly building the exhibition up from the first three years' efforts. I couldn't include everybody and every piece; some folk no longer had the pieces I wanted; I had to try and get a balance between books and wall pieces; and as broad a range of works as possible to keep folk who attend the show interested.
It is well and truly getting to the exciting point of the game. I have received all the works; have photographed them for the catalogue; am abut to package and label them all and then in a short time deliver them for installation.
We have 29 artists from 6 countries involved, showing 63 pieces.
I am so looking forward to giving these works a beautiful setting and hopefully a great show.
Here are the details of the exhibition:
Title: A Letter a Week: Artistic Travels Through the Alphabet
Runs from: Thursday 10 October to Saturday 16 November 2013
Official opening: Saturday 12 October 2013 at 10.00am
Guided Tour and Floor Talk by me: Friday 25 October 2013 at 10.00am
and some snippets of some of the works on display:
Anna, Susan, Valerie and Christine
Jo, Elaine, Noela
Barry, Deb, Ken, Fiona
Lyndell, Lisa, Gemma
It would be great if anybody in the area could come along and see the show - quite a few local artists will be at the opening and the floor talk; and some inter-staters are also making the trip for the opening which is fabulous!
How wonderful, Fiona! It will be a great show (unique, maybe?) and it's so generous of you to put in all the work necessary for it. I'm sure it will be a success. Sorry it's not so easy for us inter-continenters to be there, I'll be on the lookout for your blog entries about it all.
ReplyDeleteI shall do my best to keep you updated with news and piccies Ersi - it's such a shame we are all so far away...maybe one day!
Deletewoo hoo - noice one!
ReplyDeleteIndeedy Ronnie!
DeleteCongratulations! What a huge undertaking and worthy endeavor... very impressive. I wish I was much closer to see it all in person. best wishes though for a good well attended exhibition.
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna - yes it has grown from a wee thing to a biggish thing, and I hope it goes really well! Thanks for the good wishes.
DeleteMassive amount of work you've done Fiona...many thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's coming together slowly Jo - almost there to, which is also kind of eek-time!
DeleteHow lovely to have so many exhibits from all 'around'. Thanks Fiona for making this all possible. Exhibitions are so much fun and so exciting. Wish I was there.. It's so great to get such positive feedback.
ReplyDeleteHy Lyndell - it would be grand if we could click our heels and transport ourselves to joint exhibitions around the globe wouldn't it? Thanks for your support, go well.
DeleteMe too! I wish I could come see these pieces in person - I've seen them on the blog and recognize all the alphabets you showed here....you've put in a huge amount of effort and it's truly much appreciated. The exhibit is but the most visible part, but conceiving the idea, hosting and contributing to the blog is a time consuming, valuable part of it as well. Thanks so much for all you do!
ReplyDeleteWe really do need Dorothy's red shoes don't we Terrie?!?!? Thanks for all your kind words - I hope the exhibition does you proud.
DeleteI love the idea of something that started out as one thing, growing into something else. How lucky for people to seen them in reality and find out about a worldwide collaboration in this way. Good luck with the curation and display.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a fine thing to watch it grow, expand and become other things as you say Lesley. I think it will look amazing and I hope it does look that way!
DeleteHow exciting Fiona, and huge congrats to you for all the work you have put in to bring this together. can't wait to see the photos.
ReplyDeleteI am still bummed that your fabulous book had to head elsewhere because it is such a star - but will do my best show you around with pictures and blog chats...thanks Liz.
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