So I've been very excited about joining Big Umbrella Studios, a co-op studio and gallery space opened a few years ago by a group of friends who recently graduated from art school. It's a great idea and really want to support them. I also really like the idea of networking with the other artists, although I haven't actually used the studio space yet.
Members are expected to sit the gallery once a month, which I was supposed to do tonight. Great, but I've not been given the key, the alarm code or any direction at all. I've sent them several emails asking what time I should be there but gotten no response.
I've been really stressing out about it because I take work and commitments seriously.
Then I remembered....young, artists, co-op = loose & disorganized. I'm a lot older than the rest of the members and I am waffling back and forth between feeling guilty about not figuring this stuff out for myself, wanting to get in the there and fix everything for them and wanting to bolt. I don't know if I can deal with how loose everything is..it makes me very uptight and I don't know if I can handle the level of commitment it would require to help them get a little more organized.
They are a great group, though and I think I just need to pin someone down and get the information I need and get over the new member hump. I'm probably getting worked up over nothing.
I have a bunch more shows to get ready for.
April - Group Show at CHUCKWA in Fullerton, CA
May - Inferno at Space Gallery in San Francisco, CA
May - All Gurlz Again at Eclectix Gallery in El Cerrito , CA
June - Summer Pleasures at A-forest Gallery in New York City, NY
I'll post more information about each of these as we get closer to the dates.
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