This site is not closed to MFA-IA students, it IS a public access site for viewing...Angus Munro has video but requests your approval before sharing. He writes: any of you who would like to see your particular vignettes (for that is all I really took) please contact me at [email protected] and I'll send them your way (though they are big for email)
Megan submitted these questions + responses from her advisory group with Anne de Marcken:
Q: (Anne) Were there opportunities for critical discourse? Was it a celebration of creativity, or actual art-making the way we practice it (which is to say, critically and socially engaged, rigorous, etc)? Responses: Robin: I felt like it was Christmas, when you have so many amazing presents that you are just opening one after the other like, (tearing open a present) “Oh great! I got this! I’ll play with it later!” (throws it over his shoulder and tears open the next present), “Oh great! I got this! I’ll play with it later!” (throws it over his shoulder), and so on, rather than actually thinking about and engaging with each thing. It stimulated conversations (amongst the crawlers, but not necessarily with the artists themselves). People engaged with it critically when asked to by the artist (Britta, Jeremy, raku). In those cases I was aware of my mind being engaged, of being asked to “play with it now”! Some ideas to encourage critical discourse (our feedback stations didn’t work!): have a “guerilla feedback team” that roves throughout, recording conversations and observations. Have one centralized feedback station that is big and inviting, which is left up for a few days after the event for folks to reflect. Ask artists to participate more in designing feedback or engaging audiences critically. Perhaps we could pair some artists with “feedback guerillas” who could design a feedback session geared to their work – whether a talkback after a performance, written feedback, video interview, or whatever. You're invited to add to the conversation via the Comments ! When you put work outside, nature diminishes AND expands it.
It was a beautiful experience of collaboration. There was so much energy -- like the Art Hop in Burlington, everyone was so proud and excited about what our community does and is. It is an awesome launching pad, we will keep doing it and making it better! It was great to be able to see each others work in a different way, to really experience it rather than see it in a presentation or critique situation. The performances were wonderful – put together on such short notice, they were from the heart and beautiful. It was so nice to do something that didn’t make us sit. To engage in the lived experience. I was impressed with people who took risks. There was some really brave work. I enjoyed being by the raku fire. It was an incredible experience. The little garden cottage in the upper garden with Barbara’s paintings and Maryanne’s sculptures, was absolutely breathtaking, so moving. The collaboration to make a spontaneous installation for Marilyn’s piece in the CC entryway. It was so well organized in such a short amount of time… I accepted why I couldn’t write on the map. (Laura) I appreciated getting to perform in a casual atmosphere, to have an exchange with the audience, to stop playing and have a conversation about the music, to take requests. It felt like sharing with community rather than “performing”. Laura’s music had a huge impact on how we saw the art around it. The juxtaposition was so pointed when she stopped playing and suddenly everything changed. I really enjoyed the work shared by those who work at Goddard. And seeing people drive up, get out, and walk around – that was fantastic. The outreach to the community was a great thing. It was great to hear music other than in back of the music building late at night. As a graphic designer, I don’t usually get to watch people view my work and interact with them. That was very cool. (Pam Hall) Since 1998 I have been a part of this community of artists, mostly interacting one on one. I’ve been suspicious of these narrow encounters which construct everyone else as our audience, as in “I make stuff. You look at stuff.” What you have done, without being driven by a faculty member, is to come out as an artistic community. (Ruth) It was interesting to see the photographer and president come (and stay!). What we did today was manifest an artistic community. The presence of the photographer shows the vision of taking the work into the world. What we come together and create and share. Angus will put together a video! I appreciate the deep inspiration from everyone whose work I saw today. I appreciate that I got to participate and collaborate with dancers, which I rarely get to do. I appreciated the opportunity to work WITH nature. Working in symphony with nature created a whole new dance happening. You were inspired by Considered Space, which was invented, by the way, by students. The Art Crawl was invented by students today! Even though I was sitting in my office, I could feel the art crawl energy as soon as it started. I couldn’t wait to get outside and experience it, and it made me finish my work quickly and rush outside. The campus was alive, it feels like an art school now. It’s nice to see it full, to have the full experience of a vibrant, buzzing campus, inside and outside spaces, students, staff, and community. I felt encouraged to move through the whole campus and really see it as a WHOLE. I thought the map was hard to use – it would have been easier if it were organized by time. Later in the week: It was a fabulous idea and perfect timing for the week. It makes it feel quicker, more energizing. Although it takes up a whole day when you don’t get any work done, and creates some amount of fatigue and crowding on Wednesday, I think it is really worth it. It’s impressive how well the experiment went. The on the fly collaborations were fantastic! The invitation to find a different space was really appreciated by artists. First , I think we should begin with a huge THANK YOU to everyone who led and facilitated the planning, the set up and afterwards for the show. We all benefited from the passion and energy of these fellow artists. We, especially the G5's, owe them our undying gratitude!
Best in all things art, Mary Ruth If at first an idea does not sound absurd, then there is no hope for it. Albert Einstein |
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