May 26th, 2010
Statistics Thus Far
I used to keep an ongoing log of everything I applied to. I thumb-tacked a print out of the document I kept on my computer on the wall of my studio, and when the document reached the point of creating another page, I printed out the updated pages and added them to the wall. I highlighted shows I got into and crossed out shows I didn’t. On average, I probably apply to one or two things a month; however, typically what happens is I go through a period of applying for a lot of things, followed by a period of not really applying for anything. I have a deep desire to participate in as many things as possible; however, there is only so much an independent artist such as myself can do. The application process for most shows or grants or what have you usually takes a fair amount of time and energy, not to mention money spent on administrative supplies and the occasionally annoying entry fee.
Usually by this time in the year, I have a pretty good idea what the rest of the year will look like, in terms of shows I am participating in, and I usually switch my focus from applying to things to producing work. This year, though, I have only gotten my work into one show, which will actually be over at the end of June. Although I don’t keep as organized a log as I used to, the list below is a rough sketch of what the year has looked like thus far.
success:
interview with spencer young on the converse art and culture blog
a couple photographs in the Alternate Selves show at the Lexington Art League
pending:
rejection:
Portraiture and the Art of the Moving Image at Cornell College
Repressed at Gallery 5
Tempo at Manifest Gallery
Art in the Library at the Napa County Library
Solo Photography Show at the SRO Gallery at Texas Tech
Private Parts at Ampersand
