Summer updates

I can't believe that July is almost here!

The summer has brought forth new updates and more time to work on the exhibition. A couple of weeks ago, Christy and I traveled to New York to meet up with Claire Giblin, Carol Galligan, and our juror Linda Cunningham. We were able to sit down and discuss the logistics of the exhibition, while exchanging ideas and thoughts about the exhibition, which is becoming more and more of a reality as the months roll by. It was great finally meeting Linda because she brought a fresh perspective to Salvage and really had some great ideas for moving the work along. 

In the next couple of weeks, those who entered pieces for the exhibition will find out whether or not they will be included in the show. We are really looking forward to what the next few weeks will bring us and it seems like everything is falling into place. More news soon to follow. Until then...

-Nicole

our campus mailbox was overflowing!

Sooo today I filed 43 entries that came over the weekend and that wasn't even all of them!  There are so many beautiful, exciting pieces that this is going to be a stunning show!

Secondly, to answer a question posted to the blog about when artists will hear back about results- that will be by July 15th.

Also, here are two articles about some of our kindred spirits in the art world- enjoy!

Communicating Across Barriers Few Could Imagine

Recycled Artwork for Forward Thinkers

(sorry, you have to be signed up for NYtimes.com to see this one)

-Christy

victory!

Yesterday we had the opportunity to meet with President of the College, John Fry, to talk about our project and potential support. We applied for some grants through the College, but the Committee on Grants favored underclasspeople summer and semester research projects versus the work of graduating seniors. 

Fortunately, our timeline for the project worked in our favor because the project is in the next fiscal year, the President could support our exhibition. We are excited that we have secured funds for the awards and printing. Now less financial pressure will be placed on the museum.

In other news, as of Wednesday we had 34 entries and expect a whole lot more over the next few days because the postmark day is tomorrow, May 1st. Due to the large volume of entries, we had to develop a system for organizing the entries and uploading the digital images. We are really looking forward to the next couple of days and hope to see some more really cool and exciting pieces.

Until next time...

Christy and Nicole

Updates from the Phillips Museum Office!

Hello everyone!

Here's a long overdue update on SALVAGE!  A lot has been going on in the Phillips Museum Office in preparation for the show.  For starters, we've received 21 entries so far!  We've been super inspired by the entries so far, and I can promise this is going to be an amazing show. Considering we've gotten close to 175 prospectus requests by email, I guessing we'll be getting a lot entries this week, as the May 1st application deadline is looming!

We're saving envelopes from entries to recycle into our own piece for the show- a display of the title of the show that will go on the wall in the stairwell down to the Rothman gallery.

We've also been focusing on seriously "going green" with mailing materials for the show.  Museum staff and volunteers have all been working on a project to turn old magazine in the office into envelopes.  You can see how many we've done so far and below are some of my favorites!  It's really pleasant to work on cutting out the magazine pages and to see where the images lie on different parts of envelope!

We're also experimenting with how to recycle old Phillips museum postcards and postcards coming to the museum into SALVAGE promotional cards. 

We've also been getting our press release together, brainstorming plans for the opening reception and getting tasks ready for a summer intern who will be getting on board with the project next month!

Stay tuned for more SALVAGE news that will be coming regularly!

Thank you everyone for all your support,

Christy and Nicole

And so it begins...

We decided to make this blog to document our process and to be a resource for future student curators. The project began in November 2008, thanks to the coming together of one great idea and two individuals willing to take up the challenge. Special thanks to Claire Giblin, curator of The Phillips Museum of Art, who allowed us to follow her lead and make the project a reality. 

So far, we have been meeting weekly since January to organize the call for artists for the show. Our "Call for Artists" is currently hosted on Artshow.com and Art Calendar and will be featured in Sculpture magazine's April issue. Such publications have contributed to an encouraging flood of requests for the prospectus from artists across the country. 

For our juror, we have secured Brooklyn artist and former F&M faculty member Linda Cunningham. In March, we applied for two different campus grants and are waiting to hear about the results. Currently, we are planning how to make our publicity materials environmentally friendly and organizing our plan of attack for what we need to finish before the entry deadline of May 1st. 

Stay tuned for updates along the way. This is going to be one hell of a ride! 

-Christy and Nicole