#arts event

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sunday march 20th @ 7pm dundas video 831 Dundas St. West

Develop a marketing strategy for an arts project or event and present it appropriately

1500 Words – 3 or 4 sides of A4

No longer, marks may be deducted

Word processed

On your own

No American spellings

Hard copy to Ellen Terry reception

7th January Deadline

Assignment brief

4p’s and 4c’s 30%

Introduction & project idea 10%

Defining your market 10%

Evidence of research 10%

Budget 10%

Evaluation 10%

While in Central London, I managed to get the chance to visit the National Gallery. Having never been before, I took the chance to help me both develop my knowledge of art and to better see a different style of art that I didn't usually look into, especially from different time periods. 

A lot of the art was depicting religious imagery or other things involving Kings, Queens, and long-forgotten battles, but it's a very interesting experience to have yourself be so suddenly immersed in a place filled with ornate picture frames and delicate imagery, especially when contrasted with the hustle-and-bustle atmosphere of Trafalgar Square right outside. While I was there, there was a very interesting exhibition going on - the 'Saints Alive' by Michael Landy. The exhibition consisted of a series of kinetic sculptures that portray a range of saints from traditional paintings, de-constructed and then reconstructed. making them reminiscent of a very 'steampunk' type art style. The viewer of the huge sculptures can activate their movement using afoot pedal located at the bottom of the sculptures. Slightly terrifying at first, the 'saints' can be daunting at first, but become more and more intriguing as you look into them. In total, there were seven sculptures, all of which were amazingly intricate and resembled the original paintings quite well considering the materials that they were made of. 

So the rain is here as a drizzling reminder to all that the summer is over and I reluctantly admit that for the rest of this year, painting will have to be confined to indoors. Reflecting on the painting sessions I've had over the last few months, one in particular stands out to me.

 Exactly a month ago, a wonderful assortment of artists gathered at The Green Backyard, a local community garden here in the city of Peterborough. It was a perfect place to paint, bursting with positive and creative energy. We were lucky with the weather, only a spattering of rain, a little wind and a tiny bit of sunshine.

 Many local artist's showed up to the event, some I knew of, some I didn't, and the event attracted artistic talent from further afield too. In fact it brought to my attention this painting by Tony Nero (pictured above) which is now sat completed in a shop window that i am captivated by. I saw a variety of media and styles being used, mostly on large boards around the site, but cannot mention the artists without mentioning the other crafts-people too, who had stalls dotted selling some fantastic little items that show as much imagination as the artists.

I myself had to find some human canvasses, as you can see. In fact I spent most the day painting the little faces of excitable fidgeting children, which was, as always challenging, but rewarding.

So in conclusion the whole day was a success as far as I'm concerned, the food was good, the music was good, I met some amazing people, saw some old friends, had a proper party afterwards and most of all, found it inspiring.

On the 23rd of March, I went to see Singin’ in the Rain on stage at Palace Theatre; an on stage adaption of the Gene Kelly film. The musical was a two-part show directed by Jonathan Church and starred Adam Cooper (Don Lockwood), Louise Bowden (Kathy Selden), Stephane Anelli (Cosmo Brown) and Jennifer Ellison (Lina Lamont). I think it was inspiring to see such talented people performing a story I love and it actually made me want to be part of the performance. I find the process of adapting a story to a different medium thought-provoking so it was really interesting for me to see the film I’d recently got on Blu-Ray performed live on stage and how they’d tackle bringing the film’s locations on stage. What really brought the show to life was the water used for the famous Singin’ in the Rain musical number; gallons of water falling from the ceiling, filling the stage with which the lead splashed the audience. I would’ve preferred to have been a lot closer to the stage to have a better experience of the show rather than from the balcony as this limited the interactivity of the show. I’d definitely recommend the show to others if they enjoyed the film or like small-scale, comedy musicals on stage.