Hi Andrew
In Transit also commissioned me in 2007 to "Hints To Travellers" which
was a journey on a canal boat - but with lots in common with my
walking projects
It would be great if In Transit circumnavigated back to walking artists!
Melissa
On 19 Apr 2011, at 11:54, Clare Qualmann wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> these sound like interesting opportunities and events - please post
> details
> to the list when you have them.
> It would be interesting to hear from Becca how the day at Chelsea
> Theatre
> fits into the broader picture of the borough-wide InTransit
> festival. We
> (walkwalkwalk) made a piece for InTransit in 2007, and I know they
> have
> commissioned several other walks and walking works since (though there
> doesn't seems to be an archive on the RBKC website). Perhaps there's
> potential for collaboration in future years?
> Clare
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walking Artist's Network on behalf of Andrew Stuck
> Sent: Wed 4/13/2011 6:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: a network opportunity?
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> Hello this is Andrew here
>
> I am a bit of a novice at using JISC Mail so forgive me if I am
> posting this
> in the wrong place or not following some agreed protocol.
>
> I wanted to say that quite by coincidence I am meeting Becca Pelly-
> Fry, and
> Arts Development officer at RBKC to talk about inTransit next week
> over a
> cuppa â?" so thereâ?Ts a nice bit of serendipity.
>
> I have also been approached by a walking advocacy organisation in
> Belgium who
> are planning a Walking art festival in July/August 2012 under the
> working
> title of Sideways and this could offer a great opportunity for an
> international element to the WAN. They are still firming up what it
> may
> involve and getting funding in place but as soon as I get
> confirmation from
> them that are happy for news of it to be circulated I'll get it on
> here.
>
> Later this year, the Walk21 conference is taking place in Vancouver
> and I
> know they too are trying to embrace more walking art and several
> artists that
> were on the Walking and Art residency at Banff have submitted papers
> and
> interventions for the conference.
>
> I have just run a Talk the Walk event on neighbourhoods and
> neighbourliness
> at the South London Gallery
> [http://talkthewalk.pbworks.com/w/page/37033689/Wednesday-6-April],
> and are
> now in talks with them about setting up a walking and art festival
> in the
> coming months/next year. We have also submitted a proposal to them
> for a
> series of walking art interventions to take place this summer.....
>
> I am always on the lookout for venues for the Talk the Walk events
> and I am
> in negotiation with the Bethlem Hospital to run an event on
> contemplative and
> walking meditation, but earlier this year, I had planned a Talk the
> Walk on
> Urban Trespass but in the end we were scuppered by a lack of
> venues. I am
> wondering whether anyone on the list could help us out here?
>
> I am also slightly overrun with work that is not paying me and need
> some
> income to keep me sane, so I am rather loathe to take on much more,
> but let
> me know what I should say to Becca regarding inTransit.
>
> Kind regards, Andrew
> http://www.talkingwalking.net
> http://www.talkthewalk.info
> http://www.rethinkingcities.net
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