Congratulations and thanks to everyone that helped make this show a reality. Can I just tell all of you how impressed I am with everyone's contributions and thankful I am that you have welcomed me in participating in this experience. The learning and resources shared by this "gang of nine" in the past 4 weeks has surpassed what I had ever imagined and is only the beginning.

goals - presentations and a statement

Thanks Deborah-well I am looking at what you said - I felt pretty good about the presentations in November and hope we can have 5-8 more people go in December - hoping that more peoples work will draw a bigger visual arc so we can step back and try to see how our work all can fit together objectively for this maiden voyage

- it is a personal bugaboo for me to always want the curatorial work drawing a bigger picture than just the the art on the wall, it's a personal stance, but in a lot of ways it is a big part of the contempory direction of art so I guess I'd like to know what people think about making the effort to include bigger ideas-then just the work hanging on the wall. Just throwing up art takes a big effort, but adding more layers to the exhibition part is even more effort - but I've found to be lightyears more rewarding

- I think I'd couch the direction we are going in when it comes to professional goals is to put together an exhibition proposal - A short written statement about what is drawing us all together should be worked out, then a strategy for an exhibition - does that make sense? If anyone thinks I'm blowing smoke out my earhole they should tell me. Cheers & happy turkey day! - Karen

Goals

It was good to see everyone that turned out yesterday. I think we accomplished what we set out to (becoming more familiar with what page each other is on with their individual work).

Before I leave town tomorrow, I wanted to put down in writing Karen's timely suggestion that we start making goals for the group. I was wondering if everyone would be okay making those goal suggestions here so that by the time we meet in person over the next 2 months we know what's on the table for discussion.

I mentioned last night that I will not be in town from tomorrow until Jan 3, so I will miss the December meeting, but i can participate in group discussion via the blog during that time provided that everyone agrees with using this format for the above topic.

More specific questions: What will be our primary professional initiative? Will it take the form of an exhibition? if not, what would we each like to see as our first professional step as a group?

Talk to everyone soon hopefully.
Deborah