the conference - one

The conference was really interesting, and energising. The agenda provided for
the opportunity to try for a definition of what
makes a new space for the arts. We considered similarities and differences.
They are all marked by new artistic concepts, either or both of interdisciplinary
and hybrid practice. Al used architecture as part of the concept but not buildings were old conversions. They was a lot of similarities in financial concepts, mostly being about a level of funding that does not match that of the older institutions.
In most cases greater levels of commerciality are therefore required.
There is in many cases a connection to urban development.
Artists are at the centre of the practice, with it being about their ideas
being at the centre of the operations.

There is a lot to write and some ideas which I need to capture but I need a bigger screen!
I need to reflect on labels that are put on to work like interdisciplinary
And hybrid.I need to think about the core needs of artists in their relation to a space. Time, space,
Money.
Then there is the notion of what cultural gaps exist in a city and
How the space fills those gaps.
I am also thinking about forming partnerships with bigger organisations in the city to make projects happen. They need
The audience that we have and we fill a gap that on their own they cannot.