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spring and summer we were suddenly remarkably
fully booked for visits at collectively
driven galleries, municipally established art
institutions and even by possessors of old industrial
buildings etc. An enormously exciting
melting-point of opportunities. Sure we hade
to rethink our plan; to expand and evolve.
The places that took on our challenge were
Lokstallet in Strömstad, Skövde Art Museum,
The Museum of Bohuslän in Uddevalla, Lysekil
Art gallery and Sockerbruket in Lidköping. At
this very moment others are standing in line
to join in!
All attention hasn’t gone to the exhibition
and the artworks only. Main focus is on the
artists and the subjects that concerns K-merkt
KONST; the connection and thoughts that
appear during the project. Just that will later
be put in to the guide book and will continually
be discussed in the forum. For this, the
plans are many and in some cases also unpredictable,
the starting point however takes
off from the certain issues that have helped
creating the seminary programme and actually
the whole project.
All through the project we want to highlight
different subjects the touches artistry, what it
is that’s going on in all of the studios throughout
the region, the country and everywhere.
What thoughts are there about the existence
and what about the future? Is it feared or enthusiastically
welcomed? What happens with
the artist when her art is connected with the
spectator? What happens in that meeting
with the art in its self and under what conditions,
and maybe at what cost is it shown?
Conversations about all this above and
much more has in fact gone on, and will
continue going on for sure. What we chosen
to highlight even more and really dig into are
subjects like the following:
“A day with seminaries and conversations about
how the situation of labour for artists looks like today
and what different ways of getting by there is.
When the conditions of public funding are changing,
what affect and consequence has it on the
artists? How does it affect their creating process?
By receiving examples from the gallery director, the
artist and the art counsellor of the region offer you
tips, advices and good knowledge of how to work
in the future.”
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“Where can you create your own art space?
A seminary that deals with the matter of creating
your own venue for your art. Jonathan Josefsson
and Michele Masucci will guide us thru conversations
about traditional and alternative art venues,
about creating your own alternative space. About
making ground inside the institution walls with either
an eagerly awaited premiere or with a critical entrance.
Examples thru images will be shown and we
will for instance discuss the way of action for getting
your art shown. Is it best to collaborate collectively
to increase the chance of getting to show your art,
or is it possible to claim these art spaces in other
ways? What exactly defines an art space?”
Further subjects that will be brought up to
surface will for example revolve around the
different roles inside the art institutions and
the role of the artist when meeting with the
institutions and other participants of the art
world; the decision makers, the financers, the
audience, media, critics etc. How to create
decent conditions for your artistry thru verbal
and written presentation, to formulate your
activity in most wanted manor.
One very important point that we wish to
highlight a little bit extra, is to always turn
around and question these given ways of
acting, all from different angles and views,
with a critical opening and with a strive
to in every case, find alternative options if
necessary. That’s also why these subjects will
unavoidably forever will be discussed, be
twisted and turned and there will always be
experiences to extract from it, always and
ever.
But non of this that we are so eager for,
that keeps us up at night and that always,
over and over makes us strive for better
said words, discussing and creating. Non of
it would in fact be if it weren’t for all those
around us; our audience, our supporters, our
co-workers.
That’s also the true case with this project and
everything it concerns. Therefore we would
like to thank all those who acknowledges the
value of a project like this one, those who
support us, helps out, questions and criticizes
and keeps us alive. Big thanks to the jury for
their hard work, KulturUngdom for giving this
trust and obvious concern and also a warm
chair, all those in charge of art in the Västra
Götaland region and the fantastic group of
people who carry out their demands, Ungdomsstyrelsen,
all municipalities participating,
all lecturers, Yulia Usova and most of all: the
Artists! Generally all artist, but in particular
you who are participants of K-merkt KONST.
Thank you, whom with your humbleness, enthusiasm
and will signatures K-merkt KONST.
This catalogue is dedicated to you.
Ladies and Gentlemen; Let me present to
you, the K-merkt Artists:
Sara Habchi Vogler, Project manager