Dear Stella,
I'm sorry for the long silence, I've been trying to get back to normal.
Sorry not to have written on the blog yet, I new to blogs, so it'll take me
a while.
Neil & I will be coming to Hong Kong this July. We're not sure what we're
showing yet, but had hoped to make something new. I've been in contact with
susan and Mayling, both of whom hope to make it too, but it's dependent on
us getting the British Council grant that I'm applying for. The deadline for
this is 1st May, to get to their offices. I will need a letter from you, an
email letter will be fine. The application says
"Artists must have a firm offer of an overseas exhibition in writing".
I think it's important to include everyone by name, state your role in the
project (as you don't work at the Hong Kong Arts Centre), mention the dates
of the exhibition, and any other talks/seminar organised.
Regarding the budget, you have a HK$100,000 grant already, of which HK$3,000
you've allocated for each artist. What can the artists use this $3,000 for,
or are you controlling this on each of our behalf, and if so, what do you
think this will cover?
Do you think we will get some accomodation, or do we have to fund this (this
can't be covered by the British Council, they only cover transport of work,
it's packing, and travel in exceptional circumstances)?
Have any arrangements been made about artists' talks etc. In the blog, you
mention something at the Asian Art Archive. What will this be and who will
speak?
What are the details of the catalogue, as I should also mention this in the
application? Who is writing, will there be images by each artist, will the
artists contribute any writing? When will you need images?
I have made a start on the application and sent it to Sasha to help me with
writing conceptually about the exhibition, as her writing is so good. When
that comes back, I'll forward it on to you. I'm getting slides and
information off Mayling & susan. So all is going well. It'd be good to get
the answers to the above questions as soon as you can, so that I can work
these in as well.
I hope you're well and enjoying life.
Love Lesley
