Work Onin Galleries with Kim McAleese, Grand Union
Talks & Workshops > Work On > in Galleries with Kim McAleese, Grand Union In the second of our Work On series, we were joined by Kim McAleese of gallery & artist studios, Grand Union.
ABOUT THE SESSION.
Kim McAleese brought us our second Work On workshop all about navigating visual art & curation.
Kim spoke to us about best practice at Grand Union and how to get on the radar as a visual artist.
“It’s difficult being and artist because you have to learn how to hustle.”
- Kim McAleese
SESSION INSIGHTS.
Places where you can congregate and collaborate about the world you live in are so valuable.
Open Calls: Think about what your practise is. Is it suitable? Does it fit with your work? Don’t apply for everything.
Networking is weird and insipid sometimes, but it’s just a conversation.
How to get an exhibition: Be good at what you do. Be kind.
Use Instagram: mix personal and professional. Make your name clear.
DIY: Put on your own stuff. If you think you can do it better, put your energy into it.
Creative Documentation
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“Put on your own stuff. If you think you can do it better, put your energy into it.”
- Kim McAleese
@Twitter | @Instagram | grand-union.org.ukAbout the Artist
Kim McAleese is a curator and Programme Director at Grand Union, a contemporary arts gallery space and artists’ studios in Birmingham.
About the Series:
Work On
Work On is a workshop series giving insights from the worlds of visual art, theatre, journalism and film about routes for getting work put on.
