Not a fan of the No.

Since it's difficult to really make a plan with this project without a venue I went to two of the galleries in town after meeting with Garrett from the music department and Josh, one of the scenic designers in my program.

I rode my bike to the first one - my favorite - and had to wait about 20 minutes for the owner to come back. He never responded to my email and when the assistance tried to find it on the computer, she was unable. I had my computer with me so I just sent it again. I toured the gallery for a while and heard a loud voice at the front desk. I figured that was the owner and introduced myself. He was high energy and was half listening to me and half communicating with a friend visiting from out of town. He was excited that he just sold a painting to Chad Lowe and needed to share. This made it very difficult for me and he was not really listening nor giving me much option. I just stared at him for a moment, said thank you and left. I was not exactly sure what happened, but basically due to a ceramic show going on in May, he was not able to give me any exhibition space. So, he was telling me no. And to be honest, I really didn't want to hear it.

I moved on to the another gallery and spoke with another assistance before the head of the gallery got out of her meeting. She was much more open and we discussed possibilities and dates. Better yet, the assistant suggested I apply for a local arts grant. I need to read it over, but I believe they give upwards of $5,000. So, that would be sweet.

There are still a few other places to try and I may still go back to my first and favorite place and see what's really possible.

I look forward to our meeting next Friday and created an exercise for the group that I will video tape. It may be good for the exhibit or it may be entertaining blog viewing.

Set backs or no, we are on the path for a very exciting project.