Our fourth meeting was pestered by the sudden heat wave, but none the less, some good ideas came up among the few of us who enjoyed the airconditioned library room.
The founding meeting
It was agreed that the founding meeting should take place in the middle of September. The board members will be elected at that meeting and everybody present can also sign up as a founding member. Before the meeting I will e-mail you a suggestion for the rules of the association to gather everybody's comments. This meeting will agree on the rules. I will send you all an invitation to the founding meeting closer to the date, but all those who are interested in beeing in the board and who have not yet told me so, please let me know beforehand.
The website
One issue that rose at meeting was HIAA's website. When the association is registered and we'll decide on the membership fee, we can also build up a real website. To this I would welcome everybody's suggestions of what it should include - members' gallery, discussion forum, exhibition information, the column, other things?
The logo
Another thing we need is a logo for the association. I suggest this will be an open election - send in your suggestions for a logo and we'll organise an election where everybody can vote!
The group exhibition
In order to have our first real group exhibition next year - we should move pretty soon. Some places suggested are:
Galleria Rantakasarmi (Suomenlinna): space 342 sq meters, exhibition period 4/5 weeks, cost 3200 euros.
Cultural center Caisa Galleria, space ?, exhibition period 4 weeks, cost 700 euros.
Kanneltalo Galleria, space 144 sq meters, exhibition period open, cost 21,50 euros/day
Stoa Galleria, space 104 + 50,5 sq meters, exhibition period open, cost 21,50 euros/day
Of these, more expensive ones do the sales, others don't. Many places want to have applications about six months ahead of the exhibition time (at least).
What is an acceptable cost for the exhibition? Are you ready to pay 10, 50 or maybe 100 euros to participate in a group exhibition? Does the place have to do sales?
What other exhibition places do you know that would suit a group exhibition of about 10 people? I think this number could be realistic and also preferable for a HIAA exhibition.
Could there be a possibility to join a larger event, like "Maailma kylässä", and be a part of that? Do you know any event organisers? What kind of festivals or happenings could be suitable to an exhibition by HIAA artists?
The theme
What about the theme? There's been some suggestions like: "Home", "What is Normal ?"(definition changing over time and place), "Festival" or "Party" etc.
Here the latest from the meeting and now, enjoy the sunny days of August!
Susan
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