[Bristol-artivist] state of the art

Mon May 30 14:32:21 BST 2005

Hi everyone,

i want to personally appologise, for my lack of presence in the recnet months, it is bad timing for me, with final year exams i really ahve not been doing anything else except eating sleeping and reading living in the library. I know the email wan't writine to guilt trip anyone just to inform people to the state of the situation. I should however have realisd i was over commiting mylsef when i talkied of T-shirt screenprinting, i did try with that but it dident work out anyway, the point is shoudn't have sujjested it or commited myself until i was positive i could make the day and i think this is a wider leasson for us all, and also leads on from what Garteth was saying in his email, about suggestions for events/workshop idea/exhabitions should be made in person allowing for the exchange of numbers and an instant understanding of the fact that others are relying on you to stick to your commitment.

I think this goup has a lot of potential, i do not consider myself atristic in the least but the stencil workshops i atttended really truely inspeired me, and gave me confidence to do something i'd wanted to for a whiile, i made my own and have been out and put them up (alwyas more could be done with regards to this though of course) but none of that would ahve happened if i hadn't been to the workshops, and with what i've been doing i've told others and a few have even been out with me..this all makes a difference and has an effect, word is spreading... It is very unfair to put all the responsibility for the running of the group on one or two people, and i totally understand Martin being tired and fustrated and disapointed by it all, it is too easy to get excited about brillient ideas but harder to give over the time that is needed to make these a reality, and in this way i find myslf supporting an idea or sugesting something and realising late i cant do it. 

I can't really say anything else as my exams finish this friday, i'll be at the picknic and look forward to seeign peopel there but then i'm off to scotland to prepare for the G8 so won't be in bristol most of the summer so am not in a position to contribute, or suggest ways forward, i just felt i should appologise and try and explain and say how important, and how much potential i think this group has.

love and light
Katerina
xxx

Gareth Hinton <gareth_hinton at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Yo dudets 'n' dudes,

My feelings are, that we may be more effective if we
use these emailing sessions as our meetings, to
discuss ideas and actions etc. Then to organize
colaberations on specific projects with a group
confirming between themselfs a time and place to get
together (I don't know the avalability of keeble, if
it's just "our" saturday or what, but i can do stuff
at my flat , adam was
surjesting use of studio and i'm sure theres other
spaces too). 

To meet on these saturdays would be great, but so far
it hasn't proved too practical, and has
subsequently(?) been a totaly unfair burden for are
dear Martin.

I realize emailing ain't going to be that practical
for all, but with a bit of teamwork mabey using
phones!!! It might just work. 

Also somthing we could look into is a site that does
free text messaging to get the word out

So what do YOU think? 

also sorry aboot the spelling.

Peace
Gareth Tel;0117 9241824

--- Reginald Falcon wrote:

> Hello ihear you all, guess all i can offer at the
> minute is studio space any 
> nite this week, I'm also developing another spot
> where we can do b anneer 
> drops it,s above the music shop bottom of Park
> St...I,m very busy as usual 
> with art activities so hence Y i couldn't make it on
> Sat...sorry...Carrie 
> Sophie can we still usse 57 Park St for bannner
> drop???Also there is one of 
> those hoochie cooochie nnites on 1st June where
> everyone is bohemian and 
> kind of alternative (Lo) so we may get some takers 
> 4 sat event.....Gotta go 
> Adam 077 187 985 23
> 
> >From: mantxo martinez 
> >Reply-To: A Bristol group doing art with activist 
> >purposses

> >To: A Bristol group doing art with activist 
> >purposses

> >Subject: Re: [Bristol-artivist] state
> >Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:45:43 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Nice postings Carrie and Sophie:
> >the thing is taht it's not the first time - the
> March
> >meeting/workshop was the same with only me and a
> new
> >person turning up... or you remember when you came
> for
> >first time that I was late and no-one else was
> >there... (att least it has been good to meet some
> >people - and some days (3?) have been very
> inspiring).
> >I feel prety much left with the responsability and
> I
> >don't mind if things are happenening, but
> everything
> >that we talk about is not (exhibition, street
> >stencils, murals... the workshop at Information for
> >Action was also to be organised collectivelly).
> >I am up for continueing but only if there is people
> >and people REALLY want to develop things and work
> >collectivelly. Otherwise I have plenty in my plate.
> >
> >We'll see...
> >Black material: there may be some at kebele....
> I'll
> >check for you (us)
> >
> >(When is the Southmill exhibiition?)
> >(I can't make it on Tuesdays -I look after my son
> >until 6pm... sorry, Sophie, it sounds a great idea)
> >love
> >martin
> >--- sophie roumat 
> wrote:
> >
> > > What! -there's surely no need to stop the
> artivist
> > > group...
> > >
> > > Martin, I was really dissappointed that we
> weren't
> > > able to make it to the last meeting. Bartivist
> is a
> > > really good idea and I think that it's important
> we
> > > continue with it. Maybe if we really emphasised
> to
> > > people that they should say beforehand if they
> can't
> > > come.
> > >
> > > The meeting before that one was great...
> > >
> > > Bye the way, are you, or anyone else thinking of
> > > going to the 'Mad Hatters Tea Party?' In case
> you
> > > didn't know, the Black Castle pub, near HTV
> studios,
> > > has appparently banned the wearing of hats (a
> woman
> > > in a beret was refused service). So, South
> Bristol
> > > Anarchists, I think it was them, have organised
> a
> > > party there at 5pm on Tuesday June 14th, and had
> > > invited everyone to wear hats and hoodies to the
> > > pub.
> > > Link:
> > >
>
>http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire/display/22980/index.php
> > >
> > > See you on June 4th!
> > >
> > > Sophie
> > >
> > >
> > > mantxo martinez wrote:
> > > Hi everyone:
> > >
> > > Just to share feelings.
> > >
> > > I expressed some before and here I go again.
> > >
> > > I know some peole are having exams. We had
> apologies
> > > from Carrie and Sophie and Gareth popped by to
> say
> > > that he was working. Otherwise no-one else said
> > > anything or dared to attend the
> meeting/workshop. We
> > > had a new person and another one interested in
> the
> > > 'exhibition'.
> > >
> > > At the current state: only one week for the 4th
> June
> > > protest. Carrie and Sophie will bring materials
> to
> > > make a huge banner. The proposal of painitng
> sounds
> > > vague but somone my do something. Whatever the
> case,
> > > i
> > > think these things need more organisation and
> not
> > > turning up to meetings means the opossite. The
> idea
> > > of
> > > the exhibition seems to fail too as last
> saturday
> > > was
> > > also the deadline we decided for taking
> artwork...
> > > (yes, the announcement was very confussing... we
> did
> > > that bad too)
> > >
> > > And then, it's only one month for the action in
> > > Scotland.
> > >
> > > My feeling is that as artists we have made some
> > > stencils, but we have failed to have a presence
> > > outside - and now it's too late.
> > >
> > > Plus it's not the first time that I'm all by
> myself
> > > in
> > > the workshop.
> > >
> > > I will remind you that it's not just my
> > > responsability, and however I have made sure I
> have
> > > been there every month. I'm part of kebele but
> > > that's
> > > all.
> > >
> > > After seeing the level of comitment I guess
> there
> > > are
> > > no intentions of continuing with such activities
> - I
> > > don't even expect any replay (but that of those
> who
> > > showed some commitment)
> > >
> > > Another activity to be removed from the
> calendar...
> > >
> > > Take care
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > > Martin Mantxo
> > > 14 Robertson Rd, Easton
> > > Bristol BS5 6JY
> > >
> > > www.kebele.org
> > > www.euskalinfo.org.uk
> > > www.bristle.org.uk
> > >
> > >
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