[matilda] Art show bollocks

[R&A]

> What seems to be missing is a proper procedure and a bit of clarity.
> This is a result of the way we are doing things and we should realise
> this and cut each other a bit more slack. We are as was said simply
> dozy.


Right right right...  Other matilda's persons should not feel concerned 
or worried about this confusion and uncertainty as if they were to 
blame. No: it was our fault as an art collective, where each member's 
tasks remained unclear, no checks were carried out (if you please read 
my message to Cuthbert) on what was going on, basically everything was 
left to the curators' responsibility, which has proved a mistake, not in 
personal terms i mean but as a general procedure. We can't leave in the 
future all workings to curators, excellent as they may be or appear to be.

nice to see ya

amp





mark cohen wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> A very amusing stream of invective with respect to the Art05 thing,
> but it was almost getting unnecessarily nasty and I'm glad the ire
> seems to have abated a bit. As I seem to have been responsible for
> some of the kick off by presenting receipts for refund I think I
> should point out that I didn't demand I was simply asking if they
> would be covered, I did this because Eric asked me to as he was away
> on Monday it is sad that a lot of the acrimony seems to have arisen
> from confusion. What seems to be missing is a proper procedure and a
> bit of clarity. This is a result of the way we are doing things and
> we should realise this and cut each other a bit more slack. We are as
> was said simply dozy.
> 
> I wasn't at the meetings where the art show (we should stop calling
> it Art05 just in case the curators of that show bump into this
> stream) was proposed and so wasn't sure what the score was with
> regard to financing it. I personally don't think that MATILDA should
> cover the art show costs, as the bar was a little slack there may not
> be cash to cover expenditure so we may have to bear the costs
> ourselves. As to the bar Mark C brought down some beer and suggested
> a ‘donations’ sign be put up and then quite quickly realised that a
> simple sign wasn't enough. I thought bar staff had been sorted though
> I realise that this isn't the best fun job at a Thursday social and
> I'm not sure how long that lasted, I buggered off for the food and
> wouldn't be too surprised if the bar staff did too. That there was a
> shortfall on the bar in these circumstances should not surprise any
> of us the venality of alcohol consumers is well known, especially at
> art openings.
> 
> Like the C90 party this art show was a learning experience and in
> both cases what we should learn is that clarity of responsibility is
> what is required. If we all know what we are doing and what we are
> expected to do we are much more likely to do it. Clarity like this is
> something that is simple to arrive at in some organisations, not at
> MATILDA, but I guess we will learn. The learning process might be
> easier if there is less acrimony.
> 
> Last Thursday was a good night out and a good social it is a shame
> that all this bickering has resulted.
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
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