Curatorial Committee (before the show)

I really wanted to be on the curatorial committee tis year -even after seeing how stressful everyone found it in first year. I have become more and more interested in curating,, and also thought it would be very useful for the future to know how to put on shows and acquire some experience.

Everyone is reasonably relaxed on the committee, so it hasn't been too stressful and the first show looks like it will come together fairly smoothly. I think the trickiest thing we have encountered is what logo and graphics to use, as there are so many different opinions and we all appear to have very different tastes. The answer to this has been to  use lots of different ideas, but it concerns me that this might dilute the impact slightly.

I really enjoy social media, and think I have a fairly good understanding of it, so put myself forward to manage the Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook event pages. So far it is going well, I am enjoying taking photos, documenting and spreading the word in creative ways. I really wanted to get the word 'SCHISM' out there and thought the video I put together, where people on other courses were involved, quite effectively started to get people interested. I really appreciated what Jesse was saying about getting the word into people's subconscious, by not always saying what 'Schism' is and just letting a logo or the word creep gradually into people's awareness.