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💕💕Thanks to Polly Wright (@pollewright) for providing the perfect final Education Day with the 2025/26 cohort and their work. 💕💕
Polly is the Head of Programmes at Devonshire Collective (@devonshirecollective) and part of Incidental Unit (IU, @incidental_unit)which continues sharing the knowledge and information about Artist Placement Group (APG), and its successor Organisation and Imagination (O+I).
We talked about curating verses being curated, how to prompt themes and/or elicit emotions in a space, working with feelings, layering materials and porosity. Polly shared how she regularly uses Barbara Steveni’s notion of ‘Context is half the work’ when initiating projects and working with spaces.
We considered the importance of getting to know spaces we’d like to work with by attending events, visiting and having relaxed conversations about common interests. We discussed working within and beyond the gallery, how fluidity and reliable structures can both be useful, and the impact the layout and eco system of a town/city has on the location of a space (and what it does to that area in return).
We thought about the importance of never assuming and using ‘Do your own thing’ (from Richard Phoenix’s book) as a prompt for participation.
The group generously shared new works and ideas in the beautiful gallery @bricksbristol and invited an audience to join us for a sharing event the following day. It was a wonderful afternoon of conversations and celebration as we prepare for the new cohort to start in August. So special to see artists from cohorts past, present and future in the same space making the connections and friendships that underpin every artist’s journey.
Thanks to DS 2025/26 for the beautiful parting gifts, Femke Henzen for creating a set of nails commemorating the practices of everyone in the group and Jenny Cashmore for the ‘panomancy readings’ during the sharing event. ❣️
💫Images from our Education Day and Sharing event. 💫
Polly is the Head of Programmes at Devonshire Collective (@devonshirecollective) and part of Incidental Unit (IU, @incidental_unit)which continues sharing the knowledge and information about Artist Placement Group (APG), and its successor Organisation and Imagination (O+I).
We talked about curating verses being curated, how to prompt themes and/or elicit emotions in a space, working with feelings, layering materials and porosity. Polly shared how she regularly uses Barbara Steveni’s notion of ‘Context is half the work’ when initiating projects and working with spaces.
We considered the importance of getting to know spaces we’d like to work with by attending events, visiting and having relaxed conversations about common interests. We discussed working within and beyond the gallery, how fluidity and reliable structures can both be useful, and the impact the layout and eco system of a town/city has on the location of a space (and what it does to that area in return).
We thought about the importance of never assuming and using ‘Do your own thing’ (from Richard Phoenix’s book) as a prompt for participation.
The group generously shared new works and ideas in the beautiful gallery @bricksbristol and invited an audience to join us for a sharing event the following day. It was a wonderful afternoon of conversations and celebration as we prepare for the new cohort to start in August. So special to see artists from cohorts past, present and future in the same space making the connections and friendships that underpin every artist’s journey.
Thanks to DS 2025/26 for the beautiful parting gifts, Femke Henzen for creating a set of nails commemorating the practices of everyone in the group and Jenny Cashmore for the ‘panomancy readings’ during the sharing event. ❣️
💫Images from our Education Day and Sharing event. 💫
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