Plans for the Family Arts Festival (FAF) are well under way. After we were handed the project we have less than a week to get copy for the broacher…meaning we had to know as many artists as possible and at least have some sort of theme to run with. Interesting start. With a massive push, and the help of Hannah’s and Rosanna’s watershed e-mails we managed to get a good response from the artists and performers we were hoping to programme.

We will keep our focus to 4 key events, giving each member of the team an event to focus on. I will be working with The Rolling Stones – sadly not THE Rolling Stones, however it’s not quite the family festival vibe we’re going for.

http://www.guerilladanceproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/GDP_RollingStones_2012.pdf

Confirmation is still pending but we’re hopeful. This week we’ll be honing in on budgets, room booking and securing our artists.

Last weeks session on audience feedback was brilliant. I’ve realised I can get a bit geeky over things like this but it was so nice to be taken back to that analytical way of thinking even for creative companies. I’ve spoken to so many people who have said art and business don’t go well together, as far as I’m concerned that couldn’t be further from the truth. I think both balance each other perfectly and neither one can work effectively without the other. Reflecting on work can be a hard thing to remember to do, particularly when there’s lots of work to be done with restricted time and budgets. It’s certainly a area that I’d like to expand on if I ever get a bit tired of standing out on site in rainy fields, although I can’t see that happening any time soon.

For now though, onwards to the next session and FAF-ing about