It was after the curatorial teams initial meetings with Gem and Kim that it was decided we would make a reflective exhibition within Plymouth College of Arts Studio 11. This was all confirmed with Edith Doove for the event to happen on the College’s open day, Saturday 8th March from 12pm-5pm. With regards to the archival exhibition it seemed important for Reiss, Tess and I to stay in our curatorial roles, as we had overlooked all processes within the Barne Barton Loves Art exhibition. This was really exciting for us as Gem and Kim said that they would take a further back seat in this exhibition and this allowed us to be more selective and display elements of the community arts in Barne Barton in a white gallery space ( the seminar room).
Mantle Gardens would also give the members of Barne Barton to see their work in a different context whilst visiting and learning more about a higher education institute. In hope to bring many members of the community we had set aside money from the budget and offered transport for members of the community to arrive at Regent street. To supervise this we made a Signup sheet which Tess and I manned throughout the duration of the exhibition at Tamar View. Although people seemed very interested many offered to make their own travel. This meant that Gem brought over the group that has signed up by paying their bus fare rather than us booking a coach as first planned.
Due to the exhibition having a different context within it’s new space, we decided to rename the exhibition. As i had previously been involved in researching some of the road names for the school work, I thought it would be nice to use one of these. I came across Mantle Gardens and put it across to Tess and Reiss and they agreed it suited well. This allowed the community to Barne Barton a connection however the name itself was professional for an art exhibition.
Artist As Curator 