As Curator of the Quint Arts Program, I'm ecstatic to report that our first showcase got off to a great start, taking all the steps we can towards running our own little creative mad house.
How does the Quint Arts Program work?
Every month we at Quint will pick artists from different mediums to collaborate with each other on a project. the resources for this project will be arranged for by quint and the creative consequences of these collaborations will culminate in a showcase/exhibit at the reputed Fridge Dubai, our wonderful partners in this endeavour. Everything from start to finish of this collaboration will be documented online and in the print version of the magazine.
"We" is better than "Me"
geared towards providing resources and avenues for visual and performing artists & the creative proletariat on a whole, this program is designed to encourage the cross-pollination between various forms of art to create something authentic and unique. Working on the simple principle of "two minds are better than one" one of our goals is to, in our own little way, revolutionize the way the arts are funded in the UAE. To that End:
The Annual Quint Artist Development Grant
This is the tangible amalgam of the various showcase events and auctions held through through the program. The money that is collected at the door at every one of our showcase events, goes directly towards fattening up this grant. All artists from the region are eligible for this grant and procedures for application, deadlines & review will be updated very soon. In July of 2012, Quint will announce the final roster of artists whose creative proposals will be realized by enriching these projects with all the resources it demands, be it money, raw material, manpower, press or a place to work.
Most importantly, the program & grant is to encourage artists to create fearlessly and the beholders of their work to think deeply. Great art is never silent and can’t be ignored...we’re just giving it a head-start.
For more information, for the time being feel free to drop me a line on subwaymusician@gmail.com.
For those who aren't big on reading, here's a glimpse of the night that was & the nights that will be. The First Edition was a collaboration between the wildly talented Hamdan Abri, the effortless multi-instrumentalist Reiner Erlings and myself. The music from the night was recorded and will be put online as a podcast very soon. The night also saw some amazing original art by Denise Kynd, Victoria Viray & Nargis Dhirani.
A special thanks to the wonderful team at the Frigde Dubai, Matrix who handled all our sound and to all who came and showed their support.
