A quiet week

This week was a fairly quiet week at the gallery. I worked my two usual shifts on Thursday and Saturday, today. During the four weeks when the shows are open for viewing, it is the job of the interns to keep the gallery space looking neat, greeting visitors, processing sales, and keeping up with any other special tasks we are assigned.

It is also during this time that I get to talk to visitors, which I really enjoy. I like to hear their take on the exhibits and what their favorite pieces are. Sometimes these conversations are brief, but sometimes we really get talking. After talking to one visitor today, she suggested I check out another blog www.designspongeonline.com that's really quite interesting. It discusses various topics from interior design to crafts to photography to cooking. The website also had information about something called The Sketchbook Project. She brought up this project while we were talking about Chris Sickels' sketchbooks which are featured as a part of his solo show (and are really amazing!). Anyway, The Sketchbook Project is a program anyone can participate in. You choose from a list of themes and are mailed a sketchbook. For six months, you work on filling the sketchbook with sketches, ideas, quotes, etc. When the six months is over, all the sketchbooks are mailed back and then they all travel to exhibitions around the country where they are displayed. I just thought it was a very cool idea, and I'm thinking about becoming a part of the project. And all of this came from talking with a visitor, which truly is one of my favorite parts about this internship.

For more about The Sketchbook Project go to: http://arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject/?utm_source=designsponge&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=designsponge-ad