It’s been about four months since my ‘fieldwork’ at the Splendid Arts Lab in Lismore NSW, which I attended as an independent observer and collaboratarian, documenting collaborative process across art forms.  Recently, I’ve had an article published in RealTime Arts journal that outlines the Lab and details a bit of the collaboration that unfolded.

3. Nathan Stevens 2009_Splendid Arts Lab(web)

so you think you can make art?

nathan stevens: splendid arts lab 2009

AS THE SAYING GOES, “TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE”, SO 10 HEADS MUST BE SPLENDID. FROM A UNIQUE INITIATIVE BETWEEN LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY AND THE MUSIC FESTIVAL SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL, NORTHERN RIVERS PERFORMING ARTS (NORPA) AND ARTS NORTHERN RIVERS, COMES SPLENDID, A NEW EXPERIMENTAL ARTS PROGRAM AIMED AT PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ART AND AUDIENCE, PUTTING THEORY TO THE TEST………..

Click here to read the rest of the article at realtimearts.net