backup backup plan!

So... ████ █████ declined the job.

After speaking with Teresa we decided to try to do a bit more of a forward-driven recruitment strategy. This means we need to ask other artist-run centres in the region if they have anyone who was short-listed for recent hires that they would recommend.

I was also wondering if all the people who you reached out to ended up applying, or if you can think of anyone that we could email to invite for an interview.

I will also write to my two arts contacts in London to see if they can think of anyone.

I think that if we can assemble a few other people it's still possible to save this, hope is not entirely gone, it's just frustrating to have hit a dead end with this round of interviews.

I hope you're doing ok with this potential moving crisis. Sending online support.

warmly,

Josh

I know. I'm totally in shock. It's a pretty raw deal.

If there's any other people you can think of, please please let me know. I contacted a couple of profs I remember from my year at Western, and a friend of mine, who said they couldn't think of anyone.

I hope so much that we can find someone though.

thanks for your support.

x

I hope you had a good weekend! Just a quick update for now—the call will most likely be circulated through Western's internal networks this week (I hope this week), so newsletters to students and community with opportunities, etc., and I've contacted Fanshawe's appropriate departments to do the same. 

My best, 

Thanks for the update. I also reached out to a few professors I worked with at Western, so I guess they will be getting contacted from both of us... :)

I suppose I should update the submission date on the call doc?

August 1?

Thanks for pushing this, and god, I hope we find someone!

warmly,
Josh

Hi Teresa and Matt,

Tomorrow evening works for me.

1pm?

thanks, sorry to take so much of your time.

x

Works for me. See you tomorrow at 1pm.

My best,

My best,

Hey I am ok for skype

thanks again SO much for talking last night / yesterday.

I think we have a pretty good list of contacts to speak to and write to.

As promised, here is a summary of who will contact whom to ask if they know anyone who would be a good prospective fit for the job... good luck!

At this point, a CV and short statement of interest should be adequate.

And here is the link to the Call for Applicants, if needed.

Matt will contact:

Museum London

Art Gallery of Guelph

Ed Video

Teresa will contact:

Windsor // Art Gally of Windsor

Hamilton Artist's Inc

Hamilton Arts and Workers

Humber College (Danica?)

I will contact:

Bojana Videkanic (Waterloo)

███████ █████ (Waterloo)

██████ ██████ (Art Gallery of Guelph)

Cambridge (Cafka)

Guelph Fine Arts program faculty / staff

Musagetes

I really hope we have some success with this, good luck guys, and thanks again!

x

Josh

Hi both, 

I could have simply misrecorded who had offered to contact Ed Video. 

Also, this morning I contacted (just listing here to avoid doubling up):

██████ ███████ (Cambridge art galleries)

██████ ███████ (Idea exchange / cambridge art galleries)

██████ ██████ (Cambridge art galleries)

█████ ███████ (teaching at Guelph in Fine Arts program)

████ ██████ (CAFKA)

████ ████████ (CAFKA)

██████ █████ (Musagetes, Guelph)

████ █████ (poet, writer, Musagetes, Guelph)

██████ █████ ███████ (Humber Museum, Art Gallery)

So far ████ █████ wrote back and said she knew a couple of grant-writers that she would forward to...

x