freelance job

I have apply for the freelancing job on the freelance:uk. The job that I have applied for was to design for a album cover. This job was unpaid but as a award for doing the job I will have my name on the album cover. It is good way to promote work and find new jobs. I also think it was good job to put in my portfolio as my interest is mostly in illustration section, which is connected in some ways to cover designing.

For this job I have contact mark_castle@life.co.uk

I have not god the job but still it was good to have a go, as you never if you wouldn’t get the job or get something else in the future (as you can stay in touch with person from branch).

I have been looking through the competitions, which I can take part of. There was a few which I thought I could try with but the one that mostly attracted me is: http://www.graphiccompetitions.com/jump.php?contest=international-triennial-of-stage-poster-sofia-2010
That’s an international poster competition in Sofia. I have submitted my work yet, but I will do this within next few weeks. Deadline is on 30 April 2010. I think it will be interesting experience. Is good to show sample of created work in any places, and this one sound very good.

During my last visit in Poland I have attend event in Polish Wroclaw Theatre. It was talk with famous polish artist Zbigniew Libera
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbigniew_Libera).
Talk was followed by exhibition of his work in BWA gallery. It was very interesting as he was giving ideas from his point of view about art in Poland, relation between artist and galleries and as an artist, which sell his work mostly abroad , he talked a lot about differences between art and position of the artist in Poland and how does it look in different places on the world. He was trying to find the cultural differences and how there affect way of looking at the art. He was also talking about many difficulties of exhibiting in Poland as his art is very critical and controversial. It is another sample of polish artist, which actually make decision of creating abroad. It gave me more ideas about direction and difficulties, which I will have to go through with my gallery.
It is also time when market for art change and takes a new shape.
http://teatrpolski.wroclaw.pl/poniedzialki.php?id=magiel&&p=zmaglowane_28

Work Expierence...

I am still waiting for reply from galleries. I think I took my CV and motivation letter to almost every gallery in Bath. Now I just hope there will need someone soon or would be happy to just show me how galleries work for my own benefit. There were few places which were enthusiastic about me doing my work experience with them but at the end I am still waiting for final answear.

I am specially hoping for work placment in: Bo Lee galerie, Quest Gallerie and Hawkins Fine Art Gallerie.

While working on this project I have taken many photos of interiors, exterior and products for designing reasons. This expierence may benefit in the future photos taking.

I have suggested to my client to make different leaflets to different clients categories. For example offices and shop workers will look more for deliveries and take- away options than clients catching the train. I have creeated serie of brochures, posters and loyalty cards with special offers for this business. There was good comunnication between me and my client as in the same time I work for him on regular basis. At the end everone was satisfied what give me hope that the job was done properly.

I have finish leaflet for 'tea time cafe'. My client was satisfied, hopefully it will help me in the future with designs for my own business.