"I was out of college and looking for things to do, and I learned that all the really cute girls were going to art shows, so I went to art shows. Eventually, it rubbed off on me and I came to really like the art itself, although I still go very often to see the cute girls [*laughs*]. I’ve been a curator for a while now, arranging various shows around town. This is a good time in Memphis because there are more walls. You don’t have to simply be in a commercial gallery. There are many alternative spaces and more people showing than ever before. There’s some really fine work, so it’s exciting. For a couple of years, I had a sublease on a South Main storefront and would do a show every month, which was a lot of work. Now I do pop-ups. My fifth show will be coming out in September. Every two or three months is about right. It’s a little easier to do that and hold a day job. I love it, and it’s a hobby that doesn’t cost me too much. I can’t afford to duck hunt or bicycle the way that people do now because the equipment will kill you. Sometimes I actually make 5 or 10 cents off an art show. It’s a vocation and an avocation. It’s the best of both worlds."
Ken Hall, Art Curator / Civic Engagement Consulting
Website: http://www.civicengage.com
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Website: http://www.civicengage.com
Email: [email protected]