No. 34: BECKY ALLEY AND SAMANTHA SIMPSON - MUSE COLLECTIVE
release date: July 23rd, 2024
release date: July 23rd, 2024
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Samantha Simpson and Becky Alley, founders of the Muse Collective, a curatorial group in Lexington were inspired by the closure of Parachute Factory and the dearth of gallery space in the city. They discuss their innovative approach to building community and fostering inclusivity through pop-up exhibitions in unconventional spaces like garages and moving trucks.
Samantha and Becky share their vision of creating immersive art experiences enriched with music, poetry, and lectures, and their openness to showcasing works from beyond Kentucky.
The challenges of balancing personal boundaries with community engagement are discussed, but they also share the excitement and flexibility that this new approach will allow.
Their ongoing project, Blink, aims to nurture genuine relationships within the art world, emphasizing the collective's need for growth and collaboration, at the same time offering unconventional opportunities by doing away with the many 'gate-keepers' that exist in the art world.
They have a schedule through the Fall and will be looking to find future locations and opportunities as they expand their horizons. They delight in the absence of rules and requirements and hope this will remain an amorphous program that evolves based on creative needs and impulse.
For a shorter interview that was played on WEKU/NPR here
Samantha and Becky share their vision of creating immersive art experiences enriched with music, poetry, and lectures, and their openness to showcasing works from beyond Kentucky.
The challenges of balancing personal boundaries with community engagement are discussed, but they also share the excitement and flexibility that this new approach will allow.
Their ongoing project, Blink, aims to nurture genuine relationships within the art world, emphasizing the collective's need for growth and collaboration, at the same time offering unconventional opportunities by doing away with the many 'gate-keepers' that exist in the art world.
They have a schedule through the Fall and will be looking to find future locations and opportunities as they expand their horizons. They delight in the absence of rules and requirements and hope this will remain an amorphous program that evolves based on creative needs and impulse.
For a shorter interview that was played on WEKU/NPR here
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