Michael and Sedenka took us out Saturday night to Café 88. They are our contacts in this town and with Milkwood. It was a very good evening and we hope to repeat it again soon. We don’t want to spend too much money “socializing” but we also want to take advantage of meeting and getting to know people. It is a fine line to balance- work and social, but more so when “social” intersects with work.
Along time ago people used to talk about networking and how necessary it was for “getting ahead.” Back then I think I only ever heard that phrase in regard to business, and other sorts of professional practices that didn’t refer to art. But then again they never teach artist business now do they. Consequently I always had this sort of disdain for networking and business socializing. It seemed like a bunch of sharks circling a table with a drink in one hand and another on their testicles. It never occurred to me- nor did it ever occur that I could go out and socialize within my “professional circles” trying to get jobs, glean new info and meet new colleges until much much later in life when it just started to happen. Now the idea of networking is by definition meeting new friends, exchanging ideas and information and helping one another find and get work. Funny how that works. And its fun!
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