Opening Week Update

So it is Monday of opening week and I am already tired! It really started for me last Wednesday, with...

Office work - last minute paperwork, finalisations etc

Airport pickups - picking up artists from the airport. Let's just say that being at the airport at 6am on a Saturday morning, surrounded by hundreds of people, holding a sign, searching for someone you have no idea what they look like, is not one of the best things about this job. But so far, the artists have been lovely - even after 20hr flights - and have just been grateful to have someone meet them and take them to their hotel. Its been a great experience to meet all of these people, and I think if someone can be lovely at 6am, after an hour and a half in customs, they've got to be alright!

Random driving excursions - driving a hire car is fun, though it took a bit to get used to a new car. Trip to Bing Lee? Sure. Bondi Junction? No problem. Bunnings? Yep. Drive to the airport, pick up an artist, drop them off at their hotel in the city, without getting lost? Maybe?

Oh, and of course, the parties - the best bit! So far Cockatoo Island and the Roslyn Oxley Gallery, with more to come. It's a little nerve-racking, meeting all these new people, but after the initial, 'Hi, I'm Kate' (added, of course, with the blessing/curse of these things, free alcohol) you end up with some great conversations (Seinfeld-Confucius-Planet Earth Geological Society...)!

And 6 more days of opening week to go.....