We’ve made it to week 8! It’s hard to believe I am almost done with my summer here at Equitas Health. This week really picked up pace: with several patron parties to get ready for, art submissions still coming in, and a jury meeting. The beginning of the week was somewhat frantic, as we rushed to get every submission ready for the jury to meet. Among other tasks, I made a PowerPoint with all the images, and prepped and printed binders with all the artwork. (Also, along the way, I somehow put the photocopier into Mandarin Chinese so let me know if you are a copier pro….).

The jury meeting was a success! I took a bunch of notes, but it was so interesting to watch our committee evaluate each piece of art and deeply think about what submissions were accepted. My supervisor told me that in past years, the jury has only taken 30-45 minutes, while this jury took a full three hours. The selection process was super tight, as everyone was contentiously arguing their views on the art. Overall, it was very positive, and we were overwhelmed by the quality of work we received. Now, the rest of the week has been the hard part, with letting people know their work was not accepted, which is a role I do not envy. The rest of the week has been recovery from the jury and gearing up for art drop off. That part will be fun, as the artists will be bringing in their pieces and we’ll get to talk with them and thank them for their donation.

 As the summer starts to wrap up, I am looking forward to the October event immensely. I can’t wait to be able to be in the auction room and start to see everything pay off, with our donors enjoying themselves and artwork selling for great prices!!