So excited, MONA FOMA and I’m going to be a very busy girl

by Veronica on January 10, 2011

A few weeks ago, I applied to 93.6 ABC Radio for a chance to be a micro-critic at the upcoming festival of art and music – MONA FOMA (Mueseum of Old and New Art, Festival of Music and Art).

I’d thought about it and figured that it wouldn’t hurt to apply, I was incredibly interested in a lot of what they were doing and already had plans to see Grinderman and Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer.

I got a phone call this morning – I was selected to be one of the micro-critics. I get free tickets to the ticketed events and to attend as much as possible of the free stuff and then tell everyone what I think on twitter.

You guys, I am so excited. I’ve got to head down and give an interview on the radio with the other micro-critics later this week, my tweets will be getting read out on the radio during the festival and it’s all just very cool.

There are some amazing people coming to Tassie for it and I can’t wait.

I’m going to be so busy for the week of the festival and I’m planning on dragging Frogpondsrock around to as much as possible (helps that she is my driver), while Nat stays home with the children.

I’m so excited that even falling on an electric fence, while standing in a puddle with wet shoes couldn’t make me grumpy. A perpetually breaking hose pipe didn’t bother me. Even scrubbing water troughs and baths filled with algae didn’t upset me (although, totally not my favourite job – can I run a competition to allow someone else to scrub the duck water out for me?).

Thankyou to ABC Radio for offering this chance too. I’m getting to work with some pretty cool people (I can’t name the other micro-critics until everyone has confirmed, but I have been cleared to say I’ve been chosen) that I like a lot.

And thanks even more to Stephen Estcourt, because without his gift of an iPhone, I wouldn’t have been able to apply!

Now ‘scuse me, I’m off to continue dancing around the house.

I’m staying well away from electric fences however.

Cat Connor January 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm

Hooray for you!! Hope you have a marvelous time. I’ll look forward to your tweets. 🙂

Veronica January 10, 2011 at 3:14 pm: Yay! And thanks, everyone will probably be sick of hearing about it. Hehe.

DanniiBeauty January 10, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Thats fantastic! What a great opportunity, you will do well. Look forward to seeing your tweets and reading more about it.

Veronica January 10, 2011 at 3:14 pm: It should be so much fun, there’s a lot going on, so something for everyone.

Naomi January 10, 2011 at 2:58 pm

WOW! That is so exciting! I love MONA FOMA and am a little sad to not be there for it this year.

I’ll be sure to keep an eye out on twitter. Are you going to get to any of the MONA opening events? Or is that a separate deal?

Veronica January 10, 2011 at 3:10 pm

I’m fairly sure we have ticket to the VIP event that lets us see inside the muesum before the public.

Naomi January 10, 2011 at 3:18 pm

Have a wonderful time. Hubby worked/works for MONA and has a ticket to the private opening… me, I’ll just sit at Salamanca and wish! I’ll head over on the Saturday but am missing all the MONA FOMA events.

From what I have been told the art works are amazing! Can’t wait to hear what you think.