Jack Hutchinson had tweeted some interesting stuff about internships when I had a look this morning. The BBC have done a report on the growing number of unpaid internships (in all professions). They reckon 90% of internships are unpaid and 60% of interns say their experiences were in no way beneficial.
Video here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8518617.stm
That’s not great is it? They interviewed one of the founders of Interns Anonymous, so get adding your experiences on there if you have anything to say:
http://internsanonymous.co.uk/
The Arts Groups have just launched a report on internship called ‘Emerging workers: a fair future for entering the creative industries’
http://www.artsgroup.org.uk/2010/01/emerging-worke…
As for me, I am having a slow morning today, partly because I couldn’t get up! Husband left me in bed so was a bit disoriented when I finally woke!
Went to Blackpool to do a talk on my work to Illustration & Fine Art students yesterday, then I took a small group for an artists book workshop in the afternoon. It was lovely and they came up with some very clever and thoughtful ideas. There was talk of whole bookbinding day at the beginning of the year on October, which would be great for them. I also had some really kind emails waiting when I got home, from students thanking me, thanks!
I also popped in to the Grundy gallery while in Blackpool to drop off a CD of images from the Collaborate & Make project I did there in January. Their current exhibition ‘Magic Show’ touring from the Hayward is worth a visit. Sinta Werner has been commissioned to make a site-specific piece and it’s awesome! She is the next artist in the Showreel series in Milan that I am doing, so I was keen to see her stuff. I think Alice Channer’s work, which she showed at Showreel in Milan back in December is in Frieze next month so I must remember to buy a copy…
http://www.grundyartgallery.com/
http://www.showreelproject.com/artisti.html
In other non-art related news, we have a cat. She is lovely, but mainly under the sofa at the moment. She is adopted from a friend and very nervous. She was living with three basset hounds so is stll waiting for the dogs here and is very suspicious of doors. Hopefully we can give her a non doggy life where she can chill out a bit! Luckily Dan is a cat whisperer so they are already firm friends.
