We are amidst a global mental health crisis. To bring about policy and culture change, we must think outside the pillbox. Through an ACE-funded Unlimited commission #MagicCarpet, we argue for ‘lofty arts’ in effecting cultural change in mental health.
A study from life of some very tiny creatures!
School of Inattention is a project run by artists Anne Colvin and Juniper Broughton with the desire to explore the ineffable. Based in San Francisco and Edinburgh.
Imagining the lost creatures and local spirits of Blackheath.
The White Box Gallery, 4 Hare and Billet Road Blackheath SE3 0RB from March 1st to 10th.
Creative spaces on the road – triumphs and tribulations of adapting to ever changing spaces.
A close-up, chronological documentation of the processing of a specific art work from the perspective of the artist.
The research in this book encourages other disciplines, both within the arts and outside, to understand the aspects of an artist’s practice
Hi, I have recently been unable to work in my studio because of illness and also, waiting for a new heater to arrive. I have been working at home for a change. it is a thought of mine that when […]
what it means to be a graduate starting out as an artist
exploring psychogeographical themes in a playful, accessible way with children in a community setting. Also published at www.playradical.com
New Year, New blog charting progress in 2019
Woodblock print of a Fish.
I’m planning to be on the move again. It takes some planning to be in the right place at the right time. Is that even possible? How about being able to just go with the flow? Can we make our […]
In 2018 I received a professional bursary to understand the basics of using machine learning in art. Across these four blog posts I describe what I learnt.
a new group in West wales
This blog aims to document my year long journey as a participant of UNION, a sector-based coaching programme for emerging community artists & social activists across the north of England.
In 2018 I received a professional bursary to understand the basics of using machine learning in art. Across these four blog posts I describe what I learnt.
The IAA component of the a-n card enabled me to freely access the permanent collection of The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT), Tokyo, Japan. MOMAT features artworks from the beginning of the 20th century, including both the Japanese (Nihonga) […]
A short city based residency with 12 European artists
a void weekly : weakly avoid
My lens-based artist practice had led me to discover a new way of merging video with reality. I wanted to find out what I could do with this this new invention and learn the digital skills I needed to make work with it.
blog plotting my practice, life and work during 2019.
Honest and generous writing in relation to my expanded-drawing practice, the things I do and everything else in between. Thoughts, ideas, experiences, reflections…
Taken from my original blog at www.laurensaundersart.co.uk/blog
In August I had my last mentoring session with Rory Pilgrim, which along with a discussion day for moving image was funded by an A-N Artist Bursary.
This is what happened next.
Earlier this year I received an A-N artist bursary. I used the bursary for mentoring sessions with the artist Rory Pilgrim and to run a moving image discussion day at Rame Projects (Cornwall) for artists working in Devon and Cornwall. […]
A blog about Create to Move – a collaborative project with Emma Macleod, Fiona Hermse and Emma Snellgrove. We were supported by AN to develop our working practice through a residency as part of the Artist Bursary 2018. This blog is a reflection on our residencies.