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Grant / gift taxable income or not?

Hello all, I am writing here to see if anyone can advise me on the following before I seek advise from HMRC. Is there anyone else that has received a grant / gift / subsidy from either Arts Council Emergency […]

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Advice on new business to help artists

Hello As well as doing my own artwork I am starting to provide some design services to help other artists to work in the public realm. I have spent 20 years working for the artist Walter Jack on large, complex, […]

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Everybody is making the same work

Basically human experience is much the same the world over and there are only slight differences in our perception of it and work made references other people’s work in an endless loop of mimicry. Now how do some become more […]

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Automatic Renewal

Just a reminder to be wary of automatic renewal contracts with third parties. Not everyone is like AN and gives you a reminder that renewal is coming up. Just got burned myself as it was in the contract and it […]

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Digital Art and VAT advice needed

Hi Everyone I hope your all well under the current circumstances. Im new here and this being my first post I hope someone can help me. After 36 years as an employed graphic /product designer and illustrator, I am now […]

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Against the proposal for a 50% funding cut to arts subjects?

This proposal will discourage many talented people from doing art subjects.  This is a really short sighted move, not valuing the arts. There is this petition that can be signed. https://www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/stop-the-50-percent-funding-cut-to-arts-subjects-in-higher-education/   C  

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Art isn’t an iPhone

Hi! Below is an article I wrote about my concern that many are treating art as they would an iPhone; using marketing rather than engagement to attract audiences. I would love to hear your thoughts and start a conversation. The […]

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Sending artwork via Royal Mail

I want to raise an issue that affects anyone who sells their work and sends it via Royal Mail. Last year I sold an item via ‘well-known internet auction site’, which was damaged and returned to me. I applied for […]

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Artist Mentor / Coach

I am looking for information on coaching / mentoring services for visual artists (in the Northwest). If anyone has information, recommendations or links to these resources I’d be grateful. Thanks.

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How to price online creative workshops.

I am a freelance artist educator and am finding it difficult to navigate pricing sessions which are online, either prerecorded/zoom and then recorded ( together with adownloadable resources to support). I am accustomed to devising sessions which I own and […]

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Postgraduate Funding for studying abroad

Hello there, I’m currently doing some research around Postgraduate funding (loan, scholarship, grant, etc) for studying abroad – specifically Norway – however I’m finding hard to get beyond ‘top 5 ways to fund…’ websites and wondered if anyone had any […]

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Insurance status

Please send me written confirmation on my insurance status with you. I need public liability and product liability insurance for an art market I’m doing later in the year. I know I pay for insurance with A-N but I have […]

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Double payment

Hi there it looks as though I have paid twice this year, please can I-have a refund if this is so many thanks Claire

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Need advice from bookkeeper / accountant!

Hello, I need a professional advice from a bookkeeper / accountant on a quite complex situation with taxes of working in two countries (UK + Europe). I have checked all possible information on .gov.uk but still have some quite specific […]

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Instagram

Always interesting to discover new work, if you use it maybe you could enter your user name. Thanks. Instagram: hidekia

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Advice about best camera phone for recording artwork

Can anyone advise on the best cameraphone for recording my artwork, both still images and short video clips, please? I’m currently using a Samsung Jsomething-or-other, which is ok quality but has the memory of a goldfish bred with a gnat! […]

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