Today, we did a workshop on constructing our own visual outcomes on mini mannequins. I gathered materials and fabrics that I thought would be relevant to my project ideas, such as organza and metallic netting. for my eventual master’s collection, […]
“Like all cultural producers, I’ve been pushed to re-invent what I do.” Jasmina Cibic discusses the challenges and achievements of 2021.
Liverpool based artist Emily Speed‘s work explores the relationship between people and buildings and in particular the body and its relationship to architecture. She discusses what she has achieved over the last 12 months, including her first major solo exhibition […]
Alice Wilson is a London based artist exploring notions of home and shelter as a way of understanding relationships to space and place. Her practice has developed through engagement with participatory processes as well as negotiations of site. Her current […]
London based artist Karl Bielik‘s paintings have been in numerous high profile exhibitions, including John Moores Painting Prize, RA Summer Show, and The Marmite Prize. He is a member of Contemporary British Painting and is the Founder and Director of […]
2021 has been an exciting year for Bath based artist and a-n member Hannah Murgatroyd. The restrictions that lockdown imposed provided an opportunity to pause and reflect, leading to substantial changes in her approach to painting. She embraced a more […]
a-n Artists Council member Jasleen Kaur lives and works in London. Her practice involves working with sculpture, video and writing, and explores the malleability of culture and the layering of social histories within the material and immaterial things that surround […]
The coffee shop was initially quiet on the two mornings that we managed to visit it. We thought it might be the case after the Welsh government have imposed new restrictions due to come into force after Boxing Day. For […]
I have continued to feel inspired by textiles in the Eastern collection at Ashmolean museum, in particular a textile fragment with trees and fruit which is part of the Newberry collection of Indian block printed textile fragment, image below. This […]
Very happy to be included in the seasonal exhibition ‘Scion’ at Cupola Gallery. Open daily until Christmas, the exhibition runs until 8 January (plus extra thanks to Cupola for the photo)
Events happening in West Yorkshire and beyond (for studio based activities, please see ‘From the Studio’ blog posts)
The above screenshot shows the initial plan that I have made for my project – something that is easily actionable and which is also effective and manageable. I am really pleased with the steps that I have outlined, and will […]
Following on from my call with Amy yesterday, I have decided to work on starting and planning my project today. The first step that I have taken, is to start an instagram page for the rewilding project, where I will […]
Yesterday I had a really helpful conversation on zoom with Amy Meek from the charity and organisation Kids Against Plastic (their instagram), where she offered a lot of advice and information to me about how she and her sister started Kids […]
