
London Calling
OCCCA, Orange County
21 December 2011 – 12 January 2012
OCCCA, Orange County
21 December 2011 – 12 January 2012
Pippa Koszerek, a Campaigns Researcher at a-n, lets us in to her early career developments with Hull Time Based Arts.
Jon Wakeman asks, is All Points North acting like The Premier League?
Ania Bas reports on the first in a series of discussions under the theme of The New Economy for Art being organised by Artquest, Contemporary Art Society and DACS that addressed how artists can generate income during these challenging economic and social times.
The continued economic doldrums and uncertainty in public funding make it more important than ever for artists to find ways to make and save money. So here are some tips – old and new – from the a-n community.
‘W/Here: Contesting Knowledge in the 21st Century’, the 5th ELIA Leadership Symposium at Emily Carr University of Art and Design Vancouver, Canada (7-9 December) will bring together leaders from higher arts education institutions and universities across the globe for a […]
Mission Models Money (MMM) has launched two new programmes.
Recent comings and goings amongst arts porfessionals
Artist, educator and AIR Council member Rosalind Davis reports on some recent events for and about artists and contexts for practice.
October saw the debut of Sluice, a new art fair described by organisers artist Karl England and curator Ben Street as “an informal and accessible temporary platform for young galleries and project spaces to exhibit their artists’ work, gain exposure and encourage dialogue between artists, curators and audiences.”
A survey of commissioning projects and public art consultancies around the UK.
For one evening in October, Edinburgh’s Collective Gallery brought together six artist-led studio groups and galleries for an Artists’ DIY Soapbox.
After a bit of a delay – sorry – we’re announcing the prize winners of June’s Big Artists Survey:
The Daiwa Foundation exhibition ‘Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK’ showcases work by fifty-one contemporary textile artists from Japan and the UK, and exemplifies the positive outcomes that can be achieved when peer groups from the two countries come together in a spirit of cooperation and exchange.
Ruth Ben-Tovim and Anne-Marie Culhane discuss two collaborative projects that focus on exchange, community and participation.
Andrew Bryant on what Projects unedited blogs tell us about artists’ practices and concerns today.
Jack Hutchinson reports from the awards ceremony of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards.
Based on interviews with curators Sarah Brown and Laurence Sillars, Lara Eggleton uncovers the nature of their relationships with exhibiting artists and the processes they use in curating two high profile exhibitions with cash prizes and media attention attached.
We’ve an opinion-rich issue for December/January – see packed letters page and extended Debate section for evidence of artists taking a stand.
Contents include: This month, Interface editor Rosemary Shirley’s Reviews selection highlights recent visual arts activity in the north of England, showcasing both the variety of artistic activity in the region and wealth of user-generated writing by contributors to Interface; in […]
Not posted for a while as I have been promoted at work so my retail job is taking over. The post is a six month secondment and I am enjoying learning new things and taking on extra responsibilities. Unfortunately it […]
AIR Council elections are open so please make sure you vote if you’re an AIR member. My email from Popularis went to my junk mail so do check if you don’t think you’ve had one yet. Also – ahem – […]
The Meeting# = (unresolved, ongoing, seemingly never ending project, slightly bewildering, faff) Way back in April an image of an artist’s meeting in a_n inspired me. I was fascinated by the participant’s facial interactions. For a long time I’ve been […]