Nina Madden gives an overview of some of the visual art prizes selected from open submission competitions.
Since returning to the studio I have been casting some of the objects collected from my time in India as well as casting new forms found back in the UK. India has the highest infant mortality rate in the world […]
SelectingHow do you go about selecting artists from all the applications you get? Putting yourself in the shoes of the selector, as opposed to the applicant (we’ve all had the dreaded thin rejection envelope after all) is an interesting exercise. […]
I've got that mid-week feeling – I'm absolutely knackered! Today was great though. I've finally got into a good routine and I was set up and ready to go by 11:10am. The weather was a slight improvement on yesterday, but […]
How to describe the process of revealing through concealing? Carefully working around forms like an archaeological excavation, applying pigment rather than removing traces of earth etc.
A response to the McMaster Review from the AIR Artists’ Advisory Group.
I have been continuing with the drawing part of my installation, transfering the image from the studio wall on to the boards that will be installed at the Bargehouse.The weeks seem to be flying by…
SEED NAMES Been fascinated with the names given to vegetable seeds – they speak of close relationships with growing, of history, of handing on and handing down, of people and their experience on allotments over generations. The names are so […]
Well, so much for warmer weather…it was even colder today and I woke up to snow! I had to move my set-up to a warmer part of the centre, which gave me slightly less exposure, but I think my model […]
A lovely day with brilliant, bright, sunny weather so a good context for the last workshop of the Papertrails project. There were twenty-one 7 to 12 year-olds and three helpers as well as me. One was the Countryside Liaison officer […]
This time my trip to Galway thankfully did not involve an emergency landing after the short flight and I arrived full of anticipation to see the show. I have been thinking about what work all the Inishlacken artists have made […]
Are you thinking of applying for a grant or award? Over £2.3m was openly offered in these categories through a-n’s Jobs and opportunities last year. As it’s a highly competitive activity, we’ve compiled this guide to making applications, including some ‘top tips’ from a range of experienced artists, curators, and arts professionals…
Jennifer Taylor, Untitled Installation, exhibited at Flowers East in the exhibition ‘Says the Junk in the Yard’, 2007. Courtesy: the Artist and David Roberts.
Room 113, Point Hotel, Edinburgh.
13 February 2008
