We’ve had an excellent quality of response to ‘2005degrees unedited’, our critical showcase of graduate exhibitions and new writing. Christine Durrant reviewed Swindon College’s Drawing for Fine Art Practice including Deborah Edwardes’s “gentle narratives [that] conjure up a quiet surreal […]
This month’s artist’s story took the unusual form of a comic strip.
Graham Dolphin created a text-work inspired by his weekend on the artists’ research trip to Berlin, 1-3 July. Dolphin’s work also featured on the cover of August a-n Magazine.
Stephanie Délcroix on the processes of public commissioning in France.
Feedback from artists involved in July’s artists’ research trip to Berlin highlights some of the benefits from artists’ involvement in the NAN initiative. Miranda Whall, in Berlin for a six-month residency, and organiser of the Berlin programme confirms how doing […]
Miranda Whall and Graham Dolphin discuss programming and participating in a research trip to Berlin.
I was fascinated to read your letters page in the July issue of a-n Magazine. Perhaps a new, refreshed debate should commence regarding the value and recompense for all forms of teaching the arts. I have always valued teaching not […]
After organising exhibitions in a variety of temporary venues since 1997, Newcastle-based Vane moved into a new development phase in July with the opening of a permanent gallery space. The opening exhibition, ‘Yes No’, brings together two artists, Richard Forster […]
Rosemary Shirley’s report on Contemporary Art Norwich.
Reflecting on the three observations concerning the Bootham School Residency in York identifies common dilemmas regarding the nature and status of this kind of work. The conflicting responses do not invalidate each other as they represent artists’ differing experience and […]
Karen Watson reports on a national studios forum
A new annual London showing for North East England artists is at Flowers East until 7 August. Selectors Sam Chatterton Dixon of Flowers East, Cat Newton-Groves (Director of suite77 and ex Contemporary Art Society), Jenny Blyth (Saatchi Collection) and Alan […]
London-based Alex Hartley has won the Linklaters commission to create a new public work for the Barbican’s £12.5m foyer transformation. Selected from a shortlist of five, Hartley’s work will feature moving images within a 22m high light-wall structure. Announcing the […]
Grace Lau’s recreation of an old Chinese portrait studio forms part of SoCo’s open submission portrait exhibition in Hastings. Her installation arose from her research into British Colonial visions of their Oriental ‘exotic’ subjects and the portraits they reproduced as […]
An artist-led collaboration by Neil Bromwich, Zoë Walker and Michael Pinsky began an international tour on 26 July at Southampton’s John Hansard Gallery. An evolving, expandable and travelling artwork, ‘Panacea’ is designed to function as a universal formula to cure […]
Neville Gabie’s ‘Coast’ commission came to a close with a poignant act on 25 June with the first organised public walk onto Foulness Island since 1911. An MOD testing ground for ballistics, Foulness Island has become almost impossible to access, […]
As debates about the economic role of artists in the creative industries roll on, substantial funding has been secured in Lincolnshire to support artists. The Creative Solutions Initiative will launch in September and run for two years. The end game […]
Research undertaken by Axis (formerly Visual Associations) reveals a lack of interest amongst black and minority artists in being labelled by cultural identity unless this is relevant to their work. Findings suggest that current diversity policies are counterproductive because artists […]
Bearspace, London
24 June – 21 July
Bolwick Hall, Marsham, Norwich
12-26 June
Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
8 April – 24 June
Cuts in funding at Further Education and Higher Education institutions have had a huge impact recently, particularly within arts departments nationwide, but only cursorily covered in the general press. The government directive to increase student numbers in spite of this […]
Contents include: Black art examined, school residencies debated and Andy Hewitt and Mel Jordan show in Venice. Performance art reviewed in Dulwich plus work sited at Fairfields hospital. Focus on east England with news of Contemporary Art Norwich and East […]
Marking the end of an era, July 2005 is the last issue of a-n magazine designed by Ripe Design Consultancy, as Directors Emma Pinwill and Martyn Price develop the business in a new direction. The board and staff of a-n […]
Cornerhouse, Manchester
4 June – 17 July
