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How we work: Damien Robinson and Ruth Jones
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ugly sticks
‘Quadrats’ will be one of the three new bodies of works I am making for ‘Fool’s Gold’. The square structures will be formed from discarded ‘sticks’. From the the streets I have collected abandoned mop poles, rusty poles, brass poles, […]
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Hospitalfield Interdisciplinary Residency: My a-n bursary 2019
A two-week interdisciplinary residency to focus on my practice at the arts organisation Hospitalfield in Arbroath, Scotland. During this time I will be focusing on developing new artwork for the ongoing project Bummock: Tennyson.
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A Q&A with… a-n Artist Bursaries recipient Jenny Steele: “The experience was genuinely unique”
Manchester-based artist Jenny Steele explains how being awarded an a-n Artist Bursary in 2018 helped fund research trips to New York and Miami as preparation for her recent exhibition at Georges Dock Plaza, Liverpool.
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Little Forest Land Art… the story so far
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South East England
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Why collaborate?
Collaborative learning and development certainly reflects back to my own practice and experience. As a d/Deaf artist I’m usually excluded from networking and development opportunities – unless I expend considerable time and effort negotiating access (with no guarantee of success) […]
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Beachtime stories: PV and sales
Amazingly people were actually there, at The Margate School, at 9am for the breakfast opening with coffee, tea, croissants, bagels and fruit being served. I can’t quite believe the fact that 5 pieces have already been sold…. I wanted to […]
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Now Showing 319: The week’s top exhibitions
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Hayley Newman’s watercolour paintings at Matt’s Gallery, London, plus an exhibition of work by artists who face barriers to the art world at Kings Place, London, and Martin Parr’s photography at the newly refurbished Aberdeen Art Gallery.
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ReForm
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Leicester Print Workshop -
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East Midlands
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compose-de-compose
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East Midlands
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Botanical Blends
Over the last week I have been uncovering the commercial potential of Perfume as Practice. For while the essence of the project is artistic, that doesn’t mean I can’t dip my toe in the more consumer driven elements of the […]
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Quick guide to using a-n Blogs
a-n Blogs is a great place to share the process of your practice or the progress of a residency or project you’re working on. We’ve pulled together a few tips on blogging on www.a-n.co.uk to help you get started.
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Jakob die Hose – DAAD Art Show London
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Copeland Gallery -
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London
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How to make art from a survey
As an artist, or someone who is called an artist, there are many opportunities to apply for or you are offered. It is difficult to say when something stops being art and becomes something other, as in the boundary to what you are […]
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Beachtime stories: more setup pics
Finished the set up today! As always it takes longer than one thinks. Fingers crossed for tomorrow’s breakfast PV. Croissants, tea, coffee and fruit on the menu. The Margate School, Former Woolworth’s Building, 33 Lower High Street, Margate CT19 2DX […]
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Iterations
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Arthouse1 -
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London
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Frustrations
The second part of my project is seeking to set my work in new contexts. This involved contacting programmers and curators, especially those engaged with sculpture, to talk about how my one-to-one practice might sit in a museum/gallery context. Producer […]
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Rounding up thoughts
So, after a long hiatus (I am not the world’s most prolific blogger), an update. I’m currently finalising my notes from the three gatherings of artists, producers, researchers and programmers in Glasgow, Leeds and London. These have been a definite […]
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Artists and mental health: Liz Atkin, #CompulsiveCharcoal artist
London-based artist Liz Atkin creates work both in response to and as way of coping with compulsive skin picking. Alistair Gentry finds out more about her art practice, and the advocacy and education work she undertakes to help others understand and deal with this and other body-focused repetitive behaviour conditions.
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Artists and mental health: Bobby Baker, artist exploring mental health across generations
Since the early 1970s, Bobby Baker has been producing art that documents and subverts her experiences of everyday life, drawing on motherhood, domestic labour, and mental illness and recovery. Speaking to Lydia Ashman, Baker reflects on the challenges she faced as a woman and an artist, her successes and why she’s ‘proudest of keeping going’.
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Artists and mental health: experiences and strategies
Based on conversations with artists, Alistair Gentry reflects on the stigma that still exists around mental health, and discusses some of the coping strategies artists use in their work and careers when affected by mental health problems.
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Artists and mental health: The Bethlem Gallery
The Bethlem Gallery in Bromley provides a professional platform for artists who have experienced mental health difficulties. Alistair Gentry speaks to the gallery’s director Beth Elliot about the organisation and how it fosters a supportive artist-focussed environment.
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Artists and mental health: Hospital Rooms
Hospital Rooms is an arts and mental health charity that believes in the enduring power of the arts to instill value, dignity and wellbeing in people. Alistair Gentry speaks to Curator Niamh White about how the project enables access to art and culture for people using secure and locked mental health services.
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Artists and mental health: guidance and support
Alistair Gentry offers guidance on what support is available for artists and others with mental health problems.
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Check-in November
So it’s September, one of the months that is not so active in the north of England for exhibitions and sales (well not where I’m based). My last show was a success and I’m in the planning stages of the […]