Turps Art School was founded in 2012 as a medium-specific art school providing year-long studio and distance learning programmes for painters. Co-founder Marcus Harvey talks to Michaela Nettell about the ideas and values behind the school.
School of the Damned is a free year-long alternative, and unaccredited, art school. Each year a new student group comes on board and collectively devises and develops their programme of learning. Laura Davidson finds out more from members of the founding cohort, Class of 2014, and the Class of 2018 graduating students.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions in London, Washington, Glasgow and Edinburgh – all taken from our busy Events section featuring shows and events posted by a-n members.
Ten guiding principles for artists working in social contexts, including a downloadable poster with illustrations by Rebecca Davies.
This year I have launched a new contemporary collection in glass named ‘Molten Landscapes’.
As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting and Glassmaking.
Dwell Time ran a workshop at Creative Recovery Barnsley last night reading and discussing: Philip Larkin’s This Be the Verse Siegfried Sasson’s The General and Hollie McNish’s On the Train with a Toddler And these are the following poems created: […]
a-n The Artists Information Company has announced eight significant new appointments to its Board. With four practising visual artists among this new cohort, the organisation continues to ensure that artists are central to the governance of the organisation.
a blog about my artist residency at Furzey Gardens, New Forest, Exploring creating new work in response to the environment.
The book is out! It includes essays by Karen Jones (University of Kent), Charles Holland (Charles Holland Architects), Philip Hutton (Architect) Richard Taylor (artist), Louisa Love (artist) and haikus by Ben Hunt. Please contact me if you would like a copy. Feedback […]
Review of a solo exhibition by Louise Blakeway, a studio holder at General Office Gallery/Studios in Stourbridge
Taking place 17-20 October 2019, the annual Art Licks Weekend highlighting London’s artist-led and non-profit project spaces returns to venues across the city. We preview some of the events and exhibitions taking place under this year’s theme ‘Interdependence’ including some of the projects from outside London that are being hosted by partner spaces within the capital.
I have decided to make an alternative artist statement. This has come about through various discussions I have been having about the rules I make (and break) in my practice, regarding my use of discarded materials. It also came up […]
