The Contemporary Art Practice and Photography Degree shows at City of Glasgow College were the focus of our latest Instagram feature, with a-n’s Richard Taylor posting his highlights. The college describes the Contemporary Art Practice show as a ‘small and […]
A selection of recommended shows, including: Lee Krasner at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, an immersive installation at the Royal Standard, Liverpool, plus British artist and filmmaker Lis Rhodes at Nottingham Contemporary.
The Leeds-based arts charity is hoping to raise £15,000 to commission artists to populate its relocated Art Hostel with new artworks.
I have been researching online guides on how to produce accessible performance and I found this clearly explained working document by ‘unlimited’ arts commissioning program for disabled artists, titled Demystifying Access. The guide opens with a statement: ‘If you care […]
Once I was a young artist raised in the sixties and living the seventies. To the art school came the man raised in the twenties and living the Reformation; he is the assessor. He sallies forth into the studio and […]
My first attempts at the ‘twining’ basketry technique where two ‘weavers’ are crossed over eachother (twisted) as they are woven through the ‘spokes’ (if I have the correct term?). I can’t help but think of them as warp and weft; […]
I must be honest I had not heard of a knitting dolly until I was recently given one. I think it is a great little no-fuss, simple, tool. Mine reminds me of a smily chess piece. I began a little […]
It is always a bit of a dilemma to decide what to reveal of the personal life of the artist in this blog. A recent conversation has made me examine this a bit more. Those who read regularly might know […]
Today we leave Blönduos after our months residency here at Textílsetur. We have met interesting people and made new friends, who are mostly taking their leave today but hopefully we will see them again, we shall certainly follow their progress. […]
My intentions for this residency had been to be absorbed by the Icelandic culture and be inspired by these new surroundings. I wasn’t prepared for the impact this would eventually have on me. It didn’t take long to settle in […]
The second edition of Coventry Biennial will be entitled ‘The Twin’ and feature a series of exhibitions, events and activities taking place at various locations across the city.
More news in brief: Louvre decides against including Salvator Mundi painting in da Vinci show due to authenticity doubts; and painter and Northumbria University tutor Duncan Newton dies.
Richard Taylor heads to the Contemporary Art Practice and Photography Degree shows at City of Glasgow College for the latest in our Degree Shows Instagram focus.
Hi I’m going to be running etching workshops from my studio in Durham, and although there seems to be many agreement forms online for yoga studios and physical exercise, I can’t find anything for artistic practices such as printmaking and […]
As an emerging multidisciplinary artist I voice my explorations through the use of everyday objects, sculpture, material manipulations, metaphors and subject research.
