And there it is… Big Red Shiny Button pressed. Except it is none of those things. I’m thinking of suggesting to Arts Council England that they make it so. It always feels momentous. The immediate feeling is one of relief […]
The Textile Centre in Blonduos The Textile art residency is held in an old girls’ school in Blonduos in the north of Iceland on the edge of the Arctic Ocean. Within the building there is accommodation for residents, a kitchen, […]
After an evening getting to grips with the orientation challenges of Venice and arriving at the Cymru yn Fenis party when the bar was dry (!), my first day at the Venice Biennale was a full one. I visited most […]
I’ve run out of the big beautiful paper, and can’t at the moment afford to get any more. But that’s ok, I think… it gives a natural break in order to assess if that is in fact what I need. […]
I run midnight walks along the river Thames and I am looking to find out how many people do midnight walks and were do you go? Are they open to the public ? Mine is on 22 June 2019 at […]
This week I printed a series of photopolymers and monotypes onto a light weight Kozo paper. The plan was to layer up similar and the same images, but shifted, looking for the liminal portrait. A portrait that both ‘is’ and […]
We come from different textile disciplines, but our work intersects with concerns about sustainability, the natural world and exploring cultural influences. Jennifer Jones – Complex hand-weave structure and fiber combinations producing three- dimensional woven cloth, conceptually concerned with environmental destruction […]
This post discusses some practicalities of preparing the ground for painting. I’ve been working with the motif of a figure mopping a corridor. Specifically, a female cleaner mopping a floor. It’s a prosaic subject: a solitary figure wielding a brush […]
This time it was Greg’s turn to “pick a tree” and he wanted to explore the relationship between trees growing near each other. The weather was terrible but we braved the rain and incorporated it into the work, though did […]
For the next couple of months we’ll present a weekly pick of degree shows across the UK as they open to the public, selected from the a-n Degree Shows Guide 2019 listings. This week’s selection includes final-year shows in St […]
More news in brief: Carl Freedman set to open new space in Margate as gallery relocates from London; curator Klaus Littmann to plant 299 trees in Austrian football stadium in statement against climate change; plus Saatchi Gallery covers up artworks following complaints by Muslim visitors.
The Cardiff artist fills the rooms of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice with his exhibition ‘Undo Things Done’, combining a sculptural installation with film, prints, Welsh quilts and a daily live radio play featuring his mum.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions in Hampshire, South Wales, Berkshire, Leeds and Birmingham – all taken from a-n’s Events section featuring shows and events posted by members.
Artist residency at Limbo Project Space, Margate
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We had our second meeting with Jungian analyst Catherine Bygott in Somerset on Friday. As well as discussions she led us in a physical exercise to connect us to our unconscious self. It was a challenging activity but really interesting […]
