Report detailing findings of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England.
As part of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England, this report provides an overview of the study findings.
As part of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England, this report is based on in-depth discussions from five focus groups held across the English regions in March and April 2016.
As part of a large-scale national study of the livelihoods, careers and needs of visual artists in England conducted in 2016 by TBR and funded by Arts Council England, this report provides a summary of the first stage of the research, a review of existing literature and data to inform the study and subsequent primary research.
Work from a community project designed to increase public awareness of Kaleidoscope Gallery
bish bosh bash – work, housework and a reprogamme for the snee snaw ( fore fingers ). yes i’m not one to sit around too much ! with the snee snaw i did try to adapt the isadora sketch as […]
This is my drawing of Thomas Sidney Cooper RA (1803-1902). It’s a commissioned work for Canterbury Christ Church University’s Sidney Cooper Gallery to commemorate the gallery’s 150th year. This small silverpoint drawing and it has taken forever to do and […]
Barbara Walker receives an MBE for services to British art while Sonia Boyce is made an OBE. Plus honours for artists Tacita Dean, Yinka Shonibare, Gillian Wearing and Alison Wilding, and Kettle’s Yard gallery director Andrew Nairne.
‘The FOOTFALL PROJECT ‘ ‘The remit for SVAF running the Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery as an artist led space has a focus on increasing numbers of the public and arts community visiting the Gallery space. Increasing its profile and visibility. We […]
Primary research into MPs attitudes to Arts Council England, by party.
feeling incredibly optimistic and positive i start this blog. there’s been quite a turnaround from a week ago, it took some heartfelt conversations and bravery from me. i’m bolstered by getting a wireless sensor working last night before settling into […]
I have been experimenting with Tagtool to find the best solution for a live performance. I like the way the flowers move and the subtle gestures of the character.
blog plotting my practice, life and work during 2019.
Leaden and Deadly My leather bound feet pierce the cold body of water. My weight drags me. My hair swirls around my panicked face, mouth full of algae and oily water. Layers of cloth are black and heavy. My […]
Drowning Still from Jubilee, Derek Jarman, 1977. Bod, Crabs and Mad take the body of man they had seduced and killed to dump in the estuary of the underground river the Neckinger next to Butlers Wharf. The river takes its […]
The area sparked with associations. On the river bank stood Butlers Wharf, the former studios hosting a whole generation of artists and film makers, inlcuding Derek Jarman, Jo Stockham, William Raban, Anne Bean, Stephen Cripps. ‘Cripps at the Acme: Drawings […]
Still from Jubilee, Derek Jarman, 1978 Dum sigillum summi Patris, Conductus for two voices, Perotin, ca 1200. Cross Bones Grave Yard, a formal burial ground for ‘outcasts’ in Southwark. Thought to be the final resting place for the ‘Winchester Geese’, […]
A Parish is a church territorial unit. St Mary Magdalene Church sits at the bottom of Bermondsey street. It is formed of temporal fragments, with the west wall dating from 1291, the main hulk of the building from 1680, and […]
The outside was definitely outside. Not next door. With no formal music education or experience of arranging music for other performers I couldn’t make a sideways step at the same level. But despite not being able to, I didn’t want […]
The iron fence demarcating St Mary Magdalen’s Churchyard, Bermondsey, 22 Jan 2017. This text has been written for a-n in exchange for an artist bursary. This bursary supported me during an exploratory and transitional moment, allowing me to train with, […]
Desire There is some sort of desire – but an inability to realise it. Some sort of instinct – or are these received patterns of behaviour? Work happened, but not the kind of work I had planned for, not the […]
I’ve had time to get distance from the work created Arteles Residency, but am currently too wrapped up in commercial work to give it due attention. What’s exciting is that a group of artists who run a shop window project […]
