On Saturday it was Glitter Ball’s fourth vernissage and the last of this first season. I had not thought to ever show my own work as it seems a bit egotistic to run a showroom and show one’s own art, […]
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: a fundraising show for Studio Voltaire at Cork Street Galleries, London; painter and filmmaker Fernand Léger at Tate Liverpool; Haroon Mirza’s biggest exhibition of work in the UK to date at Ikon, Birmingham.
The winner of the third edition of the annual prize organised by Contemporary British Painting was announced at Huddersfield Art Gallery, where an exhibition of shortlisted works continues until February.
8th November 2018 So, now I’m trying to pull all the strands together – into some kind of hyphal knot. Or maybe not pull them together – but get an overview, see what the patterns are. I started this piece […]
As is traditional, I am very behind with this blog. Below is an email I sent to my mentor for this project Fiona MacDonald on 16th October. Hi Fiona, Thank you so much for your edits of the gathering blurb. […]
In my view, some form of engineering lies behind almost all works of art, even if it’s just the question of the best way to hang objects in a gallery. One of my favourite books is “Engineers of the Imagination” […]
I am just finishing my text about the 2018 Joseph Beuys in Connemara Residency. “Looking for Joseph Beuys turns into work, into a paper-chase which eventually will yellow, curl up and fade into a temporary blot on the Irish landscape, […]
The latest episode of the Sadd Artist is upon us. Please check it out on YouTube
In July last year the Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing report was published detailing the evidence base for the benefits to health and wellbeing from participating in the arts. As this evidence base continues to grow a question arrises: […]
a comfy place on the sofa avails thought and contemplation to recount recent days and specifically to reflect upon aspects of my own practice. last weekend i made my debut with the skin and bone trio in a local pub’s […]
As part of my time in Miami, I wanted to spend more time connecting with galleries and artists. On one of my first days there, I was invited to an evening at The Fountainhead Residency which is where I was […]
I also visited the Wolfsonian Museum and Archive last year on my visit to Miami, and it was wonderful to extend my research on this visit to explore more in-depth archives that I had only just touched upon. The Wolfsonian […]
Other News In Brief: Minimalist artist Robert Morris dies aged 87; Louvre launches free admission night in order to attract low income and younger visitors; young boy in famous photo is not Vincent Van Gogh.
As I mentioned previously I visited Miami last year to undertake research into seaside moderne architecture on Miami Beach built during the 1930s. There are several hundred buildings constructed in this style between the early 1930s and 1940s within Miami […]
Jamboree 2018 was a gathering of artists and curators at Dartington Estate near Totnes at the end of June. We were blessed with an incredible site and amazing weather, which was especially welcome when taking part in the many walks […]
The autumn leaves have mostly fallen already. I’ve walked in the woods more this autumn then in the last 3-4 years. I’ve greatly enjoyed it. I made a series of small drawings I have called the #thedogwalkdrawings and posted them […]
Due to accessibility issues, The Common Guild has decided to close its exhibition programme at its gallery space of 10 years in the city’s west end.
TRANSMISSION is a pilot project devised as part of my a-n bursary research into setting up a radio platform in Digbeth (Birmingham) from which all programmes are made by artists, musicians and composers based in the West Midlands.
This week’s selection from a-n’s busy Events section, featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n members, includes selections from Ringmead in Bracknell, Leicester, London, Bolton and Chester.
I spent 3 weeks in Miami last year, thanks to an artist International Development Grant from Arts Council England and British Council. I spent two thirds of my time staying at The Fountainhead residency, which is run by art collectors […]
Once upon a time, artists who wanted to pursue a full-time art career had limited options. Self-taught artists and recent art graduates could get a job, a very small percentage could be signed by a gallery right away, or they could […]
