Poet-artist collaborators Sophie Herxheimer and Chris McCabe take inspiration from William Blake’s last entries in his notebook, creating text and image responses for their book published by Hercules Editions.
The edge of my reach The arc of my arm Scale is important because of the physical scope of my movement A recording of reach and not reach Pain and not pain Sleep and not sleep Sex and not sex […]
The carborundum prototype plate worked well – there is something about the texture and surface of the dense ink when printed on paper that is luscious and seductive, so I’ve decided to make the final plates using this technique. Aware […]
The winner of the 11th Film London Jarman Award has been acknowledged for her “eclectic and expansive body of work that has explored everything from dreams and mythology to technology and feminism”.
The 2019 a-n Artist Bursaries are now open for applications, with awards of between £500-£1,500 available to a-n Artist and Joint (Artist and Arts Organiser) members wishing to undertake self-directed professional development.
Other News In Brief: UK’s largest bronze sculpture to be installed outside Plymouth theatre; Rossetti drawing found in Edinburgh bookshop to go on display; France agrees to return 26 sculptures to Benin following report into colonial-era artworks looted from Africa.
We chose Orkney because, it is a landscape of narratives, both natural and human-made. From the ever-changing shape of the islands themselves, to the tangible presence of multiple World Heritage neolithic sites such as the imposing Standing Stones of Stenness, […]
The winding down of HMS begins. I gave the artists three month’s notice. Obviously this came as a shock to everyone but it is quite fair as I had only asked for a month’s notice when artists wanted to leave […]
The Birmingham-based artist’s exhibition ‘Vanishing Point’ addresses the underrepresentation of black figures in Western history and presents a new group of works on paper alongside two paintings loaned from the National Gallery. Anneka French finds out more.
My latest project aiming to make creativity more accessible to everyone
Revealing inner vulnerabilities can radiate your courageous strength of character
Professor Irene McAra-McWilliam, who has been acting as joint interim director, will initially be appointed for one year with a “full candidate search” planned.
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: a retrospective of photographer Edward Woodman at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton; Jade Montserrat’s huge charcoal wall drawings addressing decolonisation at Bluecoat, Liverpool; and Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s ‘Multigraphs’ at Kate MacGarry, London.
Virtual Reality creates a separated reality a space within reality, often sold to us as access to representations of a physical space that we couldn’t otherwise inhabit – back in time, out in space, in deep oceans…magical and transformational experiences. […]
“…part of what I am is the enigmatic traces of others…” (Judith Butler)
Thanks to the A-N artist Bursary I have been able to have an exceptionally valuable experience in visiting Grizedale Arts and continuing creative conversation with Independent Curator, Louise Hobson. Simultaneously taking part in the G39 Unite Residency, enriched this experience, by […]
I’m taking advantage of stuck-at-home time to archive my work …. and actually though it’s taken ages and I still have a (gradually reducing) backlog, seeing all my work together is really good and it means I’ve been documenting more […]
