
SPARK
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Archive
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Venue:
Manchester -
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December 09, 2023 -
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January 13, 2024 -
Location:
North West England
Delighted to be exhibiting with FLUX again! For the tenth edition celebration, held in the heart of London: 178 St James, Piccadilly (opposite the Royal Academy, next to Fortnum and Mason). The opening event is this evening. Tickets are sold […]
The next thing I wanted to share is how slowly the creative process of focusing on the unknown is. I started grasping clay and techniques for recollection of memories, but the Augmented Reality is also the challenging point. I thought […]
The research, in theory, brought many questions and ideas on how to schedule and plan the first workshop. The partners in the research are James and Marius from Playla.bz, who facilitate the part connected to Augmented Reality experiences. My humble […]
A-N Blog Posts The weeks (actually months) before the first workshop were very hectic. It is surprisingly difficult to work and be creative within an unknown field. The outcomes could lead to unexpected positive or disappointing conclusions. The main question […]
My friend Stuart Mayes is an artist born in the UK, living in Sweden. He is another that I have only met once in the real world, but I still find that really hard to believe. We occasionally “meet” […]
Hi does anyone have any knowledge about the professional artists institute? I was thinking of doing a course with them to grow my practice ? wary of scammers ! thanks cathy
That happened quicker that I’d planned…. I saw an open call for an exhibition , so I submitted work on the deadline date. Its a ‘local’ artist one . held in the visitor centre of a public park. I was […]
In this blog, we will be taking a closer look at Cildo Meireles’ Insertions in Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project from 1970. This is based off of a Tate Liverpool talk conducted regularly through 2023 before the gallery’s temporary closing.
I am enjoying making work – unlimited editions – in preparation for the Christmas Market / Open Studios in just over a week’s time. I am not expecting to sell anything but it would be great to be pleasantly surprised! […]
Artist and a-n member Jo Longhurst speaks to Ellen Wilkinson about the challenges of making art around unseen disabilities.
I did an Artist Tour at the Lapworth, I was really nervous having never done one before but it went so well. I discovered it suits me much better than the formal set up of a PowerPoint presentation in front […]
So since I’ve been to Athens, I’ve connected with a lot more artists…. adding the ones I’d met or whose work was shown , on to my instagram account . I don’t use a website anymore as I initially had […]
I find myself observing again. I draw the three hag stones in a variety of media, from all angles, in a variety of scales: Small: with a Pentel p209 propelling pencil. This gives a smooth and consistent line. Smooth and […]
I have also been developing Shutterbug, which comprises a small motorised camera mounted on a raspberry pi. It wakes up every 10 minutes and takes 50 random pictures of its surroundings and stitches them together into a digital collage of what […]
Gary Snyder writes of art and performance in relation to ideas of gift exchange (Back on the Fire 2007) and to me this captures the spirit of our Art Lab. This first image shows jam, made by Eve Thomas from […]