I have always dreamt about visiting the Amazon Rainforest, and the idea of having an opportunity for artistic engagement with such landscape had a dream like quality. For quite a while, I have been interested in the indigenous knowledges and […]
The Yezdi people are a small ethnic and religious minority and historically misunderstood group. There are only 700,000 Yezidis in the world, and the vast majority of these live in Iraq. The Yezidi religion is 6,000 years old and they […]
Trying to squeeze some time for the project. I have to admit its not that easy at the moment. Still, I need to keep on going…Below are some samples of work. Pencil on the cel protection paper (!). There no […]
the last part of the interviewing process took place over a month ago. Below are the lovely people who agreed to take part.
With some initial funding secured after a lot of hard work, meetings and form filling, its great to be finally thinking again about creating a new work. Having taken a career break to raise a family its particularly exciting to be in […]
Portal is a new collaborative installation project initiated by Ceramic Artist Emma Summers. It is inspired by traditional folk and fairy tales and the the historical medieval market town of Ludlow and the community of South Shropshire.
Much of my recent art has been about the graffiti, shadows, reflections and gritty periphery side of urban areas and cities. It is also about how all these aspects blend with the corners of my thoughts – both conscious and […]
I have new charcoal drawings at Brew, Folkestone in BRINK, a group show curated by Karen Pamplin Browne. BRINK the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water. any extreme edge; verge. a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs Brew is at 83 Cheriton Road, CT20 1DG and the exhibition runs until 21 October during opening hours. […]
“I’m confident that with the funding applications out of the way, I’ll be able to make a decision about next priorities and get stuck in!” That was the last sentence of my last blog – two and a half weeks […]
Projects from a-n members selected from a-n’s busy Events section, including exhibitions and events in Bristol, Ipswich, London and Stirling.
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so since last year i have been slowly getting back to submitting work to exhibitions, film festivals and open calls. i get email updates of opportunities from lux.org, and keep an eye out at vasw.org, filmfreeway.com, curatorspace.com and obviously a-n […]
When Inverleith House closed to the public last year, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh said it no longer intended to use it as a gallery for contemporary art. Now, as it hosts its first exhibition since the closure, Regius Keeper Simon Milne has said reports of its demise were just a “rumour”. Neil Cooper takes issue with this rewriting of history and cautions that the fight to truly save this renowned Scottish art gallery is far from over.
This week is an organised chaos of who and what belongs where, when. I would be lying if I said that everything was running smooth as a babies bum. We’re getting there! I am officially enrolled on The MA in […]
Well over halfway into this residency. A daily routine is nicely established, and interesting insights emerge every day. First, magic happens after at least five or six hours play-work on a variety of meditative tasks (another layer of papier mâché […]
For the Folkestone Triennial, London-based artist Richard Woods has created a series of six cartoon bungalows around the Kent coastal town, each painted in different vibrant colours and placed in improbable settings. He explains why to Fisun Güner.
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Gary Lawrence has won this year’s first prize with his large-scale drawing, Yellow Kalymnos with Fridge Magnets.
