Dear Reader, I am hoping to uncover what makes a successful social media account. Starting with a blank slate I have created a new email and Instagram account. These accounts will be purely for my professional development and self-promotion. […]
Using social media I plan to investigate how I can gain a following and an online presence to sell my work
often, our sessions are super chatty, with drawing as a side order. we have touched on wide-ranging topics over the last several months: a great deal of verbal government bashing, tales of travels and other life experiences, some light-weight frivolity, […]
ruth_redgrave_art is my professional IG account which I use to share my ongoing work and exhibitions I have seen. I now realise I can get analysis about clicks and ‘likes’ and other data such as viewership and interaction. I have […]
I aim to investigate and evaluate how social media can help artists extend their reach amongst viewers, do research and explore opportunities.
Very happy that my oil painting ‘Test’ is on it’s way to a buyer in the United States. Thank you Artfinder. See more listings on Artfinder here If you’re more local and fancy picking out a painting, there will be selected paintings […]
I attended a Social Media Roundtable with Claire Culley, Head of Business at University of Suffolk hosted by Ladies, Wine and Design Ipswich. This made me consider more carefully the purpose of social media and how I can use it […]
The impact of UK City of Culture 2021 from the perspective of Grassroots creative organisations in Coventry. Some learning about why it didn’t work for them, and how it needs to change.
Recently, I’ve started working on a couple of vintage woollen blankets – raw material for opening up opportunities for making new work, perhaps – you never quite know. The blankets are both a very distinct pink in colour, dating from […]
For March’s Boldbrush art contest entries, I’ve chosen a selection from the bright and cheery mini-canvases I painted during the 30 Day Creative Gathering last month. I’d be delighted if you’d vote for one or all of them Here are the paintings […]
Recording my art practice throughout my residency with CAS + my experience working with the students and the artwork they produce for the project.
The prompt for this week’s walk arose out of a conversation with an artist and friend in Turkey (Ceyda Oskay) suggesting that she hand-print letters into a book to form our third poetry collage. We began talking about collaboration and […]
Sometimes, that is to say now, transparency can seem unnecessary and cruel. It doesn’t help me to know that the arts council approved 24% of applications for the artists’ working grants when mine was one of the 76% that was […]
Monday 13th March we launched our BA2 Fine Art and Sculpture ‘Artifact’ Exhibition. With an enormous turn out at the P.V that evening including a Top Class speech by Dan. Weeks of venue finding ,planning, decision making, list making, meetings, […]
Done and Dusted…. Monday 13th March we launched our BA2 Fine Art and Sculpture ‘Artifact’ Exhibition. With an enormous turn out at the P.V that evening including a Top Class speech by Dan. Weeks of venue finding ,planning, decision making, […]
I am a sculptor/maker, and have undertaken numerous works in the public realm and I am currently working with a building firm who are providing an artwork as part of a new housing scheme. All was going well until I […]
As part of my funding activities, I planned to be interviewed by Fun With Bells podcast host, Cathy Booth! This new episode of the ‘Fun with Bells’ podcast has gone live where Cathy talks with me about ringing, bells and […]
