Art prizes are much valued by artists, not only because they provide some much-needed cash that can go towards new work but also for their profile-raising value that supports artists’ career development.
A plethora of shortlists and prize-winners have recently been announced, making April a bonanza prize month.
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The shortlist for the new Comme Ca Art Prize 2003 worth £10,000 for contemporary visual art in the North of England was announced in July, from an entry of 300. The biggest art prize funded by a commercial, non-public funded […]
The £20,000 Beck’s Futures prize, that claims to represent the cutting edge of British art, has been won by painter Tim Stoner. His works are created through time-consuming process of colour-layering, building up oil and glaze onto linen to acheive […]
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This week’s selection includes the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, figurative oil painting at the Serpentine and a look back at a 1970s artist project at Birmingham’s Eastside Projects.
It is always when I am most busy that I have a lot to say and want to write something, but I suppose that would make sense wouldn’t it? Also the site has been down for a few days (it’s […]
Today, I have to do some self promotion, even though I’m really not in the mood. But then, if I don’t do it, no one else will. I’ve long given up on the idea that once we exhibit, people will […]
Added Benefits There have been outputs by individual artists in POST that have stemmed from or been supported by their work in TRADING STATION including: · Robyn Woolston was awarded the Liverpool Art Prize, which resulted in a solo exhibition […]
The reason I didn’t go to the Liverpool art Prize PV on Thursday, was that I thought –‘ oh it’ll be packed and I won’t be able to see the work’. This is of course, the absolutely and totally wrong […]
So I’m now on the very long list for the Liverpool Art Prize : http://liverpoolartprize.com/?p=1065 but to anyone who knows, this means absolutely nothing. The criteria was: *To be born in OR currently based in Liverpool City Region and surrounding […]
I was awarded the Metal International residency to Shanghai as part of the Liverpool Art Prize and was in residence for four weeks in the city during November 2012. This blog now charts how works begun in Shanghai continue to […]
One week before the exhibitions kick off and only now, am I thinking about publicity. It has taken an enormous amount of work to set up these two exhibitions and I feel absolutely drained. So apologies for going down the […]
The Liverpool Art Prize A great night had by all when we went to the Liverpool Art Prize Preview at Metal. We were particularly impressed with Robyn Woolston’s installation ‘Last”A solitary tree stood forlorn in the midst of a white […]
It is preparation time again for Friday’s event and tomorrow’s workshop. I have a group of 20 children in attendance for tomorrows meeting which is good. It seems that if you are doing a community based arts project for a […]
The ‘Official’ Open day has been and gone now. So though we’ve been open 3 weeks, its official and now hopefully, maybe people will start hearing about us and popping by. Harriet Harman MP and Shadow secretary for Culture was […]
Robyn Woolston Woolston intervenes within supply chains, re-appropriating product, meaning and metaphor. Located somewhere between Process and Povera, she presents a ‘rhizomatic’ assault on systems that place financial ‘profit’ above societal ‘value’ in a world defined by ‘finite’ resources. Her […]
I’ve just sent off the final papers for the NAN bursary report and it was only then I realised that I’d missed things out. Damn! You think you’ve covered everything and then as soon as you press the send button […]
Time now for a bit of a break from politics… otherwise my head may explode! So, instead, it is time for a yearly round up – just to get everything in perspective, take a deep breath, and remember that I […]
It’s July. This means that I have finished my cataloguing work FOREVER. I’m sad and a little anxious about the safety net it provided (a teeny one, but there nonetheless), however, I have to acknowledge that it has always stressed […]
After just whining on about the fact that I didn’t have anything on after YSP, I had a little flurry of emails for autumn projects. Not that these people read my blog – more likely this is the short turnround […]
Talk about crash and burn. Why is it that even though I know this always happens after a big install, I am never prepared for it. All I can say is a big grey cloud is stubbornly loitering. I find […]
Hi there. It’s been a while again hasn’t it? All my energy has been going into getting through everything at the moment. There’s still a lot on, but I can see the end in sight a bit more now (july […]
I realised yesterday that I am shattered. This week is for writing the YSP book (only about 2,500 words – so not as horrendous as it sounds!) and cataloguing. I am glad to be able to work with tea and […]
