Ten artists and a-n members were awarded an a-n bursary to visit to the 57th Venice Biennale. They have been sharing their views via a-n Reviews and Blogs. AIR Council member Binita Walia, who visited the Venice Biennale at the same time, presents a collection of their thoughts and reflections.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: Arts cuts coming says Creative Scotland letter; Arts Council England consults on the future of the visual arts in Bristol.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: Art institutions join thousands striking over Catalonia referendum violence, ‘naughty’ sculpture blocked by the Louvre, and Tate purchases works by Lawrence Abu Hamdan and Hannah Black at at Frieze London.
Working with fifth generation tightrope walker Rasul Abakarov within the vast landscape of Dagestan, artist Taus Makhacheva’s film Tightrope has been lauded by critics following its exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Pippa Koszerek talks to the artist about the processes and risks involved in her work.
The top 20 artists for Photo Oxford 2017’s Open Call exhibition Conceal/Reveal have been announced, with photographer Matthew Finn receiving the highest commendation for a black and white portrait of his mother.
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched that seeks to support women artists over the age of 55 to continue their art practice during periods of personal, life and career change.
a-n Documenta14 bursary awardee Mat Do talks about his experiences of the Kassel portion of Documenta14
Talks, tours, seminars, workshops, DIY building, chopping, cooking, eating: just some of the activities undertaken by artists at a-n’s Assembly events throughout May and June 2017. Here we pull together a collection of images from the events in Margate, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle and Leeds.
This week’s degree show openings include Royal Academy of Arts, The CASS at London Metropolitan University, Central Saint Martins, UAL, Show Two, Royal College of Art, City and Guilds of London Art School and Norwich University of the Arts.
For her Venice Biennale film, Spite Your Face, Scottish artist Rachel Maclean has created a re-working of the Pinnocchio story that explores power, political lies and the rise of populism. Moira Jeffrey talks to her about the themes and form of the work.
A brickworks existed in Commondale between 1861 and 1947, under different names and owners. It was known for manufacturing these characteristic hard, bright red bricks. This glorious specimen (pictured below) was found in our back garden. We live in one […]
Back from a break from production for reflection, and also a trip to Amsterdam. About developing practice. Interacting with others is an essential part of who I am. I have always known that, as I realise that this is […]
Residency continues and Devices 2 print run is now complete. Also other pieces are either further developed or complete. Some examples are pictured here along with the layout print part finished for Devices 2, it is still wet so I […]
22 awards totalling over £40,000 have been presented at the opening of the RSA New Contemporaries exhibition in Edinburgh, which showcases works by 2016 graduates form art and architecture schools in Scotland.
Work in progress going well, though late with the blog entry. The series with ‘news stand’ as the working title, is yet to be fully developed, but a first completed run has been made, and pictured here. This set using […]
So the first print run of the Devices series is done (pictured here all in green). Now I am back in the print room again, some of the work in progress is either complete or very near. The other piece […]
The sketchbook never empties, not all ideas manage to get out. But some will. This page further explores the connections and/or disparities between sign and index. An odd statement perhaps, as we think of them as different; hence the different […]
While working on the Simulacrum series which uses a collage fragment and a printed element derived from other fragments, I altered the surfaces of some pieces. I experimented with aging effects for two reasons. Firstly because some of the surfaces […]
How the idea of light sculpture came about…
Good evening and Happy New Year to you all. This blog entry will be slightly disjointed and I will jump from one thing to the next – apologies, I have a lot to share with you and not much time. […]
21st October On reflection, I did like how the image became more distorted as it transferred from between one sheet to the other and as they moved slightly in the breeze. This movement had occurred because I had not secured […]
The J20 Art Strike is calling for ‘an act of non-compliance’ from artists, museums, galleries and art schools on 20 January.
Five a-n News writers – based in London, Birmingham and Glasgow – pick, in no particular order, their top five exhibitions of the year.
