A little bit of history – where I come from. I have never studied art or photography my background at school and university was always science and I never really thought about studying art or photography. Having done all this […]
Untitled (Firewall) which was showing at Airspace Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent came down last week, I was super pleased with it! I’ve never been more worried about a show in the weeks running up to it, I was concerned about making […]
I am tired; it has been a busy week. My head is swimming with the tasks for my Swedish course (finish reading a novel that I only bought last week, learn all the tenses of 10 irregular verbs, write and […]
MEAUSURING THE EXPERIENCE – 10 Does a studio group or any other artist-led resource provide anything more than affordable space or access to equipment? As my Survey of group studio provision [1]indicated, nearly half of studio groups are involved in […]
NewBridge Fieldwork ::: Berlin ::: September 2012 NewBridge Fieldwork is the first part of a new project and collaboration between The NewBridge project, (Newcastle upon Tyne) and Berlinerpool (Berlin). The intentions of the project are to promote and develop new […]
Last night there was an opening in the gallery here at the studios – a painting show. It was very nice to find myself speaking with one of artists (a Finn living in Berlin) and realising that we know some […]
After 3 gruelling days in court the Judge has managed to make sense of a badly drafted lease. He has also accepted the Factory Company have been charging for items which cannot be recovered through the service charge. This includes […]
Invigilation (Part 1) Before. I came in early and have done the rounds, turning on a huge variety of technical equipment. Some people have left brilliant instructions, some people none. Some appliances (sorry Bo) due to my incompetence probably, have […]
I still seem to be playing catch up after the holiday; there’s a real sense that I’m clearing the decks in preparation for some hard work ahead. I feel in limbo with regards to 10 x 10 as there’s nothing […]
Different Expectations What do people expect from Open Studios? Well, we have just had back the results of our Artist and Visitor Surveys for Forth Valley Open Studios, an event now in its third year. It has thrown up some […]
It is the last week of August and I am working on a performance which will take place an event called The Shag, 180 Lambeth Road, London in a set of artist studios. The place is tiny, it has a […]
As part of the E17 Art Trail, artists at Blackhorse Lane Studios are hosting an open studio weekend and silent auction.
Am I able to sustain my practice at the same time as maintaining a blog, I asked when I started writing ‘Keeping It Going.’ In the absence of a studio and access to this blog over the past two weeks, […]
Marking its first year as an official Liverpool Biennial partner, artist-run space The Royal Standard has announced the organisations taking part in ‘Service Provider’, its ambitious ten-week programme for the festival.
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE – 6 Stage 1 report – Refreshing alternatives collected short information from c300 artists’ groups/organisations including – artist run festivals/events – community arts groups with visual arts prominent – education groups – exhibition-based groups – fine art […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE – 7 The Stage 1 study threw up a range of areas of questioning to be tested in the detailed case studies including: What kind of relationship should there be between artist-led organisations and public funding bodies? […]
Only just realised its been a very long time since I last posted… Sorry! I’ve been really busy, this post will cover the last month of my life which has included producing and presenting new work as a part of […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE – 4 Who was consulted: Adrienne Avery-Gray, Leicestershire Museums, Arts and Recreation Service Aileen McAvoy, Head of Visual Arts, North West Arts Alan Haydon, Head of Visual Arts, Northern Arts Alec Bell, Arts Officer, Arts & Events […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE – 5 Who was consulted (continued) Maggie Berkowitz, artist Manick Govinda, Project Officer, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Mark Dey, Visual Arts Officer, West Midlands Arts Martin Devine, Assistant Director, Leisure Services, New Forest District Council Mary Gavagan, […]
So many good things are happening at the moment it’s just a shame there isn’t the time to enjoy them. We have been given a Trial date at short notice of 3rd Sept. Although we are employing a solicitor we […]
After a difficult year following the withdrawal of ACE revenue funding, Manchester’s art community shows its support as Castlefield Gallery relaunches.
Writing an honest account of what happened last week was cathartic – ‘better out than in’ as my Nana always used to say. She was right of course – sharing the angst felt liberating and brought in some unexpected but […]
As Manchester’s Castlefield Gallery relaunches with a renewed vigour for artist development, its director shares the lessons learnt over a challenging and rewarding year-and-a-half.
