Untitled blog post from "Westgate Studio"
Photos from Stephen White – Checker Board Days at Westgate Studios Project Space, Wakefield, 25/01/12 – 09/02/12 (Part 2/3)
Photos from Stephen White – Checker Board Days at Westgate Studios Project Space, Wakefield, 25/01/12 – 09/02/12 (Part 2/3)
Photos from Stephen White – Checker Board Days at Westgate Studios Project Space, Wakefield, 25/01/12 – 09/02/12 (Part 3/3)
On 11 February 2012, Firstsite, Colchester, hosted AIR’s first annual members forum. OpenAIR asked participants: how can artists effect change and what will this look like?
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VZ Gallery, London
2 – 22 December 2011
Today I took a trip to Cambridge to see the Curwen Print Studios. We had a talk about the process of stone and zinc plate lithography from Mary Dalton which was really interesting. We also got to have a look […]
Artists shaping the world is a hot topic at the moment. Jack Hutchinson asks: can artists effect change and what will this look like?
All good things must come to an end, and le Chéile is one such. It has far outlived its’ intended lifespan, and has evolved to accommodate new members and new ideas. There have been high profile exhibitions in Eire and […]
I have visited the new studios in Portobello road a few times and made myself familiar with the area, the refurbishments are still ongoing and our first goal is to set up the group show for the 21st Febuary. At […]
I had a wonderful studio day yesterday. I really like being surprised by my own work and I was. I also received a mention on twitter yesterday from Donnalee Downs, which sent me to her blog, Gone Postal. I had […]
That people are willing to become participants to installations such as Blind Room, that are disorientating and create feelings of panic or fear, shows the power of the gallery space on the actions of the spectator. Would you, for example, […]
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a collective in Bristol and invited to take part in an exhibition in March. It was nice to be invited to exhibit rather than to apply. They found my work on Axis. […]
I seem to be falling into a pattern – posting once a month! Funny how social media can ensnare you, make you feel guilty about not checking in regularly! Despite illness (now completely gone – hooray!) I managed to get […]
SMOKELESS KILN BUILDING COURSE The 18th Century remains of Manor Farm form the last part of the historic Sheffield Manor Lodge site to be restored. An important part of the redevelopment will be the construction of the first urban smokeless […]
I have been in a bit of a bubble. I’ve been ill on and off since Christmas with bronchitis and I’m on my 3rd dose of antibiotics. The case is also consuming a lot of headspace. There is some good […]
Sometimes what feels like the impossible can actually happen…. I have finished a painting. A painting that I began just before I lost my studios and Core Gallery 3months ago. It has been a long drawn out process and the […]
Puy Soden graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2011. We talk to her six months on from leaving undergraduate study.
Getting excited about the prospect of an Empty Shop project and I’ve made a few calls, gathered a few names and have begun in earnest. The plan is to find a space to inhabit at least cost possible with members […]
Yesterday was the Art School Galleries of the Future Conference at AUCB. In the morning I was working in the cloakroom which was a great opportunity to meet the speakers and delegates. One of the most interesting characters of the […]
Jennifer Picken has been working with a-n since her MFA studies at Newcastle University, and continues her role in the Communications and Partnerships team working remotely from Amsterdam – where she has a studio. Here she maps her alternative working routes through undergraduate study, from volunteering to mentoring and beyond.
A very exciting day was recently had. Hotbox Studios near Hook had caught my eye a while ago, and several fruitful conversations had brought my Project Manager, Liz Hodgson and myself to their studios for a more in depth planning […]
Wall Piece (Studio Exercise) When we moved into the third-year studios, our first job was to repair and re-paint the walls – the degree show had taken place there a few months earlier, and most of the graduates appeared to […]
Exhibition, residency and bursary opportunities for artists across the UK and beyond.
As Lead Artist for the Test Valley Arts Foundation, I have devised and am directing a two day art weekend, that kicks off with a major art market on Saturday 7th July, and continues on Sunday 8th July with a […]