I lived in London for seven years. I moved down there to study Fine Art, and went on to discover a passion for writing. By the end of my Masters, I found myself in a bit of a black hole. […]
3 January 2012 Back at my desk for the New Year and tackling the backlog of emails. This is the last week of our lovely exhibitions, Michael Craig-Martin’s Alphabet prints and Telling Tales: Story Scrolls from India. I’ll be getting […]
Emily Speed kicked off a very lovely round up of personal achievements of the year gone by a few years ago on a-n and a few of us followed suit. One can find it hard to talk about achievements but […]
CCA Andratx (Majorca), Andratx
29 September 2011 – 4 March 2012
I have been getting small work done in my sketchbook. I have signed up for South East Open Studios next year (good for local marketing and networking as well as sales). Today I will be getting together my “art-kit” for […]
Its weeks since I last updated my blog so what’s happened? Well, I guess it’s been a period of introspection and the realisation that my blog is not focused enough. Ever since I joined Blipfoto.com – where you put up […]
We have a raft of professionals who have written witness statements of truth for our case. They include people qualified in buildings and planning as well as experienced professionals involved in the arts. Our ducks have been lined up since […]
I am still struggling to sort out video editing facilities although I may look into joining the WFA in Hulme (http://www.wfamedia.co.uk/). I don’t know why but organised facilities always intimidate me and I worry that I don’t know enough technically. […]
During October, we had freed up time for kiln building but as the decision to house the kiln outside the stable block had been taken we had to wait for the builders to complete their restoration of the roof. This […]
Winter Wonderland Wednesday 30th November 2011 (Wakefield Artwalk) In response to an open call for festive “trimmings” of any shape, size and material, artists sent work from across the UK as well as Germany, Brazil and the US for WINTER […]
Next to Nothing: On the Price of Nothing and the Value of Everything (contniued) The relationship between the strategies of art and display is also brought out in Charlotte A. Morgan’s works, in the context of physical structures and social […]
This letter regarding the Artist’s Resale Right appeared in The Times, December 2011.
The Beginning It seems apt to restart a blog right now. One million things have happened over the days since I have left posted. In a tumultuous 48 hours, the studios where I and Core Gallery were housed were lost […]
So, all works been handed in for assessments (hence my infrequent posts) and the studios are out of bounds for three days. WHAT WILL I DO WITH MYSELF?!. Write on here of course…. Its a particularly cold day in Cardiff […]
Have been translating, bid writing and am also in the middle of applying for a residency. Husband has had a bad back for over a week so I’m marching him off to the doctor when he gets home – didn’t […]
I’ve been surprised by how many times my thoughts have turned to this blog over the past few days. I wonder if the absence of colleagues at the studio to mull things over with is having an effect. Dialogue has […]
We went out to Gunes Terkol’s opening at the organhaus Gallery last night. Before, we dashed into our local little restaurant for a quick bite. Pablo seems to have shifted into comfort mode here – off to see the people […]
Folkestone Artists Open Studios and House will be open 10th & 11th December. Does anyone think one town can have too much arts & craft? Theres loads going on in folkestone at the mo, open house, art sale at the […]
Tomorrow night we have the first pop up networking event in Stirling organised by Joe Hall, a young woman new to the area. She tells me it is already over-subscribed. We are delighted. For those of us who live in […]
Last week I went to Nottingham to attend the AIRInsights event at Surface gallery, hosted by Rosalind Davies and Helen Jones from Walsall, who curated my degree show back in 2008. Lots of insights into approaching curators, and developing relationships […]
Jon Wakeman asks, is All Points North acting like The Premier League?
A survey of commissioning projects and public art consultancies around the UK.
For one evening in October, Edinburgh’s Collective Gallery brought together six artist-led studio groups and galleries for an Artists’ DIY Soapbox.
Based on interviews with curators Sarah Brown and Laurence Sillars, Lara Eggleton uncovers the nature of their relationships with exhibiting artists and the processes they use in curating two high profile exhibitions with cash prizes and media attention attached.
