University of Incidental Knowledge Staff Profiles (part 1): Alice Bradshaw Alice Bradshaw is an artist and curator based in West Yorkshire, UK. Her practice involves a wide range of media and processes involving the manipulation of everyday objects and materials. […]
What a week…. Schools back, started my new job, took the caravan visitor centre up to Preston to see the external assessor, set up an Arena drawing exhibition in Bankley Studios, Manchester and …..got my MA results!!! I got a […]
These words are written by Markus Lloyd about ‘Working Title’, an exhibition and workshop at aspex gallery, Gunwharf. Raft of the Medusa (Pt 1) – B.S. Is Working Title a ‘Big Society’ happening? No, honestly, I’m asking (yeah, okay, provocatively). […]
The results of North Yorkshire Open Studios have been both uplifting and reassuring. More names added to the mailing list and more works sold by far than last year. Some commissions have come in and one newly installed. Their testimonial […]
We’re delighted to say that artist Garreth Hughes will soon be on his way to Finland! He’s the first Top Floor artist to take part in the SamWest exchange between Top Floor Studios at Spike and Oksasenkatu 11, Helsinki. We […]
I’m very very busy at the moment; a busy-ness that seems to primarily consist of impotent, stress-driven flailing & stasis. On Saturday afternoon I took some time off & went to see some art. I feel like I’ve really neglected […]
Perthshire Open Studios started yesterday. Visited two in Braco, Lys Hansen, an international artist and Clare Robinson a young textile artist who has re-located from Edinburgh to Perthshire and works for Liberty. And this is what always surprises me about […]
The last few day have been spent in Groningen in Holland. As you come out of Groningen station you are instantly assailed by the strangest building – Groningen Museum. It was finished in 1994 with separate sections deliberately commissioned from […]
Meeting tomorrow to discuss details of the kiln. Green Estate have not yet seen the new design for the kiln and we have not seen the progress made at the site, so its going to be exciting to see what’s […]
I felt it was time to start a new blog to chart how I am getting on in my new adventure up north. I am particularly interested in considering how an art practice can benefit from being pursued outside of […]
I still feel I’m in the midst of the businessy stuff. The photo shoot of the shed in my garden is happening tomorrow (pray for a nice dry day). When this was originally organised it was going to take place […]
This is my first longer term residency (I did a one week, whistle-stop-tour one, two years ago with OUTPOST in Norwich) and my first time blogging about my work and ideas, so excuse the ramblings that may proceed… I am […]
Just back from the Swedish exchange in Gotland. Amazing. We were treated like celebrities with full page coverage in 2 Gotland papers. http://www.helagotland.se/noje/default.aspx?articleid=7065635 The turnout for the preview was great and people were really interested in the work and the […]
Below is the press release for my solo show at the CHRC at Goldsmiths College, that runs from the 6th Sept- 6th October 2011… ‘REDIRECTION and NETWORK TIMEOUT’ is a solo exhibition by Jenny Steele at the Constance Howard Centre, […]
What does the future hold for art and artists? Well here are three very different perspectives: Open Studios We in Forth Valley Open Studios are looking to form a C.I.C – Community Interest Company, in order to secure the fuure […]
I was pleasantly surprised that my month long residency at the first floor at Highbridge studios and gallery – the large empty first floor, during July inspired me to write so regularly. Often the space was dark, stuffy, and dusty. […]
Led by curator Vicki Lewis and artist Katherine Clarke (muf), the We Are Artists, How Can We Help? action research project questions the presence of artists as a model in regeneration. What does the artist gain? Is there a benefit swap between the artist constituency and their neighbours?
Highlights from this year’s degree show reviews.
A selection of post-graduate study routes on offer across the UK.
A tour around some of the UK’s open studios and artists’ open house events taking place this autumn.
Much to report! I have recently returned from a five week stay in Hungary – three weeks on a masterclass building a smokeless kiln and two travelling around Hungary seeing the richness of the arts in Hungary and in particular […]
I am flagging a bit. This blog has been going for over 4 years now and although lots of exciting things are happening at HMS I’m also aware that the story of setting up the studios has been told – […]
A blog post by Markus Lloyd regarding the ‘Working Title’ exhibition at aspex gallery. We’ve three artists in the gallery, being exhibited. As technician at aspex, I’m used to artists playing some part in the installation of their work – […]
