Sam West feeds back Last month Sam West held an informal gathering at Top Floor Studios, where we shared the findings of our research trip to Helsinki and Tallinn to all Top Floor Studio members. Accompanied by drinks and plentiful […]
Life Drawing and mobile art What is it about drawing that brings us back all the time to the studio for Life Drawing? Last night I went to the monthly class at Delta Studios expecting no more than maybe three […]
I enjoyed the rest of my time in London, finishing up on friday lunchtime at a group crit with fellow artists with Harriet Hill and Hannah Westwood. I discussed my project and experiences in China, against the noisy friday traffic […]
Artists talking Online editor Andrew Bryant talks to Nicola Dale about collaboration, blogging and a dislike of loose ends.
Well, I thought my last post about the vandalism at a public residency was hard enough, but I just read the comment from Franny Swann about her experience. (See comments on my last post) She is an incredibly brave artist […]
Only one day till the artists arrive. I’m trying to finish a short essay for the publication in oppressive heat. It’s impossible to concentrate. I have to play a careful game in the way in which I word things. When […]
Fundada had a full house at Westgate Studios last night and received some lovely feedback. “..a great mix of quality short art films ranging from narrative pieces to more abstract works. Films with humour and some with a more serious […]
The Wolf behind Fundada interviews founding co-directors Alice Bradshaw and Nancy Porter. Wolfie: Where does the name Fundada come from? Alice: It’s a mix of 2 of our main interests in art: Fun + dada. Nancy: Well we wanted something […]
Forth Valley Open Studios – the future? http://forthvalleyopenstudios.com/ How do we progress Forth Valley Open Studios into a more formal structure? How do we ensure that if we run out of steam, inevitable after the first wave of enthusiasm for […]
CONTROL AND OCCUPATION OF ART SPACE IN CHONGQING Only now is the full story emerging of the problem with exhibition spaces which I faced when I first arrived. Yanyan offered me an exhibition space in a bar next to 501 […]
written feedback from audience member, artist and curator Carole Luby on the ‘blue’ performance installation: “Angela Kennedy believes in how the body can convey, through the slightest of movements, a deep and resonating connection with all bodies. Her work Blue […]
Buzzing around like busy bee’s everyone is preparing for their ‘Final Presentations’ for the MA Degree Show. I don’t like the word final as it suggest and ending or a departure. I would prefer to say the ‘Beginning Presentation’ although […]
WHO WILL SHOW MY PSYCHOANALYSL WEIWEI, WHIMSY, SUPER-HIP, CENSORSHIP ARTWORK? I’ve been busy looking at spaces, working on the fabrication of psychoanalYSL’s work and in the process of course learning about the massive differences between my usual way and the […]
Fundada Artists’ Film Festival 2011 Wednesday 27th July, 5-9pmWestgate Studios, WakefieldScreenings: 5-7pm and 7-9pmFREE ENTRY Programme:1. Sparrow+Castice (UK) – Sparrow & Castice Do Wakefield (2011) World Première!2. Simona da Pozzo (IT) – Exclave (2010)3. Marius Leneweit & Rocío Rodríguez (DE) […]
The past few days have been filled with preparing presentations for the talks I will be giving next week, looking at flats, looking at studios and following up job leads. The lightning paper at the INTERFACE conference is very short, […]
Sheffield Hallam University and S1 Artspace, Sheffield
10 – 25 June 2011
Sheffield Hallam University and S1 Artspace, Sheffield
10 – 24 June 2011
Coleg Menai, Bangor
11 June 2011
In response to Rachel Marsden’s comments I’ve been looking at Carol Yinghua Lu. In her e-flux article ‘Accidental Conceptualism’ she talks of exactly the issue psychoanalYSL pick up on, namely; “Collectors, foreign and Chinese, buy Chinese artworks out of fascination […]
This is very important! All studio providers should check whether or not they qualify for small business rates relief. At the moment small businesses in premises with a rateable value less than £6000 per annum qualify for 100% reduction. Yes […]
I have hit life in UK back with a bump, and although I am enjoying the food and company, I have all the job/home/studios issues to sort out as expected. I arrived back to Chongqing from Xian on the 9th […]
Had a nice day at the centre yesterday with Carolyn. With the Library being closed, it was predictably very quiet, but then, we were warned about that. I wonder how other residencies fare ? Looking through some of the blogs, […]
Below info about shows/ projects we are looking into and which are culminating this summer – if you are in London check them out! Only until Sunday 17th July you can Katerina Seda at Cubitt / That’s The Way The […]
