The studios don’t run themselves and it has taken time to catch up on admin and meetings etc. The website is looking pretty though, with colourful jpegs from Sheila and Sarah who have forthcoming shows at the Tarpey and Mostyn […]
Before continuing our journey, we should stop to point out the multiple talents of our host John W. Fail, who in spite of being named John Will Fail, is currently: Director of Ptarmigan, founder of Cenotaph Records Cenotaph Records and […]
Jac Mantle writes critically about art. In 2010 she reviewed the Glasgow School of Art degree show, she has contributed to a-n Reviews and writes for The Skinny in Scotland. Richard Taylor catches up with her to find our more about her reviewing process and ways to follow suit.
Beth Shapeero – Hanging Gloss Westgate Studios Project Space55 Westgate, Wakefield, WF1 1BS, UK Saturday 21st May 2011, 12-6pmSunday 22nd May 2011, 12-4pm The Prince Albert in Studio A6 will be open from 6pm on Saturday 21st May 2011 (buzzer […]
Temporary Art Show 3 Part 2 Wednesday 25th May 2011, 5-9pm Westgate Studios Project SpacePrudential Building55 WestgateWakefieldWest YorkshireWF1 1BW http://aliceandbobcurate.wordpress.com/ For the second installment of Temporary Art Show 3, selected artists and collectives present diverse works of sculpture, installation, drawing, […]
A Case of Seller Beware ! (Part 2 of 3) Fastforward to the recent Japanese earthquake(s), and I was emailing everyone I knew who had any connection to Japan to express my concerns for their safety and my sincerest hopes […]
Lauren Healey interviews the artists shortlisted for the Liverpool Art Prize about making work, support structures for their practice, and their reasons for basing themselves in the North West.
and thats almost it. workshops are closed (although i made the most of them today; re-print of the 4 diagrams for the Temp. DA/LL Network, and i made 6 more of the perspex markers for marking the internet and the […]
“Listen to your tutors”. That was the advise from an artist whose workshop I attended before going to art college as a mature student. Of course I didn’t! And I regret it. Now ten years later words from some tutors […]
Explores the affect of the economic recession on the livelihoods of artists in terms of access to employment and career opportunities and raises concerns about how artists’ practice is likely to fare in this period of arts austerity. [HTML format]
This is a reply to Carol Ramsey’s comment (in italics here) in my previous post – mainly because it prompted some thoughts about pop-up events and because of that old friend – word count. I agree, The Art School is […]
‘Flood’ is almost ready to go now. The knitted piece that will clad the tree was supposed to be ready for a test installation today, but the bank holiday weekend and a problem with the knitting machine mean that Jane […]
These last few days have been spent in The People Show Studios in Bethnal Green integrating lights and sound into the performance. It has been quite focussed work that has become quite precise, today being our last day to decide […]
Forth Valley Open Studios – brochure with the printers and pdf now online- www.forthvalleyopenstudios.com This year we are going to concentrate more on social media for coverage. Local newspapers are very much hit and miss affairs. Last year we found […]
Last month Cambridge saw the launch of a significant new artist-run space, Aid & Abet. Artists Sarah Evans, David Kefford and CJ Mahony discuss how the project has developed and how their relationship has graduated from being fellow studio holders to a collaborative working group.
Launched in March, Creative Scotland’s first corporate plan presented an ambitious vision for the nation’s arts, culture and creative industries. This is backed by core Treasury financing of £35.5m with £14.5m of Scottish Government funds for specific initiatives, unspent reserves from the interim between Scottish Arts Council/Scottish Screen and Creative Scotland, some lottery funding back after diversion to the Olympics and reduced overheads due the merger that included a 30% staff cut.
On 30 March, Arts Council England announced the winners and losers in the new National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) for funding 2012-15. Here’s a-n’s take on what’s happened, the likely impact on artists, independent arts professionals and the arts ecology as well as highlights from some of the many comments and discussions that are in train.
In March, AIR – Artists Interaction and Representation – put its weight behind calls for art education to be accessible to all, following a survey in which 95% of its members gave hearty support to the view that art education should be accessible “irrespective of background and financial status”. Here we outline AIR’s campaign and the survey’s key findings to provide evidence for artists to use.
The end of the art and design academic year is often the time for travel and other ways of broadening horizons. Here’s a few of the many options around and about.
Ellie Harrison’s latest project ‘Work-a-thon for the Self-Employed’ will take place at Toynbee Studios, London on 13 June as part of the Two Degrees festival.
The weeks and months after graduation can be a daunting time. After three years or more of support and guidance suddenly it’s time to go it alone. There are many different ways to pursue your career as a professional artist and no two people will follow the same path. Here, four recent art graduates describe their journeys: from joining a peer-led network to working as an artist’s assistant, they each have a different story to tell.
A busy few weeks here at Spike Island, leading up to Open Studios – which open on Friday 29th April for the whole bank holiday weekend:- http://www.spike-island.org.uk/events/openstudios2… Over the last month, Sam West has presented our research project both to […]
