Have been looking again at the photographs from Westgate studios. One image keeps pushing its self forward; of a tap in a currently unoccupied studio on the top floor. Taps are ubiquitous… and are a conduit for something we can’t […]
Kate V Robertson (part 1) February 10, 2011 I’m now ten days into my Creative Lab residency at the CCA, and I am getting quite accustomed to the luxury of a huge, heated studio. The views on to Sauchiehall Street […]
Here and there: It’s been a few days since my initial visit to Wakefield’s Westgate Studios. Going over the material I gathered (video and photographs) a couple of thoughts have been chasing themselves in my head. The first is the […]
Yesterday was my first day visiting Westgate Studios, Wakefield. Spent a busy day photographing and video-ing around the building. Was shown around by artists Ian Smith and Bob Milner. The views from the building were amazing and so was the […]
This residency is made up of a number of visits to Westgate Studios during February and March 2011, documenting the space through as well as recording the journeys to and from Durham to Westgate Studios, Wakefield, Yorkshire. This blog will […]
There has been little movement over the past year in relation to artists leaving the studios. Then… 3 artists have handed their notice in quick sucession. It’s always sad to see people leave but on the other hand it is […]
Back from a couple of weeks in the Caribbean – Mexico, Cuba etc – sampling different cultures . After the tropical forests of the Caribbean Islands its back to rain-swept and snow- capped Scotland – and work begins on this […]
19th January Project Space 17th – 19th January YES, I have myself a (cheap) laptop, so I can get back on top of my blogging, and blog from the studio, and the gallery space which is where I am now. […]
East Street Arts, Leeds
15 – 16 January 2011
After experiencing frozen clay work before Christmas that resulted in a couple of disastrous firings (a miserable nightmare!) – things are looking up again :) *I have been selected for the second year for North Yorkshire Open Studios – happening […]
News of current public realm and gallery commissioning projects.
A-n’s Collaborative relationships series exposes the working relationships between artists and the wide range of professionals they choose to collaborate with. In 2009-10 a series of permanent artworks were negotiated for a major redevelopment of Bethnal Green’s former Town Hall into an exclusive hotel. Artsadmin’s Manick Govinda and Clare Qualmann of walkwalkwalk give their account of these negotiations and the work resulting from one of the commissions.
Artists and curators talking in Leeds, Contemporary Art Society in Newcastle and State of the Arts conference in London.
The Jerwood Space, London
19 January – 27 February 2011
Interest in the studios is beginning to build, which is great. No new tenants yet, but there is definite interest from a couple of photographers who work in Dover. It is useful to have a place to meet people. Joanna […]
It was good to get the flight booking out of the way – one less worry! But its been hard going looking for a hotel. I mean – looking for a hotel within our price range. Norwegian accommodation is unbelievably […]
Mark the Day on the Street – 15/12/10 Resulting from our pop-up studios day, Joan Birkett produced this piece of work. She says “I’ve called it- Mark the Day on the Street – 15/12/10. Two young graphic art students from […]
Back from YSP after a few elating, sunny days. Now I am mainly avoiding my tax return, but I have to do it today, otherwise I shall go to New York on Saturday and it will plague my dreams. Pretty […]
Forth Valley Open Studios Last Saturday we held our first agm in the Smith museum and gallery in Stirling and we had a good response from the public. A year ago Forth Valley Open Studios was just a bright idea […]
been postering for 3,4 & 1 spoken @ intervals: Edition 1, mainly around digbeth as thats where the “creative community” in birmingham has based itself… but have also been posting them on notice boards in universities, parks and digitally. i’ve […]
2 new artists are now working in unit 11 studios! they are jess ross and caroline mcpherson – both well known to us as they were students with us at solent. both painters – so the walls are getting painty […]
