Our exhibition opens tomorrow. Over the last few days I have been trying to come to a decision about what to show. Three weeks really isn’t enough time to make and show work, especially when you’re in an environment where […]
Richard Taylor focuses on how James Clarkson’s migration to Artists talking from Degrees unedited simulates other moves in his practice, his studio and in his unique insight on objects re-placed into the contemporary art context.
Platform is a group of artists based in St Helens, UK, who are working together to share their practice and to address the lack of affordable, accessible, studio spaces in the town. On Wednesday 15th December 2010, the artists took […]
we have been open a week. steve has made paintings for a book cover commission, helen has brought stuff in, placed it in her space and been frustrated at life requiring her presence elsewhere, sam has sized (?) a couple […]
Tom Duggan’s thought provoking review in the Interface section of AN www.a-n.co.uk/p/909223/ articulates beautifully many of my own views about the busy and noisy forums, blogs and social networking sites on the internet. I am also guilty of adding to […]
Southwell Artists were able to donate £1000 to SightSavers www.sightsavers.org/, whilst a local charity Southwell Care Project www.southwellcare.org/ also benefitted from the open studios event as their volunteers provided tea and cakes, raising another £1000. What a warm feeling inside. […]
today, dec 7th 2010, UNIT 11 STUDIOS are officially open. how exciting. right now, i am in my studio at home deciding what stays here and what goes there. it has been a whirlwind process – although at times it […]
Other people in three studios: “‘You know,’ Cage reportedly said, ‘when you enter your studio, everyone is there, the people in your life, other artists, the old masters, everyone. And as you work they leave, one by one. And if […]
Relay,our exhibition at Core came together beautifully in the end. A lot of people worked extremely hard. As suspected, assocations were created throughout the show as Jane eloquently puts it ‘The first part of the show is loosely based in […]
Bar Lane Studios, York
9 October 2010
The British Art Show (BAS) returns to Nottingham five years on for its seventh manifestation, only this time Nottingham plays host as the launching city and the show has a subtitle – ‘In the Days of the Comet’.
Further to yesterday’s post re. studio groups/home-working, today I found this sculpture by Grayson Perry, currently being auctioned to raise money for homeless charity Shelter. It is called Homes Not Studios and is a model of a semi-derelict building, one […]
The crate has been collected. Phew! Mick on the groundfloor allowed us to pack the work en situ. Given that it weighed 215 kg we were v grateful. But Mick also helped the courier on Wednesday as I couldn’t be […]
I’ve been preoccupied by the idea of ‘home’. The floods in Cornwall have transformed small, familiar places into news; a private & internal language made public. My family moved to Cornwall when I was 10, just at the tipping-point of […]
Week 4 I spent most of this week getting together some work for Thursdays group crit. It was so useful to be back in a group crit situation, I felt quite annoyed and disappointed with myself afterwards. There was quite […]
Privilege On Saturday I was given the privilege of a one hour crit with British artist, Graham Crowley. This much-needed and very welcome initiative came curtesy of Core Gallery, and Rosalind Davis. Wow, it is seven years since I had […]
I am whacked! The builders were still working on Friday afternoon – changing the hinges on the windows before Southwell Open Studios this weekend. I managed to roller 12.5 litres onto the walls and hang work in 3 rooms. (My […]
I feel it is important to state our initial intentions for the residency at the start of this blog and record how each project changes throughout the progress of the residency. Nina works in response to place and people as […]
4 Studios. Today we visited 4 studios. Our studio, on loan from Yan Yan (the director of the 501) during our residency; Wang Jun’s studio, where we had tea and he invited me to spend a day in his studio […]
Two more exciting events for Conjunction coming up this weekend! 5th Nov 5-6pm Cadman Gallery Staffs University Check out the Private View of the Phil Collins, Adam James and Paul Rooney show! Conjunction 10 Preview 5th November 5-pm 6pm Open […]
