Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger and curator Sarah Elson have selected 12 artists to showcase their work at the annual Bow Arts’ open exhibition in London.
PV 22 August, runs 23 August – 6 September An interim exhibition for 1st year students on the 2 year MFA programme and the final culminating show for 2nd year graduating students, held at Newcastle University School of Arts and […]
I joined altMFA this year, only a few months ago, but have been attending as regularly as possible within childcare constraints. My first meeting was a small one where I met two members who were moving imminently to other countries: […]
Today is my Friday. Last day of five in, five days of breathing air conditioned dry air, making my nose even stuffier. Tomorrow I will be able to breathe again. As I was feeling so sorry for myself in my […]
Textile artist Louise Presley has received the inaugural £5,000 Harley Foundation Studio Award, which rewards the hard work and dedication of studio artists based at the Foundation.
During my stay I have found it really difficult to see other performances, do my own work and balance spending time with the family. Even though I have this amazing studio it doesn’t stop me from hearing my baby cry […]
Today I had a full day of work which is a real treat for me since having a baby in January. I met with Anne the residency co-ordinator at the Maltinranta Art Center to settle the rent and collect the […]
I had a lot of help from a number of collaborators to realise the work in the current exhibition, which was made possible by the Arts Council funding that I received. It means I can pay other artists and professionals […]
The book was eventually published on 6th July. We launched the book with a public discussion event at Outpost Studios. The topic was: what spaces does family life allow for creative practice? Judith Stewart and Frances Williams (who each […]
Hackney WickED returns for its sixth incarnation in seven years – this time with Arts Council England funding.
I love the sun more than most and am certainly trying to enjoy it while it lasts. With a busy summer ahead, including; moving my studio within Rogue Artists’ Studios this week (I will now be located on the 4th […]
This week is the first week without something or other scheduled in my diary for months. Except on Thursday the local press are coming to take photographs for a piece about Southwell Open Studios. We are joining forces with the […]
Ambitious plans for a ‘new centre for the arts in south London’, to be part funded by an auction of artworks donated by college alumni, have been announced by Goldsmiths, University of London.
Today’s plan was to finally move into my studio, but as the temperature hit 30C, my willpower faded. I hate this weather. I hate travelling on public transport to work, roasting all day in the dry heat of a gallery, […]
I’ve been elected as co-Chair of Spike Studios, where I will join Rich Broomhall in representing the interests of 80 artists based at Spike Island, as well as fellow reps Annabelle Craven-Jones, Kamina Walton and Gina Lundy.
Throughout the 2014 degree show period a-n News covered a portion of degree shows. In some cases these were shorter versions of Twitter visits made to each show, some were first hand responses, others more investigative in to what constitutes […]
Olivier Castel, Julia Crabtree and William Evans, Jesse Darling , and Alice Theobald have been named as the four artists to take part in The Future, Wysing Arts Centre’s residency programme this autumn.
The theme of the project ‘The Levels and Moors’ aims to reflect the landscapes in Somerset and the organisation hopes that artists will create work specific to this and offer a unique artistic response to the visitor.
Artist-led festival Hackney WickED has announced the successful artists in its inaugural Arts Council England-funded commissions and bursaries scheme.
But I do think it is important to write about what I’m doing and also to review where I am up to with all the things I am meant to be doing, so I’ll use this blog post to do […]
“Sustainability has got capacity to adopt its meaning to the prevailing conditions. It is not a rigid system of rules, not a precept which tells us what to do in any possible situation. Ultimately, what it does is to give […]
