Platform winner: “It’s been an amazing experience.”
Joella Wheatley won the inaugural Platform Graduate Award at the end of November. Here, a-n’s Director talks to her about her practice, networks and getting good advice.
Joella Wheatley won the inaugural Platform Graduate Award at the end of November. Here, a-n’s Director talks to her about her practice, networks and getting good advice.
Previewing this weekend “a high profile open outside of London – organised by artists for artists”.
A chronicle of my practice as a visual artist and contemporary storyteller.
The Baltic, Gateshead
1 January – 29 February 2012
In 1999 John Carson made a passionate call for a more rigorous approach to arming graduating art students with knowledge of where their work and practice fitted within the wider world and interfaced with audiences. Sarah Rowles, commissioned by a-n to research the state of professional practice provision on BA fine and applied art courses, offers a perspective on the situation now.
After his show for New Work Scotland Programme at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh and before his solo show at Liverpool’s Royal Standard, Oliver Braid shares some thoughts on his career as an artist so far, including ideas on how to make a self-made residency and how to organise your own ‘graduate diary’.
News of successes from the ceramics and glass community.
The Monks Gallery, Lincoln
7 – 28 July 2011
Approached by Modern Art Oxford to deliver art sessions at a Sure Start children’s centre in the Rose Hill area of Oxford, artist Jon Lockhart began a four-year residency at the centre as part of MAO’s ambitious Paul Hamlyn Foundation funded offsite programme.
Studio Update | Angelika Studios An exciting recent development for me is being invited to join Angelika Studios, founded by four Bucks Fine Art Graduates last year. I will be sharing an interesting space with fellow student Gill Gregory. The […]
CM:While visiting the Whitechapel Gallery to view Fred Sandback we took some time to browse the bookshop, luckily we were restrained in terms of purchase as we could have spent up. By pure chance we bumped into Leeds artist Andy […]
Anna-Marie Gray scrutinises unpaid internships and questions their impact on one’s career prospects.
A selection of projects that focus on the development of artists’ practice and their engagement with local communities.
after finishing university this summer, i chose a risky move to a city little known to me. the adventure and fresh challenge has forced me to contemplate location and habitat whilst searching for my place within the art world as […]
Nostalgia Exhibition, Bolton, Lancashire
19 August – 3 October 2010
17:22, September 1st 2010… Autumn is officially here(as far as my psychology dictates) its an odd feeling to be sitting in the same bedroom in which I endured puberty and dreamed many ambitions. The only thing missing is the excitement […]
Richard Taylor finds out how three artist groups are re-vamping their structures as established organisations, to support new talent and promote a variety graduate activity.
Interns and Artists Last week saw Alan and I interviewing for interns to assist the Lincoln Art Programme. The process was hard as we felt responsible to each person, realising that everyone needs an opportunity, and all the candidates were […]
Been a bit awol haven’t I? This last couple of weeks has been fairly manic! Several things have happened that I should have written about, but because there is some time lost, they have lost their immediacy. It’s hard to […]
A response to the recent Debate pieces: Weakening the Foundations and Why are Artists Poor?