So my brief mention of the mural yesterday has prompted an a-n tweet of this : www.a-n.co.uk/p/381668/ Oh how I wish I was anywhere near a recent graduates ideal pay – never mind somebody with several years experience! I am […]
How life changes… The exhibition in Estonia went really well and last week I did an on-line temporary exhibition as a suitable venue was unavailable within the timescale in the UK. The timescale refers to the fact I am leaving […]
I am back again, finally, after sorting out all of the kerfuffle with eldest son. The Mail Art Exhibition finished on a much more positive note, and is now awaiting its next destination, which will be the U.S! The interview […]
Eureka Always read the fine print; the smaller details in the contract/obligation about the opportunity e.g. artist residency. Nothing is expected. The choice of candidates are those that can talk, discuss and exchange the premise of one’s practice, its significance […]
Cinema Possibly Effecting Mindset on Graduate Residency Random. Exhibiting images and details of the some of the DVDs of films that have served as inspiration during Graduate Artist Residency at Airspace Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire UK. Naturally, the list could […]
There are only 5 days left until the ALAS Autumn group residency at Matt Roberts Arts gallery on Vyner Street. The preview is on Thursday, 8 November from 18:30-21:00: http://www.alasautumnresidency.org/?p=24 I can’t believe the exhibition opens so soon… In my […]
The Walker Art Gallery is hosting a series of debates, talks and tours that will interrogate the role of painting in contemporary art.
Exhibition showcases works by Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Awards winners 2012.
I forgot to say I recently took part in the Pecha Kucha Night Wakefield Vol. 7:Drawing Lines at The Hepworth I was drawn to it because I really enjoyed seeing Eva Rothschilds ‘Hot Touch’ there last year and the Pecha […]
Conjunction 12 is the third edition of Stoke-on-Trent’s contemporary arts biennial. We talk to artist and curator Anna Francis and to Bethan Lloyd Worthington, one of this year’s commissioned artists.
Lauren Healey talks to Neville Gabie about his extensive experience of residencies in settings from building sites to Antarctica, embedding himself in communities and the importance of establishing the right kind of relationships.
Discussion with LS (Part 6/6) I just wanted to bring the discussion back to your course and your experiences after graduation? Did you initially find it difficult to find work that was related to art therapy? Not really, I was […]
So, I fell like I haven’t posted on here for a while … just a quick update about today … In terms of art works – not a lot has been done today, a few photographs and a drawing of […]
Admittedly, the 3 month hump of the 6 month residency has been explorative; thinking of new work to produce… which does not exist. A notable weakness that has apparently carried from University is the shadow of ‘expectation’: working to meet […]
An exhibition by Robin Tarbet signals a new direction for Frome’s Black Swan Arts, which lost its Arts Council England funding last year.
People have been asking if things are going as I expected. To be honest, I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew that I’d be focusing on a specific research topic, which was a welcome opportunity as I now […]
B I T S T U D I O S South Wales art collective B I T are opening artist studios in East Cardiff very soon, all money has changed hands and we are halfway through a wood sponsorship for […]
Where am I now? (I want to give my blogs mini headings just so that I can keep on top of what I’m posting, you’ll notice that I do sometimes go off track and by doing this I will try […]
It’s plastic. Not what I was expecting… The Sylvanian Dolls House I ordered from Amazon. The one I rushed home early to intercept from the postman. The dolls house that looked so pretty on the front of the Sylvanian box […]
It’s hard to find time It’s been ten days since my last post. Mountain Whispers involves working all over town, so not being just based in the studio, it’s hard to find the time to sit at the laptop to […]
Good to catch up with Rosie Gibson in the macrobert arts centre. Rosie and I graduated in 2001 from Glasgow School of Art and she is currently working as artist in residence at th Macrobert researching a sculpture project for […]
I arrived back at uni after a weekend trip to London, where, among other things, I’d paid a visit to the Wellcome Collection. I’ve long been aware of the Wellcome Trust’s commissioning programme and their affiliation with the artworld, however, […]
Liverpool (various), Liverpool
15 September – 25 November 2012
A long intermission. The recent group exhibition ‘Airspace Studio Show 12’ at Airspace Gallery (21 September-6 October 2012) went off successfully, introducing new work and the inaugural graduate artists-in-residence (also the curators) and creating a lasting impression. A trip up […]
