I have just had a read through the comments on this blog and it has given me a lot to think about. I also feel very glad not to be alone! One comment reminded me of something that used to […]
As a nu-Luddite (I have an Ipod) I have only just worked out how to get images on here. Wow. Embarrassing. My work seems to be going well. A brief worry that I would have to produce as much as […]
Last night I was invited to the launch of a business competition for undergraduates and graduates of the University. Since setting up the LAN I have developed a strong business proposal to enable artist's opportunities in Lincoln for graduates of […]
Internships, volunteering and the problems of free labour in the arts: Before I start, I have to acknowledge that there are many positives to volunteering, obviously! It can be an incredible contribution to society with numerous rewards for the individual. […]
Matt Lippiatt’s review of ‘Best in Show’ featured in December’s a-n Magazine raised important matters for recent graduates and the direction they should take upon leaving higher education.
Monday 16 February: STOCKHOLM Monday morning – listening to the radio and even with my very limited Swedish I know that the news programme concerns the controversy sparked by stand at the Market art fair. The stand chose to show […]
I have been away for a few days due to a very poorly Grandpa, but am still thinking about the CCS meeting (see previous three posts) and the issues it brought up. I still need to send them some feedback […]
cont. from previous post.. Just for starters, here are some facts to make you think a little. I also want to add in this from the Scottish Artists Union website: "Statistically, visual artists remain at the bottom of the income […]
After the completion of Jupiter Room i was asked to exhibit some work in a group show called Ishihara. This is an exhibition set up by Jason Kerley and Adam Lewis-Jacob who graduated from the Arts Institute last year. This […]
I have now attended the third session of my business start up course. Investigating different routes for my career once I graduate. It has been a real eye opener looking at the application process for Arts Council Grants. We have […]
Hans Borgonjon talks about how a Crafts Council Development Award has helped him to develop his ceramic practice and studio.
do I have to live feeling disappointed? a quick check of the dictionary, there’s a time element to the word disappointed, either being stopped in doing something or something that has been done not being as it could be in […]
East Van, Vancouver
21 – 23 November 2008
One of my lives involves a freelance contract working for Oxford University where I source and add research-quality visual art websites to http://www.intute.ac.uk – an online resource for research and higher education. The websites I catalogue each month tend to […]
The other workshops I attended at the TUC Conference last Saturday were more about Liverpool's year as Capital of Culture, which is less relevant to artists as a whole. There were still some realy interesting trends though: Two standpoints emerged […]
I finished making the performance box for the Surface Gallery last week so I can now spend time this week working on the new things that I have been exploring on and off in between my sewing. Well, saying that […]
Gemma Nelson is a young emerging British artist, based in London.
Featuring artists’ projects and new ventures in the public realm.
This was my graduate piece: Often, when I’m alone after a heavy night out on the tiles or working for a pittance, I stumble home through the blackened streets, reflecting on what has happened and its effects on the future. […]
