i’m in the mood for love… who sang that? quite a lot of people actually(1) where did it begin? difficult to pin down until i read the lines of description. as a citizen of the earth i enjoy the interconnectivity […]
I was starting to feel a bit guilty about not having posted since the birthday party. The last two and a half weeks have been (over) full and (over) exhausting. There is still a lot to do and February will […]
I don’t really know how much I should write here anymore… I have been warned that this could get me into trouble… legally handcuffed. A sense of fear prevails at work… an apathy… the stench of defeat… people broken and […]
Week 59: 28th October – 3rd NovemberDespite assertions in the previous post about the art object as representing an end point in a particular avenue of the art-making process, it is clear that objects can still act as effective receptacles […]
What does 2014 have in store in terms of conferences and events, art fairs and festivals? We take a month-by-month look at what the year has to offer.
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #40 There are, however, tremendous differences between the ability of a new group and a well-established one like Artspace to handle the development curve which is necessary. Artspace has had many years to develop its organisational and […]
Part 2 Don’t Panic: Arts in Austerity Symposium (my notes) The next session was a panel discussion chaired by Ed McKeon, with panelists: Pauline Tambling – Creative & Cultural Skills Susan Jones – a-n Abigail […]
This year’s Arts Development UK national conference took a food-related approach to professional development, networking and debate. Steffan Jones-Hughes donned a hairnet, plastic gloves and apron to join the lively conversations in the conference’s World Cafe, where a menu of playful ingredients from artists in residence SSoCial kept the conversations on track.
The Spa, Scarborough
24 November 2012 – 23 November 2013
A new centre for contemporary art and learning has just opened in a landmark heritage building in Leeds. Tina Jackson paid a visit to The Tetley’s opening weekend to find a “buzzing and inclusive event” that pitched agitprop public discussion and an artist’s open studio alongside a selection of curated artefacts from the the building’s former life as a brewery, and provided a fascinating perspective on the relationship between art and labour.
Just got back from London! Had such an awesome trip. These are a few of the Galleries I went to… The Tate Modern: Homeworkers http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/displa… The art works I was most interested in were Tracey Emin – Annette Messager – […]
Well, I’ve not been to the studio much last week. It got so cold, and in addition, I became quite incapacitated from my joint condition that I was unable to do much of anything. So I rested, and I got […]
It is as though I cannot help myself! I have accepted the invitation to be on the management team at the studios. I did make one condition, that I do nothing this side of New Year. There are a couple […]
Arts Council England’s update of its 10-year ‘strategic framework’ makes for sober and serious reading. But while there are no dramatic changes in its ambitions and priorities, Mark Robinson finds a worrying lack of solutions for cash-strapped artists and no recognition of the regional imbalance in arts funding.
Creative workers are seen as paid hobbyists rather than as professionals with valuable labour power, says Dave O’Brien.
The Artist’s Flat, Hackney
23 October – 2 November 2013
I managed four hours in my studio last Friday, playing with print making and my mangle, working out some processes and the best order with which to layer up different print making techniques for developing future pieces. These sessions, especially […]
OSR Projects, West Coker
21 September – 6 October 2013
My work is autobiographical. I suppose what I am interested in is the suffering and striving of humans…. what else can I use better than my own experience? It s an uncomfortable place to explore and share because of the […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #29 Funding bodies could play an important role in assisting artist-led organisations by providing access to advice and training in such matters. This is the case when groups are in the early stages of setting up and […]
West Bromwich arts centre to cease current activities on 30 November.
Mark Ravenhill’s recent speech at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe sounded the death knell for state subsidy of the arts. Scottish Review editor Kenneth Roy takes the playwright’s views – and their misrepresentation in the right-wing press – to task.
A just announced interim plan from the Scottish arts funding body reveals that artform reviews will underpin the development of a longer-term plan for 2014-17.
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #25 In Care, Diligence and Skill: a handbook for the governing bodies of arts organisations[1] the general criteria for assessing suitability of proposed board members are described as: • Quality: regardless of age, profession and other characteristics, […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #26 It is true to say that artists do not necessarily automatically hold the skills and expertise necessary to run an organisation. To fulfil all the things required of them, artist-led organisations must undergo a steep learning […]
