In her report on Turning Point, Phyllida Shaw unwraps the ‘what’s what and who’s who’ of this major strategy for England, to support discussions on greater participation by, and development for, artists within it.
The New Lights Exhibition Private View went very well, very busy. The Mercer Gallery is a beautiful building, and Harrogate very pretty. The standard of the works was really impressive. There was a huge range of painting styles and subject […]
University of Incidental Knowledge: Meet the Tutors Wednesday 28th September 2011, 5-9pm Studio A6, Westgate Studios, Wakefield, WF1 1BW University staff will be on hand to discuss 2011/12 courses and incidental knowledge on Wednesday 28th September, 5-9pm, in Studio A6 […]
Where in Art Education does the education take place? Artist and educator Mitra Memarzia reports.
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks
25 July – 20 August 2011
Artist, writer and ‘time traveller’, Alistair Gentry, responds to Lee Cavaliere’s Visions of the future.
PROUD TO BE A LONDON GIRL IN CHONGQING I’ve been doing some thinking about the discussions around cultural exchange with China and the position of activism. Many UK organisations such as The British Museum and the V&A have been criticised […]
…Skype discussion part 2/3: Benjamin: i think we can get to work on the invite and poster immidiatly. chris if i send you images of cool clouds and you work on placing the text when helen sends it to you […]
Sheffield Hallam University and S1 Artspace, Sheffield
10 – 25 June 2011
Sheffield Hallam University and S1 Artspace, Sheffield
10 – 24 June 2011
Education Seminar: CLASSROOM CONTROLTuesday 19 July 2011, 6:00PM to 9:00PM Cubitt Education opens the Festival of Blackboards – summer programme exploring arts education, with a timely seminar focusing on art in schools. Speakers include: Dr Howard Hollands (Programme Leader: PGCE […]
We have visited Scotland! Whilst in Edinburgh we spent inspirational afternoon talking to Kate Grey, Director of Collective Gallery and Debi Banerjee, Participation Leader. Kate talked about how her interests in collaboration, exchange and dialogue are reflected in the gallery […]
Evidence-based recommendations on: Identifying the ‘new practices’ model, Valuing peer networks, Redefining public accountability, Supporting location and community and New ‘brand image’ for artists.
CM: On the Saturday eveningof our stay in London we met with Tamarin Norwood, Claire Nichols and Patrick Coyle who form part of Antepress, who describe themselves as an imprint platform and who’s work we had encountered through Art on […]
Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
18 – 25 June 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.
When does artistic freedom become copyright infringement? Artist David Mabb considers works in his practice, including a run-in with Magnum Photos and appropriating the work of William Morris.
London Metropolitan University, London
15 – 19 June 2011
Funding for the arts has never been an easy sell – not with governments or the public. April Britski, Executive Director of CARFAC reports from Canada.
On 30 March, Arts Council England announced the winners and losers in the new National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) for funding 2012-15. Here’s a-n’s take on what’s happened, the likely impact on artists, independent arts professionals and the arts ecology as well as highlights from some of the many comments and discussions that are in train.
(Written on 18th April) Re-reading my last entry, I find myself wondering about the term ’emerging artist’, which I see so frequently I had not thought enough about it as a term until now. What are we emerging from? Obscurity? […]
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, Brixton
19 January – 26 February 2011
Local authority cuts as seen from the frontline of visual arts providers.
Alma Enterprises, London
19 November – 16 January
Something I have been meaning to rant about for a while is the prescribed individuality that is integral to the creation of our digital identities on social media platforms. Facebook, Youtube, but also to a lesser extent art sites Artslant, […]
