Its been a productive week! Untitled (network of artist-led activity) is being shown at Papergirl BHM, in the 48 Sheet Project Space in Birmingham’s Mailbox. It also continues to be shown in Driftstation’s Bookstore. I continue adding to the script […]
Work on the cardall collection residency continues! I’ve started work on the second edition of the publicaton that was released @ the start of the residency. It is an evolved version of this first edition with extra pages and outdated […]
March 11 Invited by a new Japanese friend, I went to a rememberance service in a english-speaking church today to commerate one year since a 9.0 scale earthquake triggered a massive tsunami and near nuclear meltdown. Over 15,000 people lost […]
Living with Fukushima Walking through the station plaza in Shibuya I stopped to watch this gentleman. In public places the Japanese are very quiet normally, very respectful and rarely even make eye contact. The contrast with this gentleman was obvious […]
News As promised here’s a brief outline of the first section of the new website to be developed – News. As a new feature it allows us to experiment a little bit with the basic structure, design and user interface […]
Pippa Koszerek and Eleonora Schinella consider relationships between artists, activism and social justice following the 2011 Triangle Network conference in London.
From subsidised studio and accommodation to one-on-one mentoring sessions, here we spotlight a selection of residencies that provide support to artists across the UK and beyond.
Artists talking blogger Kate Murdoch had a previous career in Social Services before becoming an artist. But rather than take the ‘safe’ path through art education she decided to go it alone. In this interview she talks to Andrew Bryant, editor of Artists talking, about this and other issues.
Multiple sites, Plymouth
2 September – 2 December 2011
T’NORTH. There’s been a glut of articles about artists in the North thriving because of the recession of late. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/30/northern-england-art-scene-thrives Working out of Liverpool,it doesn’t feel as it things have changed too much. I realise Liverpool is at a strange […]
Happy New Year everyone. With fresh starts and a big shake up of things in mind – I wanted to flag up this link: http://gigaom.com/2011/12/29/why-2012-will-be-year-of-the-artist-entrepreneur/ posted by @Anamariacida on twitter last week. It looks at ways in which (non-visual) artists […]
Pippa Koszerek, a Campaigns Researcher at a-n, lets us in to her early career developments with Hull Time Based Arts.
October saw the debut of Sluice, a new art fair described by organisers artist Karl England and curator Ben Street as “an informal and accessible temporary platform for young galleries and project spaces to exhibit their artists’ work, gain exposure and encourage dialogue between artists, curators and audiences.”
A survey of commissioning projects and public art consultancies around the UK.
For one evening in October, Edinburgh’s Collective Gallery brought together six artist-led studio groups and galleries for an Artists’ DIY Soapbox.
Ruth Ben-Tovim and Anne-Marie Culhane discuss two collaborative projects that focus on exchange, community and participation.
Joshua Sofaer asks what can culture do in times of wider crises.
Jack Hutchinson speaks to volunteers at Surface Gallery, an independent, artist-led gallery and studio complex in Nottingham. Its expansive programme involves exhibitions, talks and residencies.
Bye Ceri. So Ceri Hand Gallery is leaving Liverpool in early 2012 and setting up shop in London. This came as a big shock to many of us in Liverpool, although we could understand it perfectly at the same time. […]
22 George Place, Plymouth
22 September – 30 October 2011
Designer Maker West Midlands @ mac, Birmingham
16 June – 16 November 2011
how to emerge? What has Sluice taught us – Be independent but work together! By attending this year’s impressive Sluice Art Fair, and taking part in the Twitter/blog/pub conversations that immediately ensued, I believe many of us, including independents like […]
Various venues, Manchester
1 October – 27 November 2011
Artists and designers embracing digital learning, production and distribution.
