Is there enough funding going to individual artists and are the application processes user-friendly? These were questions a-n set out to answer in the fourth issue of what was then Artists Newsletter in 1980. Now, thirty one years later, we asked Dany Louise to do this research again, examining the current state of play for grants to individual artists as offered by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Wales and Creative Scotland – including comparators of volumes of artists applying and success rates – and to ascertain whether a “fair share” has been getting into the hands of artists to develop their practice.
The Project Space now has the two artist/ curator speakers lined up, which is exciting. One of the speakers is an experienced curator with links to Norfolk and to the Salthouse, North Norfolk annual group exhibition. We are also looking […]
Current professional development support schemes for visual artists in the UK.
Wilkinson’s Lower Car Park, Bournemouth
17 – 24 September 2011
17th September – 4th December, various venues, Plymouth UK VIA presents a nomadic model of working as a curatorial framework. The project questions how artist-led practice can thrive in ‘in-between’ spaces, and subsist/grow alongside existing structures created by institution or […]
An independent project space in the freedom of the Norfolk countryside. www.queenofhungary.co.uk Artists can use the space to test ideas, experiment with new work, document installations and showcase their practice. The space hosts artist and curator talks and is a […]
New high profile museums and galleries have opened across the UK, but how can they best contribute to the local arts and culture, asks Emily Speed.
New ways are needed to measure the types of value being delivered by small visual arts organisations, according to a new report looking at the role and value of the small-scale visual arts sector within the wider arts ecology.
A tour around some of the UK’s open studios and artists’ open house events taking place this autumn.
Another Lazarus-style resurrection for my little blog. So much has happened since I last wrote here. Here are some bullet points: – I went through a huge and stressful break-up resulting in my relocation from Liverpool to Bristol (from where […]
CAZ, Penzance
19 July 2011 to 20 July 2011
Sam West feeds back Last month Sam West held an informal gathering at Top Floor Studios, where we shared the findings of our research trip to Helsinki and Tallinn to all Top Floor Studio members. Accompanied by drinks and plentiful […]
Supersaurus, Swansea
15 April – 13 May 2011
Sheffield Hallam University and S1 Artspace, Sheffield
10 – 24 June 2011
I said recently in a newsletter that I no longer felt isolated, thanks to all the great people I’ve connected with and who have become friends and colleagues. I’ll say once again, this connection was made possible by an and […]
Aimed at improving the mobility of artists into the UK, published recommendations add support to the campaign for changes to the points-based visa system for visiting artists.
Becky Shaw explores the dangers of the concept of ‘continuous practice’ and gives thought to the key factors that enable longevity if artists choose it.
S Mark Gubb on the economic and ecological implications of artists’ practice.
In aid of ideas about artist-led groups I went to part of the Outpost Summer Fayre Symposium (Norwich) yesterday (by chance actually, but let’s pretend I’m just well informed and ‘out-there’). Lots of energy and inspiration and falafels, but sorely […]
