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Gordon Dalton – Something Has Happened, Nothing Has Changed
Supersaurus, Swansea
15 April – 13 May 2011
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SHU Creative Spark // Interview with Becky Shaw [part 2]
Sheffield Hallam University and S1 Artspace, Sheffield
10 – 24 June 2011
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Untitled blog post from "Working in Isolation: a dialog with history"
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 […]
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Artists’ Mobility Lab recommendations
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.
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Future forecast: Outcomes and issues: Continuous practice for a 21st Century artist
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.
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Future forecast: Outcomes and issues: Climate change
S Mark Gubb on the economic and ecological implications of artists’ practice.
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Untitled blog post from "Touring Territories"
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 […]
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What is professional development?
Artists and arts organisations had the opportunity to debate current and future professional development needs and aspirations in June as part of strategic planning by Turning Point West Midlands.
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Culture cuts
Report from the recent conference held in London.
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Untitled blog post from "Touring Territories"
Nicola and I met with two of the Aid&Abet originators – Sarah Evans and David Kefford – between shows at their gallery, Cambridge. We had an interesting and inspiring time discussing different models for artist-led groups and events and future […]
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Untitled blog post from "COPY"
CM:While visiting the Whitechapel Gallery to view Fred Sandback we took some time to browse the bookshop, luckily we were restrained in terms of purchase as we could have spent up. By pure chance we bumped into Leeds artist Andy […]
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Parts Unknown
Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
20 – 29 May 2011
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Site Festival 2011
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Open Studios Exhibition
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Ladders for development: Impact of Arts Council England funding cuts on practice-led organisations
New evidence exposing, quantifying and discussing the likely impact on the visual arts of Arts Council England’s decisions on fifteen previously Regularly Funded Organisations (RFOs) visual arts organisations unsuccessful in their NPO application. It shows that a disproportionate number of artists’ membership and development agencies and practice-based organisations lost core funding, despite ACE’s aim of creating a balanced national portfolio and makes recommendations for sustaining their work as part of a strengthened arts ecology.
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Supporting artists’ sustainability
Although ‘sustainability’ is much vaunted in terms of how arts organisations should go forward, artists’ needs in this respect are rarely considered by funders. Futurific bursaries were developed by NAN to model routes for sustainability amongst artists’ groups and networks in the UK. Here, some of the bursary recipients give insights into their progress, through excerpts from their blogs.
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Continue your journey
Profiling new courses and developments in postgraduate teaching across the UK.
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Making Space: an invited discussion
Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow
3 February 2011
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Liverpool Art Prize
Lauren Healey interviews the artists shortlisted for the Liverpool Art Prize about making work, support structures for their practice, and their reasons for basing themselves in the North West.
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Wales
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Changing face of artists’ employment
Explores the affect of the economic recession on the livelihoods of artists in terms of access to employment and career opportunities and raises concerns about how artists’ practice is likely to fare in this period of arts austerity. [HTML format]
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Aid & Abet
Last month Cambridge saw the launch of a significant new artist-run space, Aid & Abet. Artists Sarah Evans, David Kefford and CJ Mahony discuss how the project has developed and how their relationship has graduated from being fellow studio holders to a collaborative working group.
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New vision for Scotland
Launched in March, Creative Scotland’s first corporate plan presented an ambitious vision for the nation’s arts, culture and creative industries. This is backed by core Treasury financing of £35.5m with £14.5m of Scottish Government funds for specific initiatives, unspent reserves from the interim between Scottish Arts Council/Scottish Screen and Creative Scotland, some lottery funding back after diversion to the Olympics and reduced overheads due the merger that included a 30% staff cut.
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ACE Wednesday
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.
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Live Art UK
The Live Art UK network writes in response to the announcement by Arts Council England (ACE) of its National Portfolio Organisation awards for 2012-15.