Over 300 artists from forty-nine countries are represented in the ‘3rd International Mini Print Exhibition’, organised through Lessedra Gallery and Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, that opened in June in Bulgaria. Artist Amy Sterly attended the opening thanks to a travel […]
Paul Stone examines some of the issues arising from the a-n event in June.
Limousine Bull, Aberdeen
6 June – 8 September
I have always been inquisitive about technology.
Creating international networks is the theme for The Transnational Breakfast Club to be held on 4-5 June at Stroud Valley Art Space, Gloucestershire. Billed as an “inspirational one-and-a-half days of lively talks, presentations, screenings and exchange for and by artists, […]
Commissions East has launched a regional-wide professional development programme for visual artists. Funded by Arts Council England, East and European Social Fund (ESF), the three-year programme will impact on some 500 professional artists living or working in the east of […]
Artist-led Leeds Sculpture Workshop has rented property in Leeds for over ten years. Now the studio has moved into a permanent home that will enable artists to rent studio facilities at affordable prices in a professional atmosphere. This is a […]
Area 10 Artist Collective originally took on Eagle Wharf with a ten day license through Camberwell Arts Week and Southwark Council. This then led to two license agreements over the next 12 months, each of them peppercorn agreements, meaning no […]
Artist-led organisations in Somerset and Dorset have collaborated to create a series of exhibitions at Sherborne House. For the preview, twelve artists from SCA (Sherborne Contemporary Arts) and FAN (Frome Artists’ Network) will transform the gallery space, creating a challenging […]
Remote relatives is the intriguing title of the first APD (Artists’ Professional Development) network event held at FACT, Liverpool on 3 February. Focusing on personal perspectives and international frameworks for artists’ professional development and open to organisations and individuals working […]
Michelle Cotton examines how the local art scene reacts to the international attention focused on the city during the biennial.
Mark Gubb visits Thanet in Kent to meet artists and hear about the cultural revival underway.
Rosemary Shirley visits Reading-based gallery and studio complex Open Hand Open Space and discovers what makes the organisation tick.
Carolyn Black profiles the intensive ideas laboratory run by PVA MediaLab.
a-n staff have been involved in a flurry of creative activity lately – making the most of the flexible part-time working and artist-friendly policies at a-n. Stephen Palmer has just completed his six-month residency at Northern Print and The Solution […]
Chris Noraika discusses the pros and cons of working outside
of the commercial gallery stable system.
Gillian Nicol explores the gap between the expectations of artists and others of ‘alternative’ activity.
Yorkshire ArtSpace in Sheffield is hosting a national conference on 22 July on artists’ workspaces. Aimed at artists’ studio managers and others who work with studio groups, the intention is to expose good practice and demonstrate policies that are helping […]
Dany Louise reports on the Urban Ecologies seminar in Liverpool, and highlights recent projects which have successfully engaged with urban issues whilst balancing artistic aims and community involvement.
The bumper issue of [a-n] Magazine this month has a distinctly digital flavour with a critical overview of recent net art and a profile of evolving new media consortium SCAN that aims to promote emergent, collaborative and experimental practice. In […]
Jeni Walwin, investigates Blast Theory an innovative, yet pragmatic artist-led company that’s proving to be inspiration for many artists working in performance and new media.
Jessica Loseby searches the net and discovers what’s what and who’s who on the internet art scene.
Phyllida Shaw explores the role of grant making trusts, foundations and charities.
As a new exhibition reveals, a box is so much more than six bits of wood. ‘Celebrating boxes’ is an artist-led project – the brainchild of boxmakers Peter Lloyd and Andrew Crawford – that launches at the Harley Gallery Worksop […]
A UK network of organisations that help arts and crafts practitioners with their professional development, Creative People is due to complete its pilot period in June. An initiative of the Arts Council of England, the establishment of Creative People in […]
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