Satellite Portflio 2011 Selected by Aid and Abet On sale at Aid and Abet from 30th September 2011 http://aidandabet.co.uk/ Participating members featured in the first Satellite Portfolio are Dominic Allen, Jo Chapman, Polly Cruse, Nicola Naismith, Kate Parrott, Dominique Rey. […]
News and updates on AIR’s strategies and activities designed to support professional artists within their practice and working lives.
New developments in the gallery sector.
Emily Speed reports from Abandon Normal Devices (AND) – ‘a call to arms inviting anarchists of the imagination to propose striking perspectives on normality’.
Current professional development support schemes for visual artists in the UK.
In 2010 artist Jo Berry embarked on a period of research within the School of Biomedical Sciences at Nottingham University Medical School, alongside Tim Self and Dr Nicholas Holliday. Here they recount the experience of an artist working in a ‘live’ scientific research environment, and the ways that the two disciplines of art and science can benefit each other to a wider audience.
The results of North Yorkshire Open Studios have been both uplifting and reassuring. More names added to the mailing list and more works sold by far than last year. Some commissions have come in and one newly installed. Their testimonial […]
Organisations around the UK facing cuts or closure.
Led by curator Vicki Lewis and artist Katherine Clarke (muf), the We Are Artists, How Can We Help? action research project questions the presence of artists as a model in regeneration. What does the artist gain? Is there a benefit swap between the artist constituency and their neighbours?
Artists are increasingly working with organisations and other artists in collaborative situations where issues of Intellectual Property may be less clear. We asked solicitor Nicholas Sharp for his advice in response to an artist’s recent query.
A selection of post-graduate study routes on offer across the UK.
This week, we learnt that there will be no more ‘Art in Liverpool’. Not literally of course, but the two people running the site – Ian and Minako Jackson have decided to call it a day. ‘Art in Liverpool’ is […]
Through my body of work I portray the subject of happiness as a visual interpretation. To achieve this goal, I employ intense, vibrant colors combining them with intricate textural materials, arriving at predominantly large collages that convey the universal mental […]
Tate, Liverpool
24 June – 16 October 2011
Installation, photographic and multimedia artist Rich White discusses working for free, the public perception of artists and notions of ‘amateur’ and ‘professional’ in the visual arts.
Artist Susanna Heron talks through her experiences of being commissioned on public art projects, the pitfalls she encounters and how to get around them. Includes an overview on the rights, roles and responsibilities of commissioners and artists.
Degree Show Week. Set up was a lot of work, respect to my friends on the course for all of the help. Come the opening I was sleeping on the couch as we had visitors down every day from the […]
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.
Manick Govinda on the relationship between artist and society.
Great opening at the Towner Gallery on Friday night and thank you to all my friends that came to support me. Hurray they finally have they own website http://www.townereastbourne.or g.uk/exhibition/compulsive-obs essive-repetitive/ If anyone in the area do come and visit […]
Only a couple of weeks to go, and everything is running smoothly.. except I haven’t acually made any work to show! I’ve been busy helping another artist out on their project, starting a couple of commissions and build my new […]
In 2009 and selected by regional groups, twelve arts commissions worth £5.4 million were awarded for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Emily Speed takes a look at how some of the Artists Taking the Lead projects are progressing around the halfway point between commission announcements and their presentation.
A look at current projects and commissions taking place in unconventional settings.
