Commissioning 2011
News of current public realm and gallery commissioning projects.
News of current public realm and gallery commissioning projects.
Contents include: Features include ‘Commissioning 2011’ and ‘Prizes and awards’; Dr Jon Bowen debates ‘Democracy: the new way forward’; In Collaborative relationships Artsadmin’s Manick Govinda and Clare Qualmann of walkwalkwalk discuss recent commissions for the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal […]
Savage, I’m a Fraud, 2010.
Success builds success When my MA show was reviewed by Robin Froggatt-Smit and Kitty Hudson on Murmurart –
Over the last year I have become increasingly disillusioned with spin: over-blown, uber-awesome events or works dripping with positive press and lip-service that don’t live up to the hype. This applies to other spheres of life too, most obviously is […]
Sonya Dyer reports from the first Artists and curators talking event – Neighbourhoods and Neighbourliness – which explored the landscape and conditions for artists and curators working directly with communities.
Message to Self Really enjoyed Emily Speed’s list of high and low points for 2011. Here are mine: High-points Moving my practice to Deptford, albeit, on a temporary, experimental one-year-basis. Can I afford it? To be reviewed end March 2011. […]
I know I haven’t written much since the installation opened in October, this is because I have been so busy with the learning programme connected to the show, with talks and workshops to families, schools, staff – and next week […]
In June 2010, Darlington-based photography collective Wideyed was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Belgrade for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Lucy Carolan of Wideyed about the bursary and its impact on the group.
With bids starting at just £200, the UK’s first Chinese contemporary art auction aims to be accessible both to established collectors and those looking to start a collection.
This month we profile a selection of open exhibition and public art commissioning projects, from applied arts opportunities to innovative site-specific works.
Director of Situations Claire Doherty and artist Stephen Hodge (of Wrights & Sites) give their account of how they developed a contemporary public artwork to reanimate visitors’ experiences of Weston-super-Mare.
Various locations, Nottingham
22 October – 18 December
There’s a fine line between art making for its conceptual purpose and for its commercial value. Janet Hollins’ MA seems to offer opportunities to pursue both, but how does her blog tell the story? Richard Taylor investigates.
I really believe in the necessity for artists to create opportunities for themselves… and to learn how to do so if they don’t know how! Personally, besides experimenting in 2010 with a host of new sculpture materials, working out for […]
During its time as a hardware store, Rapid was proud to be the only independent to take up the entire street.
Commentary arising from research into local authority arts organisers’ needs, aspirations and modus operandi, revealing how they value and engage with artists and the approaches they take to their own professional development and to supporting the environment for contemporary visual arts.
Artists Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson and curator Emma Underhill discuss their collaboration on a project to create a sculptural ‘habitat’ that will contribute to the life cycle of birds in two urban garden locations.
Oh dear! Dissertation mad focus is getting in the way of sharing my potentially briliant (or more likely, jumbled) thoughts with the a-n crew. So i thought I’d post my freelance journal from my website, and also a couple of […]
I am not posting anywhere near as often as I should be. Last week was a good week- I attended the Jerwood drawing prize private view and prize giving, it was a tremendous turn out, and though not awarded anything […]
Back in the UK, slowly recovering from jetlag/brain-freeze, have set up a makeshift ‘office’ in my parents back bedroom, where I’m staying until I finish my dissertation and figure out what to do next. I miss my US-based partner like […]