The final of Saatchi art school – so after just two commissions, the artists are to put on a group show at the Saatchi Gallery. We are not told how long they had to do it, or what the budget […]
A selection of articles and other content dealing with artists’ income:
As part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, the Unlimited programme is designed to celebrate disability, arts, culture and sport “on an unprecedented scale”.
Transformation of Arbury Park into an integrated urban development the size of a small town and the intentions and approaches behind it is the subject of a new publication from Commissions East.
This month we take a look at some current projects in the world of commissions, from innovative works in the public realm to those in a gallery interpretation programme and performing artists’ film and video.
Organisation and Co-Ordination. I am part of the crew of the Cor Blimey Artists helping organise our open studios exhibition, Fraction. 4-6th December. I think there are about 25 of us and I have been collecting info for a press […]
Northcabin, Bristol
30 August – 20 September 2009
interesting how washing up provides a period of time to reflect on what’s happening right now. in theory i’m on an ma, i have a submission for a commission pending and a part time job application pending. daily i’m feeling […]
I have just returned from a research trip to Venice with a number of artists. This has proved to be a visually and culturally enriching experience with the added entertainment of seeing how a group can grow. We knew liitle […]
I have been meaning to post this article for a while: http://www.perspectives.creativescotland.org.uk/di… and was reminded to when I got the AIR update email. The article by Hans Abbing, goes into (among other issues) the fact that subsidies for artists are […]
Hans Abbing’s provocation on the Creative Scotland debate site posits that “general subsidies for artists should gradually be abolished…”
Regents Park, London
15 – 18 October 2009
Wunderbar is “a dynamic new festival of contemporary performances, visual art, and extraordinary happenings for North East England that places the audience at the heart of the experience”.
Artist Rona Smith, public art consultant Vivien Lovell and architect Soraya Khan discuss the development of Rona’s ambitious North Elevation work which was permanently installed at Lumen United Reform Church last year.
My name is Vanessa and I am a bum. Well, not really but i feel like it at the moment. I finished m degree in Fine Art and Spanish at Chester Uni in June and since then things don’t really […]
Much better day away from the grey. My commissions are now flowing freely and two out of the three have been given the thumbs up, so I am alot less anxious overall. Tomorrow I will be driving up to Long […]
Hinterland curator Jennie Syson says this year’s commissions “will present a cycle-powered cinema, trees grown from books, tasty opportunities to eat the local plant life and a chance to do a spot of bird watching whilst appreciating areas of natural beauty within the city and beyond”.
Wandering around Manchester getting a feel for site and archive was far more interesting than I had thought. Not that I didn’t think it would be interesting but it was altogether different from my imaganings. We looked at site, place, […]
