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, […]
I have recently started my own business, running an art gallery, providing art tuition, running craft workshops and after school clubs, and being an artist and undertaking commissions. All this is taking place whilst trying to balance family life, as […]
I was just browsing through the comments on the One And Other website, now that the Plinth is sadly empty, when i received a phonecall to confirm that I’ve been accepted onto the AA2A scheme, so now I’ll be able […]
I write as I am awaiting delivery of 25 “Black Flag Game”, compendia intended for my show in Bath. The work is nearly complete and packed in my large traveling trunk. My only remaining issue is whether to rerecord the […]
Emma and I met up last week and went drawing in the woods. Brilliant. Just to sit still and actually look. And feel. To look at the smallest seedlings, shoots of ivy, and great big fat tree trunks aside willowly […]
10ºN/10ºS is an interdisciplinary collaboration between 4 independent French designers; Fabienne Chassin, Florian Méry, Sandra Villet and Philippe Moine from the design association Collectif Designers+ based in The Rhône Alpes region of France; and Fiona Thompson, Nick James, Joanne Mitchell […]
Alison Kershaw and Gill Wright recount the developments that brought art to a unique Grade II* listed building in Manchester.
As Turner Contemporary closes the doors at its temporary project space on Margate High Street in order to prepare for the opening of its David Chipperfield-designed building in 2011, two artist-run arts organisations in the town have received backing to maintain their programmes through this winter and next spring.
As part of a public art programme of temporary and permanent commissions in Combe Down village near Bath, Chris Tipping has created a map made from 788 Bone China dinner plates.
I’m really looking forward to starting my final year next week – it’s been a loooong summer – and I’ve missed the stimulation and interaction that comes with the course. Even my husband has been praying for this day! I’ve […]
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15 September 2009 – 29 June 2012
I spent Friday and Saturday at the NOTES on a Return symposium at the Laing Gallery. This two-day event rounded off a series of artist talks and new commissions in relation a number of artist performances which took place at […]
Its been a while. I haven’t been ‘arty’ in a while tho – so what was the point of blogging. In retrospect I probably should have blogged and perhaps I would have found inspiration. I received this months a-n in […]
On this question of artists explaining/conceptualising/justifing what they do by intelectual juggelery to others. I am able to see it from a slightly different position because I can use time, looking back 20 years or more at this issue. I […]
Artists’ employment status and livelihoods were the hot topics at a meeting that took place in August between Visual Arts Ireland’s Chief Executive, Noel Kelly and AIR advisers Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, Sally Sheinman and Caroline Wright.
Opportunities abound for involvement in Independent State, an ambitious participatory project sited in Frome.
Artists in their hundreds across the US responded to a request on the New York Times website asking them how the economy is affecting their lives and work.
To celebrate its ten-year anniversary The Multiple Store has announced a new six-month residency at Westbrook Gallery, London.
