The most versatile of artforms, art in the public realm includes permanent works as well as temporary installations and architectural manifestations. The appetite for such work has been enhanced through the Big Art Project that enabled communities themselves to make the running for art projects and nurtured their ambitions and narratives over four years. A record one million viewers were attracted to the resulting Channel 4 programmes broadcast in May.
CJ O’Neill was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1978 and studied BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating in 2000 after specialising in ceramics in her third year. The ‘Next Move’ residency at MMU, which ran […]
Nick Slater and Kathrin Böhm relate the project by public works and myvillages.org, commissioned as part of Radar’s ‘Group Process’ programme.
“What are you reading, Dad?”. “It’s called ‘Get Clients Now!’, it’s about marketing.” “What’s ‘Marketing’?” “It’s about selling things” “What are you selling, will we be rich?”. Er …No. My daughter’s optimism is charming, but misplaced. What am I selling? […]
PART FOUR: Sans Facon: http://www.sansfacon.co.uk/ Firstly it struck me what an incredibly strong combination an artist and architect is, especially in terms of large-scale ambitious public art. But it became clear during their talk that they weren’t just trading on […]
‘Overview’ features a new body of work by mixed media artist, Susan Kinley, made over the last three years linking themes of aerial viewpoints, boundaries and fragmentation.
Last weekend I did my first Artist's Market. I was hoping to make enough profit to at least break even, but that hasn't happened, nor did I gain any commissions for Lady of Shalott dolls, so it was a financial […]
Trying to Cope with Things that aren’t Human (Part One)
AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
28 March – 9 May
First Bristol meeting (1) I just had my first trip up to Bristol. As well as the excitement of a museum project/solo show on the horizon, there is also the added bonus of some really good friends plus some family […]
An overview of curatorial practice, highlights profiles and other resources on this topic.
Mark Wilsher talks about combining the roles of artist and curator in his own practice.
Growth of independent curators and curatorial agencies within the UK over the last decade is no accident. Generated in part as a response to inherent constraints within the traditional gallery and museum world and development of specialist curatorial courses, it has undeniably brought fresh perspectives to artist-curator relationships and, increasingly, supports those practitioners seeking to move across into curation as a natural extension of their visual arts practice.
Emily Druiff and Sophie Hope discuss independent practice in relation self-initiated curator and artist-led projects.
I’m sure most a-n Magazine readers have noticed the increasing frequency that they post off their exhibition opportunity submissions neatly packaged with a cheque inside. The amounts can vary dramatically and sometimes seem like money well spent.
Peckham Space is open to continuing the debate on Mobile Conference initiated by Sonya Dyer in a-n Magazine (Debate, May 2009).
We?ve set up this blog because this project is about giving artists a voice in the Cultural Olympiad, and we want to make sure there’s a place for you (the artists!) to talk – to us and to each other, […]
Whilst I have been reeling from the disappointment of the Lincoln Artist Network having not achieved success at the Winning Ideas final on Monday evening, we have however been accepted onto the Enterprise Inc business training scheme, with a bursary […]
My practice and personality lends itself to experiences of total cultural immersion. My focus on this trip is to produce several bodies of work that explore personal and physical landscapes that have evolved through some form of violent interruption. I […]
