40 Years 40 Artists: Jody Mulvey
2020 graduate Jody Mulvey discusses founding SADGRADS and her hopes for the future.
2020 graduate Jody Mulvey discusses founding SADGRADS and her hopes for the future.
How would the covid pandemic of been managed 30 years ago, without the tech we have today.
25 November 2020 Themes Ranting, survival, health, trauma, recovery Tentacles of enquiry “I didn’t mean to start off with ranting”. Some of us needed to vent, to release energy and frustration. ..Processing is part of the process… Coming back to […]
The Constructive Podcast is looking for guests, individuals or small panels, who have a solutions-focused message to share. The essence of the conversation is what can we learn? If you’re an artist that’s been exploring a social issue, or environmental […]
It’s ten years since I attended a series of meetings in which a number of regular a-n bloggers were invited to speak about the advantages of writing as part of their creative practice: Alex Pearl, Emily Speed, Rosalind Davis, Rob […]
Review of the Year… a long read… sorry… get some tea and biscuits first maybe? 2020… yes… it’s been a bit crap really hasn’t it, generally? But I don’t want to write a review about a virus, my fury at […]
the view from the dining room table today is one of calm trees and clear blue sky, the frost on the roofs slowly disappearing from view as the sun slowly transits out of sight. my view is accompanied by the […]
sharing processes from an earth-based practice
I realise that reflecting on this particular past year focusses very much on what has been happening for and to me. Living and working (for the most) in a small town during a pandemic my focus has been rather limited. […]
In June of 2017 the Art Station launched. Initially it offered the local community of Saxmundum (Suffolk) free contemporary art education programmes. This year (2020) the Art Station acquired a new premises, the first floor of what was previously the […]
Professional Practice Two: Outsider Art and Spongleheim Gallery
Production Director of Alchemy Film & Arts explains how the organisation responded to the Covid-19 crisis by moving its festival online to make the best of a challenging situation.
Suddenly things are a lot calmer. Catching up on unread emails from Thursday evening and Friday I learn that my show in Uppsala is postponed. It should have opened on 16 January but Swedish regulations regarding covid-19 restrictions were strengthened […]
this is oliver. over lockdown i’ve photographed him so i have images to send to a friend via whatsapp. the images act as a catalyst to get in touch. this is graham. since march lockdown he’s streamed a […]
My a-n bursary was for building contacts in the prison service to develop a new idea for working collaboratively on an exhibition commission with prisoners. What a year it turned out to be for learning about the arts in a difficult to access sector.
When the project idea began it seemed relatively straight forward; find out what arts organisations are up to in terms of Covid-19, how they’re protecting their audience and what they want artists to do to help. At this point Coventry […]
Arts Council England have awarded me a project grant to research how to create interactive art without touch over the next year
We speak to Maria Hatling about what inspired her a-n at 40 logo design, her painting practice and what she’s been up during a tumultuous 2020.
We speak to Maria Hatling about what inspired her a-n at 40 logo design, her painting practice and what she’s been up during a tumultuous 2020.
I don’t know if I’m quite ready to do the end of year review… but in preparation I have glanced through my year of blogging to get a feel for the year. There are the obvious Covid-19 related things, but […]
in the original plan, december 2020 was to have been the first open festive period for the museum of making. following the impact of the covid-19 pandemic this year, we’re a little behind where we thought we would be and […]
Want to support artists and visual arts organisations this Christmas? We select our pick of original artworks and handcrafted gifts by independent artists and makers to get you started.
07 November 2020 Themes Health, bodies, communities, expression, trauma, stress, somatics. Tentacles of inquiry Reflecting on first hand experience of Long COVID. Bodies go wrong because we’re human. Realities of body and brain exhaustion. Current situation means people are enduring […]