Managed by Art Projects and Solutions, Forming Ideas is a curatorial development programme that aims to broaden and stimulate debate around contemporary craft practice for curators working across England in art galleries, museums and independently.
A few months on from my last burst of futile frustration. |The big news is that I have a job now, which is good in the respect of relieving financial worries somewhat and fulfilling my wish of having some of […]
Over recent years the discussion around the current state of art teaching, and that of art education, has come to the fore.
Intermedia, CCA, Glasgow
12 – 19 February 2010
Surface Gallery, Nottingham
10 – 14 November 2009
Royal Academy, London
3 December 2009 – 31 January 2010
In June 2009, Matt Roberts Arts was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Sweden and Denmark for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Matt Roberts of Matt Roberts Arts about the bursary and its impact on the organisation.
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
14 November 2009 – 24 January 2010
Toynbee Hall and other venues in East London, London
4 – 6 November 2009
Various, Birmingham
4 – 8 November 2009
I have lost my job share person in work – when I say lost, I know where she is, she is sat in her new flat sorting through boxes. She didn’t get kept on when her temporary contract ran out, […]
Auto-Italia South East was formed in April 2007 by three artists: Amanda Dennis, Kate Cooper and Rachel Pimm. It is the name of the project, a larger network of artists, as well as the space they run in a donated building in South London.
Laboratory
Jerwood Space, London 29 July – 30 August
Alice Ladenburg graduated in 2008 with a BA (Hons) in Drawing and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art. Continuing to live in Scotland’s capital, she works four days a week in the commercial art world at Ingleby Gallery, taking part […]
Camping Fusina, Venice
18 – 24 August 2009
Curator Matt Roberts talks to Jane Watt about how and why he set up the London-based organisation Matt Roberts Arts and the importance of providing support and a platform for emerging and mid-career artists, curators and arts professionals.
Nick Slater and Kathrin Böhm relate the project by public works and myvillages.org, commissioned as part of Radar’s ‘Group Process’ programme.
David Cunningham Projects, San Francisco
1 – 31 May 2009
Tether is a Nottingham-based artist collective that forms the nucleus for a cluster of associated activity, including studios, exhibitions, off-site projects, a video programme and podcasts, even stretching to a ‘Tether’ festival.
Beacon co-director John Plowman and artist Kelly Large discuss the project ‘Our Name is Legion’.
once again back at home, tired and happy with the feeling of achieving what was desired today. i took in a four foot steel rod, a vital tool when working at height. i’ve installed the power cable today. tomorrow will […]
Mark Wilsher talks about combining the roles of artist and curator in his own practice.
Simon Tegala tells how he needs to adopt many different roles to realise the production of his curatorial projects.
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.
