a-n’s Future forecast event (29-30 January) was attended by seventy participants – despite particularly bad weather conditions – and we’d like to thank everyone who took part. Angus Farquhar spoke of the philosophy behind his company, Nacionale Vitae Activa (NVA), […]
A digital, aquatic meditation on the origins and existence of humanity and its potential future, shaped by evolving AI
New report highlights how visual artists continue to face barriers in order to fully monetise their practice.
Since 2000 there has been an unprecedented surge in self-employment. According to the RSA, there has been a 40% increase in micro-businesses and one in seven of the workforce are now self-employed. I recently joined the UK’s freelancer community and […]
Allenheads Contemporary Arts, Allenheads, Northumberland
15 October 2011
In March, AIR – Artists Interaction and Representation – put its weight behind calls for art education to be accessible to all, following a survey in which 95% of its members gave hearty support to the view that art education should be accessible “irrespective of background and financial status”. Here we outline AIR’s campaign and the survey’s key findings to provide evidence for artists to use.
With a government spending review impending, the value of culture has had high scale profiling recently.
Summary of the 2005–06 Future forecast programme, marking a-n’s 25th anniversary, presenting an overview of a comprehensive enquiry into the conditions of art production in the UK. The introduction contextualises the evidence within the current social and cultural climate, with the final section setting out a series of measures across five key areas that will enhance artists’ developments.
A new study led by artist Steve Pool is examining the role of artists and practice within the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities projects.
This week’s selection of must-see shows includes abstract drawing in London, two titans of modern sculpture in Warwickshire, and speculative future-gazing in Cambridge.
With prize money totaling over £10,000, the four winners of the Salon Art Prize 2012 have been announced.
Congratulations to Artquest, which is celebrating a landmark anniversary today! For more than ten years Artquest has successfully encouraged critical engagement and provided invaluable practical support to visual artists.
Reyahn King explores the role of galleries within professional development for visual artists. In the current climate, how can professional development for visual artists be continued and improved? This paper suggests that one answer lies in the relationship between publicly-funded regional galleries and visual artists becoming wider, deeper, and more strongly valued.
Rohini Malik Okon on contemporary artists who invite their audience to get closer.
Manick Govinda on the relationship between artist and society.
A-n The Artists Information Company and Artquest have recently announced a new partnership programme that will provide increased professional development opportunities for artists throughout the UK.
In the face of a new political era compounded by an unprecedented financial climate, the need to forecast our future living and working conditions is urgently felt.
Response from AIR: Artists Interaction and Representation.
At the end of another exceptional year for a-n The Artists Information Company, we are taking stock of some of the key milestones for artists this year, as well as forecasting for the climate in which artists might expect to be working in the next decade.
What is an artist-curator? What makes a good collaborative partnership between a curator and an artist? What financial, practical and critical support is available to curators? Do you work with an organisation or go it alone?
Mark Wilsher talks about combining the roles of artist and curator in his own practice.
Rachel Garfield explains how a desire to critique dominant models of the mainstream informs her curatorial practice.
Shezad Dawood discusses how he see curation as an opportunity to explore the interplay between his own work and that of other artists.
Simon Tegala tells how he needs to adopt many different roles to realise the production of his curatorial projects.
The Centre of Attention (Pierre Coinde and Gary O’Dwyer) reveal their approach to ‘participatory curating’.
