In April, Liverpool-based artist and curator-led group TAXED held an experimental event at A Foundation in Liverpool: TAXED No10: Skillmarket, an exchange for practical skills and useful information.
A guide for artists and arts organisers to creating a mutually-beneficial relationship.
This guide takes artists through the different stages of finding and creating opportunities to work with young people in a range of settings. It asks: How are artists recruited? What is the best practice? What do young people want from such collaboration? What do artists need from teachers?
Response from AIR: Artists Interaction and Representation.
Launched in 2006,Turning Point is a national ten-year strategy for the visual arts. A network of regional Turning Point groups has since been emerging, each charged with “strengthening the visual arts infrastructure”.
It’s been a while, mainly because life seems to be going at a crazy pace. We have had lots of visitors here at A Curriculum (next week is our last week!), including Elena Bajo, Axel Lapp, Jaime Gili and Juan […]
Sadly, a-n’s Director of Development, Louise Wirz, is leaving to explore new territories.
Arts Council England claims that “all our arts policies prioritise strengthening and developing the infrastructure for the artform” – so why, asks Andrew Knight, is the future of Public Art Online under threat?
The quality of art education offered in UK universities has been regularly under the spotlight in recent times. In this month’s Debate, an MA graduate gives an account of the critical situation, and proposes an alternative system to offer education for artists.
I have to say that the work just continues. There is a saying, that something regarded as boring, can be said to be as boring as waiting for paint to dry, and alas this is somewhat similar to my situation […]
Further to the public art commissioning debate that has been published in a-n Magazine since April 2008, artists may be interested to know that the RBS has endorsed the practice of paying for proposals.
Gavin Wade talks about his role as a ‘professional curator’ working outside of an institution.
AIR – Artists Interaction & Representation welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the workforce development plan for the visual arts.
Kate Brundrett talks to Paul Rooney about his work, residencies and winning this year’s Northern Art Prize.
Art shows that receive funding as a result of pre-planned conceptual briefs are a common way for exhibitions to occur, and seem suited to budding artists who are eager for experience. They result from a funding body selecting artistic projects […]
cont.. and some issues to tackle: Lack of awareness of employment opportunities within the sector. Artists not trained for business. Insufficient entry routes for young people into the sector. Skills and experience do not match job vacancies. Qualifications do not […]
This blog is not meant to be a rant, although I do apologise in advance if I get a little, well, passionate once in a while. It stems from that New Year tradition of deciding this is the year! The […]
Although you may not know it, 2009 has been designated European Year of Creativity and Innovation in recognition that Europe needs to boost its capacity for creativity and innovation, both for social and economic reasons.
From Leigh French, continued We are now told Creative Scotland will firstly take the form of a "publicly owned limited company" after which it will be established as a statutory NDPB through the Public Services Reform Bill in 2009 (which […]
Oh dear. Only two pages of opportunity listings this month (a-n Magazine, November 2008) – seven if you count the larger visual impact boxed postings.
Arts Council England’s latest consultation now launched focuses on self-assessment and peer review and you are invited to have your say.
All of our course had to attend a Hereford and Worcester Business and Commerce, Business Link seminar and workshops on setting up your own business once you you have graduated. It was very interesting to listen to and fitted in […]
Bio Roxy, Orebro konsthall, Orebro lans museum, Orebro
24 – 26 October 2008
Committed to providing interaction amongst and representation for UK visual and applied artists, this is a summary of some of the key areas for development that AIR Artists’ Advisory Group has set out for the forthcoming period.
This month sees numerous milestones and celebrations for a-n: firstly, Interface is one year old and to mark the occasion, Reviews has been compiled by its Online Editor Rosemary Shirley whose selection of Interface entries from the past twelve months demonstrate the quality and potential of online reviewing.
