wow, it’s been busy. didn’t think i’d write that so soon. the results are out too. i’m now quite happy with the result i achieved. it was apparent to me that unless you’ve been through a degree yourself, the meaning […]
I’m three quarters through a part time PgDip in History of Art. We’re just onto modern and contemporary art. Previously to that I did a BA at Chelsea in Fine Art: Painting. I work part time in quite a demanding […]
This is my last post for this blog. I thought the question of what to do next would require endless soul-searching, but writing the blog, and participating in other blogs has really clarified my issues, priorities and expectations. I realise […]
In 1999, after 10 years of reading Arts Council strategy statements, priority statements, policy statements and statement statements, I finally made a successful application – 20k for a collaborative millennium celebration. Initially I felt flattered, flushed with success. But as […]
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester
20 – 29 June 2009
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 […]
Louise graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a Fine Art Degree in 2005. Whilst studying she was involved in the artists’ run exhibition space Park Circus with her peers and had been volunteering one day a week at doggerfisher […]
Let me start by offering my sincere apologies to Frances Williams for referring to her as both Frances and Sally in the text.
Nick Slater and Kathrin Böhm relate the project by public works and myvillages.org, commissioned as part of Radar’s ‘Group Process’ programme.
Further details from a selection of this month’s MA and post-graduate course advertisers.
Yesterday, I met with Jenny (I’m talking Hunt & Darton mode a bit now); we had our first activity day. To explain, we decided last month that we wanted more activity in our collaboration, less hard slog, but more opportunities […]
Yesterday, I met with Jenny (I’m talking Hunt & Darton mode a bit now); we had our first activity day. To explain, we decided last month that we wanted more activity in our collaboration, less hard slog, but more opportunities […]
Had to meet the external assessor today, I was so stressed last night but he was lovely, talked about plans for the future more than my artwork but he did congratulate me on my work which was great. This week […]
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
6 – 12 June 2009
i’ve needed some time to ponder and process what’s happened in the last week. part 2. in the week it’s been said to me that there’s a very good ma at an institution nearby. it has been the big debate […]
The past weeks have been amazing in every sense, two performances in two weeks, both new work, both very challenging, both very new experiences, both very different works. It feels good to be in the middle of this thickness, full, […]
I have been extremely busy with a whole range of things, all which interrelate like some delicate weave… I am happy to say that finally we will begin working with a group on the final workshop stage of my R+D. […]
Publicity (six weeks to go until project Eigg begins) With precious little time now to do much more than prepare myself for the residency, I am still interested in having some form of publicity for it, so that art audiences […]
It’s great to have critical writing by Sonya Dyer on the Mobile Conference in the May issue of a-n Magazine, but can I correct some inaccuracies in her coverage?
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.
i didnt realise that it had been a week since the last blog. wow. we cleared the studio spaces on friday, which was good as it was a 5th floor team thing, a team thing for those who showed up. […]
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.
