What are Wordsworth? In this episode Dr Pip Thornton tells me how a chance encounter with Google autocorrect led her to research the world of attention economy and the value of words online. She has created works including {poem}.py and […]
Support artists, makers and visual arts organisations this Christmas.
Why collect shopping lists? In this episode Guy Bigland tells me how (and why) he uses systems, constraints and rules to create paintings, prints, books and digital media. His latest work ‘All The Time In The World’ lists every second […]
Most people in the arts seem to accept and even embrace that collaboration is embedded in much of what we do, so when it came to pondering whether to run another cycle of the art award I set up […]
Experience walking exercise. Three of us had an hour and a half outside to collect five experiences, we had to do it without speaking. Listening to the instructions (?) immediately reminded me of previous performance projects – specifically the one […]
We have the luck of playing with our work in a designated space. To either see how the work sits in the space or to work within the space. It’s a place to bounce ideas around and we are very […]
How do you build a successful contemporary arts project in one of the most remote parts of England? In this episode Alan Smith and Helen Ratcliffe tell me how (and why) they relocated from New York to the remote former […]
I have been wondering whether to write about this. As a general rule it’s not a good idea to write about my health in an art blog. But when it has a particular impact on my art practice I think […]
Art and Motherhood: how do we do both?
When is an Illustration not an Illustration? As I enter my final degree year the daily navigation of my creative identity still feels an uphill hike in foggy terrain. I began this journey as a ‘mature’ student seeking a doorway […]
Artist Stephen Palmer interviews Ally Wallace about his Netherdale Stadium residency and subsequent exhibition at Old Gala House.
Supported by a-n, Edinburgh College student Chloe McHardy is part of the 2022 Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme. The aim of the programme is to help participants establish professional networks at a transitional point in their careers. Over a […]
A DYCP grant funded project exploring neurodiverse conversations including all the space in between!
Yesterday evening Klas and I made our ’Meet the artist …’ presentation to the arts association (and their guests) that runs the gallery where Rest is showing. The evening did not go as planned, and it was very successful! Klas […]
With Mahmood Reza
Thursday 3 November, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Online via Zoom
A good financial plan will bring clarity, calm and focus to you and your business, helping you make money and sustain your practice.
Join accountant and mentor Mahmood Reza to talk numbers. Learn how you can use numbers to make better decisions and ultimately make (or keep) money.
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Sarah Cole & Annis Joslin: this blog details how we are using our A-N Artist’s Bursary and how this has led to developing a new project funded by Arts Council England NLPG, with additional funding by CSM Lenses.
A review of “How to Get Attention When You’re Drowning” at Cheap Cheap Gallery, co-curated by Dinosaur Kilby and Yasmyn Nettle
there is enough crap flying around what with energy prices and European war without the tory party hogging attention and the general difficulties of making art in the moment. This is an attempt to find community and a mindset to go forward with company.
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In December 2021 I was commissioned by the Arts and Heritage Alliance Milton Keynes to work with a team from Milton Keynes Hindu Association (MKHA) on a project investigating what Indian and Hindu culture have brought to the world. So […]
A review about my 40 Years of Printmaking at the ARB in Cambrdige by John Clark Artist from Cambridge
Alongside For the Radio Public project on Dudley High Street I have been working with a group of six artists, which then became eight, except working with isn’t quite right… we worked alongside each other, helping, overlapping when needed, but […]
Research into a Series of workshops based on recollecting memories about the Mother and finding the space occupied by the Mother.
Exhibition highlights from across the UK featuring a-n members, including Walker & Bromwich in Perth and sculpture in Chichester Cathedral.
