” Men who act, to the extent that they feel themselves to be the masters of their own futures, will forever be tempted to make themselves masters of the past too.” Hannah Arendt, We Refugees How can we define refusal […]
Image: From Windrush to Brexit by Rita Lazaro. When studying fine art there is often no obvious choice of a first job role after a BA, or even MA course. It evidently isn’t like studying dentistry or accountancy, where […]
The above image is a screenshot of a document that has been produced throughout this activity. It is a ‘working with me’ document laying out how being a NEURODIVERSE artist will impact our working relationship be that with another artist or […]
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) is to host Teesside University’s fine art courses with the creation of the MIMA School of Art.
London-based artist Tash Kahn carefully curates the detritus she photographs on London’s streets on her @thisladypaints Instagram. Laura Davidson enters her world of trash.
Inspired the writings of Italo Calvino, the ‘Six Memos’ exhibition in Liverpool brings together 20 artists from 12 European cities in the CreArt network. As Brexit draws nearer, Martin Hamblen reflects on its cruel asymmetry.
A selection of the week’s best shows, including: immersive installation by Daniel Steegmann Mangrané at Nottingham Contemporary; formative Diane Arbus photography at Hayward Gallery; the burnished ceramics of Peter Hayes at Black Swan Arts in Frome.
reflecting this morning about the final session of a royal academy / artists rooms funded project at derby museums has placed me in a reflective space about the post i made last night. firstly i reflect that when tired i […]
on my mind of late has been my practice – i’m close to beginning the commission from the museum of making at derby silk mill. it is refreshing to be moving towards doing more within my practice. my practice is […]
In 2017, Wysing Arts Centre restructured its residency programme to be more responsive to artists’ situations and to support a more diverse pool of practices. Drawing on a conversation that took place between Wysing’s director Donna Lynas and resident artist Tessa Norton at the ‘Pivotal Moments’ conference, Lydia Ashman explores how and why the programme has changed.
Organised by Keep It Complex, the recent Make It Work event in London brought artists and other cultural workers together to talk about how individuals and groups can empower themselves to get things done in Brexit Britain. Julie McCalden reports.
Since I’ve recently invented a time-machine and I’ve done the usual time-touristy things (learnt how they built the pyramids, listened to Plato at The Lyceum and partied on V-Day), I think I might plan another tea party. The one last […]
By researching empty retail environments, lecture halls and male-dominated architecture Euphrosyne Andrews combines printmaking and drawing with installation and catalogue production, to explore human behaviour. Richard Taylor finds out more.
motivation this evening to write is to attempt to reflect about what happens for me prior to having dinner. in an atmosphere of #itsoktotalk i feel the need to continue to be brave and speak about the times when all […]
More News In Brief: National Portrait Gallery launches appeal to raise funds for major refurbishment and re-display; Art Fund expands young persons’ discount scheme after study shows under-30s use museums and galleries to ‘de-stress’.
Front Room Gallery The decision to open my front room as an art gallery happened in an instant after pondering this thought for some time. Leaving Windsor Contemporary Art Fair in early November 2018 where artwork from the online Art […]
SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2019 Got up, packed, wrote a secret thank you note for my hosts to find after I’ve gone which I left in my room (I wonder if they’ve found it yet?), and went downstairs for breakfast. David […]
i begin writing while dinner preparation is happening in the kitchen. i’ve been treated to an eclectic selection all with the low drone of the cooker hob extraction fan. as i write i hear the inspirational voice of freddie mercury […]
In August I had my last mentoring session with Rory Pilgrim, which along with a discussion day for moving image was funded by an A-N Artist Bursary. This is what happened next. I moved to Glasgow to start an MLitt […]
This time next week, I’ll have finished my first of the five weekend residencies and officially embarked on the UNION journey. I’m honoured to have been one of the 20 artists, activists, makers, writers, musicians, changemakers to have been invited […]
Helsinki – On the morning of my first full day in Helsinki I visited the Temppeliaukio Church – walking distance from where I was stopping on Iso Roobertinkatu, Helsinki’s oldest pedestrian street and situated on the edge on the Design […]
Helsinki – Flying back from Rovaniemi, I returned to Helsinki for the final day of my research trip. It was the first Friday of a new month, and this permitted me free entry to Kiasma Gallery, Helsinki’s flagship contemporary arts […]
i spend alot of time looking out the window while i sit and compose my posts. for the most part the posts are reflective about the last few days or maybe the week. this morning as i prepare to go […]
