So, I found out on Monday that I was on the long list for the Anthology prize show – which was quite exciting. Then tonight I found out, I’m not in the 10 finalist. Oh well, you win some you […]
Last week’s Olympic Art Review conference looked beyond the headline-grabbing Arcelor Mittal Orbit to explore the social, cultural and economic agendas behind London 2012’s Art in the Park.
This evening Cultural Enterprise Office (CEO), a business advice service for the creative sector in Scotland, in partnership with Stills Gallery in Edinburgh are to run an event ‘Realising the Value of Internships and Volunteer Programmes’.
Continuing the theme of disasters…thinking about the obvious upcoming anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. I guess it’s a little too obvious as a final piece… I’m hoping the film will start out rather nonchalant and naive where a […]
well….I’ve become an Student Ambassador for a-n…..thought I could spread the word to fellow students and let them see for themselves how it can really help both as a student and as a profesional artist…… ….the lecturers have decided it’s […]
N.B. I thought I had published this before Christmas….but evidently not. (Written 19th Dec 2011) Today was my last day in the studio before Christmas. I’ve been trying various things out this term so I don’t yet have a new […]
We are an anonymous grouping of national and international artists who campaign on the working conditions of artists in the UK.
Wiriting proposals is occupying all of my time. Has to be done because paid work must be found. There seem to be a lot of suitable projects around at the moment, but all with short deadlines. Giving them all a […]
I have recently responded to a couple of exhibition opportunity announcements and followed them through – the most recent: Calling all artists for a group exhibition at The Brick Lane Gallery.
News and updates on AIR’s strategies and activities designed to support professional artists within their practice and working lives.
Current professional development support schemes for visual artists in the UK.
Held in June, ‘Stronger together’ was an opportunity to ‘celebrate and question how we work together’ – exploring collaboration in its many forms – and how vital that is to the survival of the arts.
MAXIMISING THE MA SHOW – worth reading. In 2007 Axis formed a collaboration with the University of the Arts London (UAL) to contribute to a research project, ‘Maximising the MA Show’, examining how effective MA shows currently are at catering […]
Evidence-based recommendations on: Identifying the ‘new practices’ model, Valuing peer networks, Redefining public accountability, Supporting location and community and New ‘brand image’ for artists.
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.
Two weeks into the project now. There is so much to do at once; I want to make sure i set up good practice from start and collect evidence as I go. Still have my Arts Council report head on […]
“The artist has always occupied a privileged but fragile position in the public eye. For centuries, we have looked to artists across all disciplines to inspire and entertain us, to help us explore the limits of human nature and human possibilities, [and] at times to lead debate and forment revolution.”
I often talk about book making/altering projects in my blogs and as my book making is often very seperate to my installation work I thought I should keep a blog just for book projects. (If you haven’t noticed already I […]
Sonya Dyer reports from the first Artists and curators talking event – Neighbourhoods and Neighbourliness – which explored the landscape and conditions for artists and curators working directly with communities.
Mission Models Money (MMM) has published a seminal guide on collaboration following their in-depth research.
“Things are always changing
So don’t be sad and blue
Change can make you happy
‘Cause it brings you something new”.
(Lyric © Sesame Street)
Commentary arising from research into local authority arts organisers’ needs, aspirations and modus operandi, revealing how they value and engage with artists and the approaches they take to their own professional development and to supporting the environment for contemporary visual arts.
In March 2010, Artichoke Studios was awarded a NAN Go and See bursary in order to visit Dynamic Community Arts in Birmingham and Green Close Studios in Melling. Emilia Telese talks to group member Keith Parkinson about the bursary and its impact on the group.
The difference between the list and the listmaker From conception to realisation the project has taken 18 months. I am compiling the final list of things to do before we go. I am a list maker and this is my […]
AIR – Artists Interaction and Representation will later this year be providing a much-needed platform for artists to identify and lead campaigns to improve their professional status and economic conditions, supported by a secondment to AIR from Canadian Artists Representation.
