Matt’s Gallery to celebrate 35 years
Matt’s Gallery in London is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a fundraising party and tombola where even the event’s tickets are a limited edition artwork.
Matt’s Gallery in London is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a fundraising party and tombola where even the event’s tickets are a limited edition artwork.
Redeye’s National Photography Symposium, an annual gathering for ideas and discussion, takes place at the new Library of Birmingham this month. Redeye director Paul Herrmann explains what’s in store.
Standpoint Gallery’s Mapping Art Practice Symposium invites practitioners and key thinkers to discuss the geographical and economic implications of art practice in the UK.
PAYING ARTISTS II: THE CAREER TRAJECTORY The problem of not paying artists is much bigger than simply artists being out-of-pocket. It affects the artist’s whole career trajectory, and creates a massive pool of stagnation that ends up in a shocking […]
PAYING ARTISTS Imagine turning up to work, putting in the hours, doing such a good job that you are roundly admired, patted on the back, congratulated for your work. Imagine the people talking about you, how good you are in […]
Since I last wrote in here, I’ve been struggling to get anything done at all, although I’m still trying, it feels as though I’m just banging my head against a brick wall. http://helend-blackbird.blogspot.co.uk/ I recently undertook British Cycling Skyride Leader […]
#PayingArtists Part 1 This post was meant to be about my recently begun new collaboration funded by an a-n bursary, but I’ve been distracted by the #PayingArtists campaign so I’m going to write about this instead… That artists are paid […]
Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery has responded to widespread criticism from artists and withdrawn an advert for unpaid volunteers to help install a forthcoming exhibition by Glasgow artist Jim Lambie.
Getting my pay slip on Monday, reminded me that there are many pros to working for someone else. I’d only spent a few days of the month in work, the rest of the time I’d been off travelling…exploring…exhibiting…meeting other artists, […]
a-n’s Artist + AIR membership continues to grow, with over 18,000 ‘professional and well-networked’ UK artists now signed up.
Provides a historical context of the Payment to Artists for Exhibition of Work scheme implemented by the (then) Arts Council of Great Britain in 1979.
Intense time working on Grants for the Arts application. We had stalled for a while, waiting to hear Torre Abbey’s response and are now rushing to submit to keep to a self-imposed deadline which gives a coherent timeline to the […]
Friday again with desire to write something to further track my progress. as ever i generate thoughts and ponder where to begin. once again i wrestle with my own personal identity politics. the good thing of course is i’m still […]
A new report urges those working with arts and culture to rethink their contribution to a vision of sustainable development that benefits the whole of society. Report co-author, Mark Robinson, introduces the provocation and identifies three vital ‘practices’ that can only be achieved by collaboration between artists, institutions and an intelligent funding ecology.
In the final questionnaire in our series featuring the thoughts and experiences of artists and other arts professionals, a-n’s Director reflects on how 2013 was for her and the organisation.
This year saw Emily Speed, based at The Royal Standard, Liverpool, nominated for the Northern Art Prize and join the Board of a-n. Busy times, then – so busy, in fact, that she really does need a holiday. Or maybe two…
i like infographics! this startling revelation came to me on the Facebook channel. there i was … sipping tea thinking about research made yesterday when low and behold … infront of me was a post by susan about the infographic […]
Part 2 Don’t Panic: Arts in Austerity Symposium (my notes) The next session was a panel discussion chaired by Ed McKeon, with panelists: Pauline Tambling – Creative & Cultural Skills Susan Jones – a-n Abigail […]
Over a 1000 artists descended on Scarborough for the Art Party Conference, instigated by the artist Bob and Roberta Smith. A day of marching, debating and discussion, a-n joined in the action with provocations and special events. Jack Hutchinson reports.
In her provocation for the Art Party Conference in Scarborough, a-n Director Susan Jones argues that while it’s widely stated that artists are the main menu in the gallery and exhibition process, new approaches are needed to provide the financial support they need. Here, we publish an edited version of her full presentation.
Five artist-led initiatives have been awarded Go and See bursaries to attend this weekend’s Art Party Conference in Scarborough.
This year’s engage International Conference took place in Birmingham and tackled the current period of ‘extraordinary change’ in art education across the UK while also exploring what an uncertain future may hold. AIR Council member Caroline Wright, who was presenting at the conference, reports.
Speakers and delegates from the spheres of music, the visual and performing arts come together in London this December for a day of talks and discussions on how the economy is affecting the social ecology of the arts. We find out more from symposium organiser Third Ear Music, and offer a ticket giveaway exclusive to a-n members.
On Monday, I went to the AIR Paying artists consultation at Castlefield Gallery Manchester. I’m ashamed to say that I’d never been to the Castlefiled Gallery, but that’s not a reflection on what is on show – more to do […]
a-n launches bursaries for artist-led initiatives to go to November’s Art Party in Scarborough.