Still thinking about my life as an artist. And also thinking about a friend’s words that 24/7 art would send him to the madhouse. I think I’d like to give it a go, take that risk. It won’t happen anytime […]
The annual Publish and Be Damned self-publishers fair returns for the second year at ICA, London, on Saturday.
The other week I went to The Brixton Exchange, organized by Anchor and Magnet, a brilliant artist project which I found out about through friend, co-founder and inspiring fellow artist Barby Asante. It was an extraordinary day, a true day […]
Surface Gallery, Sneinton, Nottingham
19 – 23 February 2013
A vocation A job A hobby A state of mind Cognitive dissonance… ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance ) The ability to hold two conflicting beliefs at the same time. Sharon commented after my last post about art as a “proper” job. I was […]
Inaugural ‘Art Coven’ meet up last week in Leeds with artist Louise Atkinson (http://louiseatkinsonblog.blogspot.co.uk/) Debi Holbrook (http://debiholbrookartist.wordpress.com) Helen Harrop (http://letcreativitybegin.co.uk) and Emma Bolland (http://youwillhearmecall.wordpress.com) -getting together to talk loosely about ideas of gift/exchange/value/reciprocity Three happy and lively hours spent talking, […]
Another week has passed incredibly quickly. I have not really had time to think about everything (anything?) that happened, this and a conversation with a friend has made me realised that I am someone who needs time – something which […]
I’m not any less angry that my fear for the year, and abject terror that I may, without having voted for the idiots in power, become a victim of their evil policies, despite my own objections to them, despite my […]
In November we reported that a petition launched by artists was calling for Brighton & Hove City Council to protect artists’ and makers’ workspaces. Having exceeded the 1250 signatures necessary to ensure a full hearing, the campaign’s leader describes the next steps and how artists can make a difference.
After much hard work, and many trials and tribulations, the LAN Alternative Christmas Market is finally all organised and we enjoyed our first day today. Everyone sold something, and all visitors (albeit not loads) bought something, so that was really […]
ALISN’s Conference for Emerging Organisers explored the complexities of being an artist-organiser, and provided a useful forum for informal networking and discussion.
East Midlands Visual Arts Network launches a series of events on the hot topic of the open exhibition.
Liverpool (various), Liverpool
15 September – 25 November 2012
I usually have a clear vision of what I want to say and the direction in which my thoughts will take me when I sit down to write these posts – this week is different. It’s been a week of […]
Turning Up is Paying Off! The second week of being at the studio full-time has been wonderfully productive, it is a long time since I have felt so good about what I am doing and so hopeful about it too. […]
My AXIS application was once more declined. This time I defied their statement that they won’t provide feedback, and emailed them with a plea for some kind of meaningful response. I was flattered to a receive a reply at all […]
Woolgather are Leeds-based artists John Slemensek Annie Nelson and Chris Woodward. They founded the Woolgather Art Prize in 2011 ‘from a need to explore the artist’s role in society and to celebrate the creative lifestyle’.
I’ve just read Susan Jones’ Guardian article: Artists are struggling to make ends meet more than ever before. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-ne… I know things are a bit tough for everyone at the moment, which would also impact on the art world, but […]
Woolgather Art Prize 2012 opens tonight at 1 Cross York Street, Leeds.
Chatsworth House, Bakewell
28 March – 1 July 2012
It is amazing that my degree course seems to have disappeared without a trace. The authority that converts (‘translates’?) foreign qualifications to ones that Swedish institutions (and employers) recognises is having a hard time with my Art & Social Context […]
Why do I blog? With all this discussion about redesigning and improving the artists’ blog here I have been thinking about why it is that I blog. Primarily I blog for myself, of course I am aware that the nature […]
So things are finally happening and happening fast! We have a shop, all agreed anyway, nothing actually signed yet but I have a cheque for admin fees to send off to the agent and then its all go. The owners […]
Royal Academy, London
21 January – 9 April 2012
A project by filmmaker Sam Firth is causing a stir following reports in The Telegraph and Scottish editions of The Daily Mail and The Sun that the artist is being paid £160 an hour of public funding for standing still next to a loch.
