Found a bijou new studio in South London Blackfriars/Elephant & Castle not too long ago and used it maybe 10 times, if that much, while paying nearly £200 (plus congestion charges) for the privilege. The views were spectacular, the natural […]
Monday 30 August. Day one. One hour sleep the night before the flight. Still dazed, I got a bus and a tram, and after 5 mins walk I found the place. I’m glad I’m good at maps. There are two […]
Exhibition success! Two entries in the Harrogate Mercer Art Gallery Open Exhibition have been accepted. http://tiny.cc/4j1g6 A charcoal drawing (how retro) Out of the Forest and Shadow, a small painting acrylic on canvas. Is acrylic as souless to you as […]
We are having a very interesting discussion about intuition (see David Minton’s Dead and Dying Flowers post #50, my post #4 and the comments attached) in addition to the discussion of post-modernism in the two posts mentioned above, which has […]
Led by the PITT artist-led space and Worcestershire Contemporary Artists in partnership with the main Worcester City Gallery, The Worcester Open 2010 Contemporary Art project is organised for artists by artists.
Striving and surviving in the do it yourself art world; curating, managing members, self-publishing. Richard Taylor talks to three recently founded artists’ groups about doing it ‘DIY’, progress so far and what the future holds.
I have been struggling to make work over the past week, and not for lack of ideas or materials or even time… The thing i have been struggling with has been trying to work in a studio which is actually […]
Part 2 I just called Louise Bourgeois a “shaykha .” What is that? In the part of the world where I come from, it’s a word coming from the root “shaikukha” which means “old age.” It’s an Arabic word used […]
A guide for artists and arts organisers to creating a mutually-beneficial relationship.
Katharina Gruzei is one of the artists in Linz to have been awarded a studio for one year at Salzamt Atelierhaus over 2009/2010. Born in Klagenfurt, Carinthia in 1983, she has been based in Linz at the University of Arts in Linz since 2004 and will finish her current studies with a postgraduate qualification this year. She also spent six months in 2006 studying at UCSB, Santa Barbara, California and a year in Berlin at the University of Fine Art. Although still studying, Gruzei is already represented by Charim Galerie, and has shown at both their galleries in Berlin and Vienna. Gruzei has exhibited widely, most recently at Anadoma Filmfestival, Charim Ungar Contemporary Berlin, in No Sound of Music at Salzburger Kunstverein and in a group exhibition of contemporary Austrian photography at the Museum of Modern Art, Carinthia. She has taken part in numerous workshops and has delivered a lecture at Stanford University.
JOHN BALDESSARI Serendipity took me to see John Baldessari at the weekend at Tate Modern. It began on Friday afternoon when I was 20 minutes early to collect my children from the child minder, due to the traffic being lighter […]
It’s three weeks after my last stint on the stairs and I’ve spent that time thinking abut what I learnt and deciding what I want to take forward. Work (the paying kind) has taken over for a while but I’m […]
A selection of articles and other content dealing with artists’ income:
I read the October contribution to Debate by Tim Joss with pleasure. Although written for a political purpose it proved one of the most cogent and positive pieces of art criticism I have read in recent years.
Full of a cold and bundled up on the couch looking at application TO DO TODAY! Just noticed that the debate on the artists talking front page points to my blog at the moment – on the subject of professional […]
Looking for a venue. I’m looking for a venue in London, for it was where I spent the first 36 years of my life. It would be like a coming home party for me; which is how I feel about […]
Frieze Art Fair, London
15 October 2009
Arts Council England convened a meeting between regional Turning point groups and national visual arts organisations in July, with representatives from a-n, AIR, Axis, Contemporary Art Society, Engage, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and National Federation of Artists Studios Providers invited to attend.
I didn’t mean to post anything else again today, but I was just checking the deadline for something and came across a residency at the Bridge School; a special needs school in Islington. This is a residency with studio, materials […]
Maternity/paidblog: So, this post is quite a personal topic, but something I have been pondering or worrying over for a while, without conclusion or useful thoughts. Perhaps the good blog readers will be able to offer some advice/ own experiences? […]
Struggling to reach deadlines at the moment. Life feels thinly stretched and time to apply for other things has been squeezed out.. Hopefully I may manage the two that close next week… Exhibition (Dumb Objects), up. Opening, fantastic. Lots of […]
It has been a fairly productive week. I have felt quite invigorated turning up at the studio each morning with a clear set of tasks before me. You could say just a little too invigorated maybe… I have noticed that […]
Tate Britain, London
3 February – 26 April 2009
Kate Brundrett talks to Paul Rooney about his work, residencies and winning this year’s Northern Art Prize.
Tate Britain , London
3 February – 26 April 2009
