I have been testing and preparing examples using lino and monotype techniques. I made these ready for January as I have been asked to deliver a printmaking course at the Ipswich Institute nearby for the spring term. I think I […]
I had a meeting with Prudence Maltby and Susan Francis the other two founder members of Cicatrix. Toby Smith, the director of the Salisbury International Arts Festival has been approached about showing Catherine Farish’s Stonehenge series of prints in the 2017 […]
This week was quiet in the print room as it seems tutorials were happening all round, and also road closures due to weather delaying students. But there was some activity, and one student was interested in my work and talked […]
It’s been over two years since I collaborated with archaeologist Keir Strickland to undertake a research trip to the abandoned island of Swona, in August 2014. Swona is just over a mile long and half a mile wide and lies in the […]
I decided to make a trip to Busan from Gimhae (they are about an hour apart) when I accidentally discovered that the annual Busan Firework Festival was precisely the day after my visit to ClayArch Gimhae. So it had to […]
Wednesday 19th October: Headed off to MAI (Montreal, arts intercultural) for 10am meeting with Erika Kierulf, coordinator of productions/exhibitions at MAI http://m-a-i.qc.ca/en/. As Erika explained it is the only cultural organization within Montréal and Canada invested with a mandate explicitly […]
My second day involved going to see artist Lucy Helton, who was also presenting the next night at the same event I was invited to talk at. Lucy has a studio quite a long way from where I was staying…It […]
Today’s appointment was with Eui Jeong Yoo; a visit to his solo show that ends today, hence the haste to make sure we didn’t miss it. Won has been impressively efficient and thorough organizing a schedule that includes meeting up […]
Made in Korea is a cultural conversation between the UK and Korea in ceramics and sound. Taking place throughout 2017 at The Ceramic House, Sladmore Contemporary, British Ceramics Biennial and Mullae Arts Factory, Seoul. Funded by Arts Council England.
As a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign prepares for the launch of its Exhibition Payment guide on Wednesday 12 October 2016, we take a look at some of the key moments in the campaign’s history, highlighting the rich and varied dialogue with artists and the wider visual arts sector that has informed its recommendations.
A month-long trip exploring Orkney and the Outer Hebrides, during August 2016. The journey included vising Arts Centres, meeting curators and artists, and making drawings about the sense of place.
Event and exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from our busy Events section and featuring events and exhibitions posted by a-n members.
Blogging: A couple of years ago I received the Reside Residency which lasted for 6 months. It gave me some idea about how I wanted to make use of blogs. I applied for the Reside Residency because one did not […]
Hello there, Thankfully I didn’t make an actual actual promise to post more this week. It seems that as soon as I do start talking publicly about increasing the number of work posts my ability to do so is less […]
Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section and taking us to Folkestone, London, Manchester and Rochester.
Six artists from the UK, America and Europe receive awards at the 4th International Print Biennale in Newcastle and across the North East.
