Having developed a practice based around working with people in a participatory manner, in 2015 Anthony Schrag completed a practice-based PhD exploring the relationship between artists, institutions and the public within participatory public artworks. He discusses his reasons for undertaking a PhD, and gives advice to artists considering this option. Based on an interview by artist Steve Pool.
Today met with Marouane Aouinat the painter after he invited me to his home in an old part of the souk. Marouane graduated a year ago from university of Tetouan. http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2013/inba_tetouan He showed me his journal and some of the […]
Ruth Singer has won the Fine Art Quilt Masters competition with her piece Criminal Quilts: Hanging inspired by photographs of women criminals.
My residency day in Colne took place on Friday and it was a mixed experience for me. For the past year I’ve had my heart set on a residency believing it to be the key to finding out where my […]
This week I’ve finally made some progress with Think, Question, Print and I’m hurtling towards my first residency day in Colne, Lancashire. I haven’t been completely neglecting the project over the past few weeks though; I’ve been making plans for […]
After settling on a location for my self-directed residency I need to begin thinking about what I want to achieve during this time. The main aim for the research day(s) in Colne, Nelson and (possibly) Brierfield is to immerse myself […]
Following the result of the EU referendum in June, a-n’s member survey was a chance to get a sense of how Brexit might affect visual artists. Dany Louise highlights some of the survey findings including examples of how the decision to leave the EU is already affecting members who regularly work, exhibit or apply for opportunities in Europe.
The winner of the inaugural award named after the Acme Studios co-founder will receive a rent-free shared studio and bursary as well as mentoring and studio visits.
Liverpool’s largest artist-led gallery and studios The Royal Standard is celebrating ten years in the city with a major exhibition featuring 23 artists. Artist, curator and former TRS director Kevin Hunt explains the important role the organisation has for artists in Liverpool and its context in the wider artist-led scene.
Edinburgh Art Festival’s Platform exhibition provides early career artists the opportunity to develop and show work at this high-profile annual festival. Richard Taylor talks with one of this year’s artists whose intriguing commissioned work was built in the Scottish Highlands and fine-tuned through collaboration during residencies in Abroath and Holland.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Campaign calls for Google to restore Dennis Cooper’s blog, woman who received Van Gogh’s ear named and Iran drops charges against artist Parviz Tanavoli.
The weeks are flying by and I need to make a choice about the location for my ‘residency’. At the moment I’m keen to use one whole day for exploration and observation – during this time I don’t want to […]
Crossing Borderless Borders-Art Valley in the Upper Rhine region of Europe
The second of the openings here in Grünau followed a day at work space checking the panels and scrapping excess wax off where necessary. This opening was smaller than the first, there were a few locals – including a group of […]
Artists and the wider visual arts community ask questions and share their views on Twitter in the Great British Artists’ EU Referendum Debate.
Exhibition coordinator and two-time Turner Prize nominee Richard Wilson has invited a group of international artistic duos to participate with new or recent work in the world’s largest open submission exhibition.
I have been struggling with trying to keep the threads of this project together and moving in one direction – not to mention being able to take the outside eye on everything and blog about it. I was reminded that […]
With each week into the residency at Kala art Institute, we became a part of the community of local and international printmakers working there. I have taken part in various artists’ residencies in the past ten years, and find the […]
Three artists present work stemming from their recent residencies at the 19th century, neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle, a former family home near Bangor now managed by the National Trust.
Central Saint Martins’ MA Fine Arts student wins award of £5,000 plus rent-free Acme studio for one year.
The inaugural edition of residency scheme supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation will see four artists given £10,000 each to research climate change with three institutions.
Thursday, May 19, 2016 Coming Home. “What happened to the girl who’s dreams fell out? Did you ever finish that story? I wondered what happened to her…” Janet, one of my best friends, asked me the other night. […]
