Chisenhale Gallery, The Showroom and Studio Voltaire reveal how their artistic and research ethos will lead the way for their fundraising priorities in their joint, Catalyst fund-supported project, How to work together.
a week to the first application deadline. how am i fixed? i feel good about where i am with the application. i’ve done some research, made conversations and taken time to write my concept. i have time to record myself […]
Part of the joy of being an artist (at least until you hit the big time) is the neccessity of having a ‘portfolio career’. Circumstantially, I wear a lot of hats and one of these is as Sudborough Green Lodge […]
Following a £1.4million expansion project, Delfina Foundation re-opens its doors with The Politics of Food, a four-year residency project exploring ways creative process and practice can address issues around food, agriculture and the environment.
“oh i don’t reflect that often actually” i’ve been out and about since my last post. meetings in pub, coffee shop, dining table and gallery. it’s good to talk. the gallery was site in Sheffield. their artist proposes study day(1) […]
There isn’t enough time in my life……. Trying to fit in all of this admin on top of my full time job leaves no time at all for my own work. I spent a couple of hours last night making […]
An ending of sorts? Yesterday I met with fellow students to take down the Degree Show. As discussed opportunities, residencies and open exhibitions I realised that, after six years of part time study, this is an ending.
Arts Council England has set out its agenda for arts investment for 2015-18, and alongside an announcement that the National Portfolio Organisation budget will combine Lottery funding with government grant-in-aid for the first time, ACE also says it is expecting NPOs to pay artists fairly.
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #35 Such a situation suggests therefore that the arts funding system must have other intentions for its support of artists and artist-led organisations over and above their value as ‘economic units’. An alternative way of recognising the […]
In April 2014 I will be going to Jamestown, New York as part of a group of artists from the UK, Sweden and the USA. We will be doing group exhibitions, residencies, talks and lectures and community projects under the […]
Susan Jones introduces a collation of key documents and evidence that informed a-n’s publication of fees and payments guidance and good practice documents. This report aims to widen understanding of the history and prior good practice thinking and attitudes around payment to artists.
This week’s must-see shows include Jake and Dinos Chapman at the Serpentine Sackler, Thomas Bayrle at BALTIC, and a look back at the work of South African artist Albert Adams at Gallery Oldham.
How do I make a proposal to the institution? Where to start? The obvious way is to look at websites to find out contact details of who to approach, however this is not always visible. For my project I want […]
Part 3 Session 2 “We’re all in this together” Chaired by Ed McKeon Judith Knight – Artsadmin – ‘What Next Movement’ Johannes Kreidler, composer Prof Geoffrey Crossick, Cultural Value Project Pablo Berastegui, Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid Andrew Brighton – […]
This year’s Arts Development UK national conference took a food-related approach to professional development, networking and debate. Steffan Jones-Hughes donned a hairnet, plastic gloves and apron to join the lively conversations in the conference’s World Cafe, where a menu of playful ingredients from artists in residence SSoCial kept the conversations on track.
As Hull is announced Capital of Culture 2017, Pippa Koszerek takes a look at the burgeoning artist-led activity harboured by this unique and geographically isolated city.
Submissions are being invited for Connect/Exchange, an ambitious pilot project led by Northern Film & Media that will facilitate six artists’ exchanges between three UK cities.
Artists/Practitioners sharing this Loopart13 November residency (pt. 3) Matthew Goodsmith http://matthewgoodsmith.com/ http://www.squiezeshow.co.uk/index.php/artists/matthew-goodsmith/ http://matthewgoodsmith.tumblr.com/ Yi Xin Yan http://yanyixin.co.uk/ http://www.artistwaiters.com/artists/yixin-yan/ http://www.artslant.com/lon/events/show/274588-creekside-open-2013 Already you see that we are a diverse bunch, but also there are obvious connections from the word go: a lot […]
Juggling Jobs I’m frustrated at the moment by the lack of time spent on my art work and other related activities, such as visiting exhibitions. The problem is that I have to have a part time job to support myself […]
Drawing Together “What on earth are they doing?” you may well ask. Well this is the grand finale of a group of artists in the heart of Scotland “drawing together” using every kind of utensil you can think of from […]
I thought I would post a brief summary of what has happened since my last post (which I acidentally forgot to publish until today), anyway I wrote that nearly a month ago so I thought I should update… Things have […]
A Manifesto Club campaign won important changes to red-tape immigration rules.
OK, so I have a studio space, lots of materials and subject matter and time on my hands, since no-one will employ me. So why am I not making anything? Well I could blame the kids, the other half, the […]
