Are there more effective ways to demonstrate the value of artists within culture? And what can we learn from policies in other countries? a-n’s Director reports on current UK developments and looks at approaches in Australia, Canada, Sweden and Norway.
Exhibition showcases works by Royal British Society of Sculptors Bursary Awards winners 2012.
Lauren Healey talks to Neville Gabie about his extensive experience of residencies in settings from building sites to Antarctica, embedding himself in communities and the importance of establishing the right kind of relationships.
Video of the artists Ellie Harrison and Jordan McKenzie in conversation, with insights into surviving financially, alternative ways of doing things and using humour to engage people.
Research by a-n shows a continued decline in paid opportunities for artists.
It’s hard to find time It’s been ten days since my last post. Mountain Whispers involves working all over town, so not being just based in the studio, it’s hard to find the time to sit at the laptop to […]
As part of ‘Making it’ – a multi-stranded celebration of craft and creativity taking place in Winchester this weekend – Friday’s focus is on advice and guidance from professional mentors.
Context is half the work The Individual and the Organisation: Artist Placement Group (APG) 1966 – 1979 at Raven Row, is a must see exhibition for anyone who is interested in context, dialogue and placements. APG sought to place artists […]
Pre-residency. I was lucky to visit Banff back in March and so had the opportunity to visit and asked questions about the residency before applying. After applying (unsuccessfully) for other international residencies recently, I think that it made all the […]
Feeling a little bit frustrated. I am talking to people and writing stuff, managing things and what-not. But I’m not actually making anything. I am setting things up, talking about my work, putting things in place. I’m having meetings. NOT […]
A new home for Edinburgh Printmakers and the expansion of Cove Park artists’ centre are among the projects receiving major investment from Creative Scotland.
Days 2 and 3 continued… To ensure that what we were proposing remained part of the Prinzessinnen community we also proposed that at the end of each residency we would host a weekend of events. Each artist would present the […]
Almost exactly a year after my plan, I re-visit my plan and discover that it is not going to plan. At all. This was my plan: “A Plan 1) Become more motivated and do more visual research 2) When not […]
NewBridge Fieldwork ::: Berlin ::: September 2012 NewBridge Fieldwork is the first part of a new project and collaboration between The NewBridge project, (Newcastle upon Tyne) and Berlinerpool (Berlin). The intentions of the project are to promote and develop new […]
I’ve returned to this blog after a 5 month gap, as I’ve also returned to Istanbul after a 5 month gap. I’m here for 2 weeks so thought I’d post a quick update. Since I left Istanbul in March, POST […]
Ah! Back to it. School holidays are over and much has happend since I last posted. I have had a week long residency at the Library which was interesting and revealing. Unlike the other residencies I have held for this […]
The mysterious High Street Gallery opens this week in Manchester with its inaugural (and last) exhibition, Your Safety is our Safety.
The Fountain art Gallery and Collection was founded in 2010 and is one of the Pointeso Scene’s first major contemporary art collections to focus on emerging artists on a global level. It opened in in 2009 and presents three major […]
Video of the artists, Richard Layzell and Hunt & Darton in conversation on the commonalities of their practices, working immersed in business environments, building community and embracing risk and uncertainty.
PSL (Project Space Leeds) has announced plans to relocate to the former Carlsberg Tetley Headquarters Building in 2013. If you can’t wait to see the space, there’s a chance to take a peek inside the building next month before redevelopment gets fully underway.
As media sponsor, a-n is pleased to support Art Across the City 2012, which will see Swansea hosting an exciting programme of new public art commissions this September.
In June 2012, following four years of study in the Painting and Printmaking department at Glasgow School of Art (GSA), Nick Thomas exhibited his final year work. By July he had helped put together ‘NEW FIRM’, an exhibition by himself and 46 of his peers, at London’s Candid Arts Trust. We caught up with him, in Glasgow, on his return.
Matthew Hearn profiles the practice of Kelly Richardson, with particular focus on her approach to working internationally, and her recent commission for Pixel Palace at Tyneside Cinema.
