Andrew Bracey: presentation and discussion Events: 27 October 2011 12-6pm: presentation of work in progress 27 October 6.30-8pm Andrew Bracey in discussion with Peter Ashton Jones, artist and co-founding editor of the painting magazine Turps Banana 28 October: presentation of […]
The key finding of this study reveals that shockingly few individual artists apply for funding in their own right, and even fewer are successful. What this means is that there is little direct funding being given to artists to pursue and develop their own projects, under their own control – under 20% of available funding for the visual arts in England, 14% for Northern Ireland and around 18% for Scotland and Wales in 2009-2010.
PANDEMIC! Sheffield University of Incidental Knowledge is taking enrollment for 2011/12 courses at PANDEMIC! Sheffield Saturday 1st October 2011, 12 noon onwards Bank Street Arts, 32-40 Bank Street, Sheffield, S1 2DS Performance / Music / Discussion / Planning Participants include: […]
Is there enough funding going to individual artists and are the application processes user-friendly? These were questions a-n set out to answer in the fourth issue of what was then Artists Newsletter in 1980. Now, thirty one years later, we asked Dany Louise to do this research again, examining the current state of play for grants to individual artists as offered by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Wales and Creative Scotland – including comparators of volumes of artists applying and success rates – and to ascertain whether a “fair share” has been getting into the hands of artists to develop their practice.
Satellite Portflio 2011 Selected by Aid and Abet On sale at Aid and Abet from 30th September 2011 http://aidandabet.co.uk/ Participating members featured in the first Satellite Portfolio are Dominic Allen, Jo Chapman, Polly Cruse, Nicola Naismith, Kate Parrott, Dominique Rey. […]
News and updates on AIR’s strategies and activities designed to support professional artists within their practice and working lives.
New developments in the gallery sector.
A selection of projects, residencies and exhibitions taking place outside the big cities this autumn.
Elizabeth Wewiora looks at allotment-based practice among contemporary artists.
Current professional development support schemes for visual artists in the UK.
A Brief Introduction Why don’t more people with disabilities access cultural venues? A quick search of Project Unedited for the keyword ‘Disabilty’ shows four entries – so even here people with disabilities are not accessing, exploring or expressing cultural worlds. […]
Ryan Hughes, 2011 graduate from Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, talks to Richard Taylor about life post-graduation and how he now makes room to re-approach a working practice.
A Plan 1) Become more motivated and do more visual research 2) When not in work, make work 3) Continue to blog 4) Apply for residencies 5) Get rejected, but apply for more 6) Keep getting rejected, keep applying, every […]
Hannah James – A presentation and discussion as part of Standpoint Futures Residency Programme 22 September 2011 12-8pm; discussion and drinks at 6.30pm 23 September 2011 12-6pm Hannah James’ site-specific sculptural installations use minimal forms to explore space and the […]
Collaborations, residencies and exhibiting overseas…these are the things I’ve been trying to pull together over the last few months. It’s a mammoth project , which has so many interlocking aspects, that sometimes it becomes quite overwhelming. I only hint at […]
Organisations around the UK facing cuts or closure.
Artists are increasingly working with organisations and other artists in collaborative situations where issues of Intellectual Property may be less clear. We asked solicitor Nicholas Sharp for his advice in response to an artist’s recent query.
CAZ, Penzance
19 July 2011 to 20 July 2011
Only one day till the artists arrive. I’m trying to finish a short essay for the publication in oppressive heat. It’s impossible to concentrate. I have to play a careful game in the way in which I word things. When […]
I have blogger’s guilt from not posting for quite a few days. I have been down in London now since Friday evening, for various events and freelance work. Last Saturday, I gave a talk at Camden Arts Centre, as part […]
I’ve hit that point of the work where I’ve done all of the preparation for the event, and now its just waiting for the actual moment when people arrive… in 4 days time… soooo…. Yeah. The marketing has been done; […]
Had a nice day at the centre yesterday with Carolyn. With the Library being closed, it was predictably very quiet, but then, we were warned about that. I wonder how other residencies fare ? Looking through some of the blogs, […]
Anthony Schrag An exhibition of work as part of Standpoint Futures Residency Programme 28 July 2011 12-8pm; artist’s talk and drinks at 6.30pm 29 July 2011 12-6pm Focusing on the physical sensations of the body rather than intellect and/or ideas, […]
We have visited Scotland! Whilst in Edinburgh we spent inspirational afternoon talking to Kate Grey, Director of Collective Gallery and Debi Banerjee, Participation Leader. Kate talked about how her interests in collaboration, exchange and dialogue are reflected in the gallery […]
