We have spent a day each interviewing our collaborator about their work.I started by showing Judith the framed pictures I have up on my walls – a safe place to keep them – and gave her a pile of black […]
I feel amazingly priviledged to be able to just devote weeks to making work, to being given such generous access to the cathedral, to being welcomed by all kinds of individuals along the way. I feel enormously lucky. The work […]
On returning home: My first week has been largely occupied by language studies and settling in. The downside to residencies in unfamiliar places is the time spent lost, seeking that which would be easily to hand at home. The upside […]
I read Jane Ponsford's last blog entry with recognition, as I too am enjoying keeping up with the progress of other projects – especially, as it happens, Jane's! I think our residencies have similar and dissimilar aspects that I'm finding […]
Various locations, Birmingham
31 March – 15 April
The opportunities available for visual and applied artists to participate in professional development programmes and develop their careers continue to expand.
In December 2006, Guyan Porter began a two-month residency in Sri Lanka, as one of the first of a group of six artists to work at the Chandrasavanah Creation Centre in the south of the island.
Cornerhouse, Manchester
10 February – 1 April
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Space, London
17 February – 14 April
Sara Raza on Grace Ndiritu, a young London based artist who is enjoying an upwards ascent with an impressive portfolio of national and international exhibitions, that present a fresh style of politics and performativity.
Contents include: Should artists’ put life on hold to take up residencies abroad? Low stipends and paying the rent discussed. Advice on preparing grant applications and using The artists’ contracts toolkit online. Reviews from Jerwood Space and Elastic in London, […]
“The process of social change is in desperate need of creativity and imagination, and the aesthetic process in urgent need of social engagement”
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Projects unedited blog by Judith Alder & Roz Cran
Advice from artists on assessing opportunities
I understand a-n is researching the minefield of public liability insurance for visual artists.
A collaboration between Central Asia and UK, this project is dedicated to forging new links between art communities in these regions through artist’ residencies, cultural exchanges and exhibitions.
One of the main tendencies in public space has been to minimise risk – providing mini-cities in which risk has been all but removed.
Over 4,300 practising artists are already benefiting from AIR
Financial difficulties for Bergen’s United Sardine Factory (USF) led to its conversion to a 12,000 square meter arts centre in the 1980s.
Based in a former potato warehouse in Hull’s Fruitmarket area, Hull Art Lab (HAL) staged many challenging and disciplinary art events over the past two years.
Arts Council England and the British Council have launched Artist Links, a joint initiative to establish international partnerships between artists and art organisations, that will run in Brazil from Spring 2007.
Bathing Beauties is a project conceived by Manchester-based public artist Michael Trainor.
Contents include: Littoral helps save Schwitters’ Merzbarn for the nation, Michael Cousin introduces International residencies focus and Steve Dutton examines curatorial internationalism. ‘No place like home’ at Beacon and the damage caused by media controversy – while a new site-specific […]
This month’s Opportunities focus on international residencies, will sit permanently on www.a-n.co.uk1 as a signpost to regular international residencies that have regular deadlines. Artist Michael Cousin2 has researched this focus alongside his busy practice as an artist, and offers some […]
Art Gene, Barrow-in-Furness
18 August – 19 September
