Catherine Wilson addresses three collaborative projects by Rio de Janeiro-based Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg who develop works with communities and social groups often on the edges of mainstream society.
The Prince Albert, Brighton
31 December 2004 – 31 December 2008
Bonington Building, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
7 – 12 June 2008
Emilia Telese explores peer review funding for the arts within a holistic art and social environment.
New Life Berlin, Berlin
1 – 15 June 2008
Andrew Bryant delves into the student blogs on Degrees unedited and provides insights and analysis into what they reveal.
Frances Lord explores Michael Marriott’s career and practice which involves exhibition design, curating, writing, product and furniture design and installation.
Frances Lord profiles Linda Florence, who creates wallpapers, flooring surfaces and interior textiles for domestic and commercial interiors, as well as temporary installations in transient materials.
Chris Brown introduces a rulebook to guide you through the whys and wherefores of artist-led activity.
Introduction to Artists’ strategies and self-management
Text-only version of a-n Research paper: Art work in 2007 with live weblinks.
A response to the McMaster Review from the AIR Artists’ Advisory Group.
Professional development opportunities are widely available, ranging from cash awards to advisory sessions and critical debate.
an event Last night I was invited to speak at the "Culture Cafe" – an event established by local photographer Michael Harms. This is a series of artist talks accompanied by a meal, attended by people mostly local to the […]
Although it is sometimes considered that having an individual studio space is the aspiration of artists, for those who need to use expensive specialist equipment for a limited or specific period, gaining access to a workshop facility with technical support to hand is sometimes the better option.
Sonya Dyer’s publication questions assumptions about non-white artists, curators and administrators that shape the current diversity landscape, and suggests alternative ways forward.
The challenge so far. Anyone who goes to uni faces a challenge. It is probably bigger if you are juggling a family and a partner and possibly employment too. An arts degree becomes an obsessive compulsive thing – that has […]
Since November 2006, Arts Council England has been asking all across the land to add their views on the public value of the arts.
Shortcuts Review AirSpace Gallery 2nd April – 7th April 2007 By Anna Francis What has been going on in the bowels of the airspace gallery? Shortcuts, the first AirSpace members’ show, seeks to answer this question, giving the viewer a […]
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
Twelve leading artists and writers are included in a new book addressing the creative process in contemporary performing arts.
Debra Savage’s case study-based research into the realities of professional artistic practice.
“The UK’s leading information and advocacy organisation for artists and their collaborators”, a-n, a newsletter and ‘artists information company’, has become so grossly over laden with the argot of management consultancy.
As a former teacher now working for the past five years as a gallery educator and also a freelance artist I have been interested to follow the a-n proposals on artists’ fees.
