In response to Polly Veritys article New Contexts in the December issue of a-n Magazine, I would like to highlight an exciting new development currently underway in Edinburgh. In 2005, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop received major funding from the Scottish Arts […]
Including the latest on the Crafts Council, the transformation of Ruthin Craft Centre and Ceramic Art London.
A rundown shop in Southwell, Nottinghamshire has been transformed into artists studios, workspaces and a gallery as a result of a grant of more than £100,000 from Arts Council England, East Midlands.
Anna Gray and Polly Verity, two artists who attended last months Networking Artists Network event in Glasgow, report on the days activities.
Curated space looks at strategies and interventions within artist-curator space. Devised and conducted by Manick Govinda, contributors include Gavin Wade, Erika Tan, Jeremy Deller and David A. Bailey.
Curated space artists’ interviews in full.
The Scottish Arts Council has announced a £1.5 million National Lottery capital award towards the £7 million development of a visual arts resource on Glasgows King Street. The King Street project, lead by Glasgow City Council in partnership with nine […]
ArtSway, the contemporary visual arts centre in the New Forest, has announced that it has completed on the freehold purchase of its gallery and grounds, securing the future of the organisation and offering increased resources for contemporary visual arts in […]
Sally O’Reilly’s contribution to ten two zero zero five, a-n Collections.
S Mark Gubb takes a look back at the first year of the NAN bursary scheme and the artists groups it has supported, exploring the advantages of knowing that “you are not alone”.
Jonathan Swain introduces a new series of articles resulting from Close proximity, a two-day NAN event that took place at New Greenham Arts in Berkshire, 21-22 May 2005.
Close proximity speaker, David Cotterrell gives his view of the pitfalls and advantages of work in the public realm.
Miranda Whall and Graham Dolphin discuss programming and participating in a research trip to Berlin.
Karen Watson reports on a national studios forum
The first of a-ns Future forecast think-tanks takes place in July. Hosted by Chisenhale Gallery, London on 11/12 July with an associated reception at Cell Project Space, this special event will be chaired by Richard Bingham, Head of Policy and […]
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
30 April – 3 July
Rohini Malik Okon introduces her selection of articles for the first a-n Collections.
Profiles of international models researched for Future space.
Future space addresses the future roles and functions of artists’ workspace. It introduces current strategies and concerns and places them in the context of artists’ developing practice and critical frameworks using as a prompt recent interviews with artists and other professionals. What will artists’ practice and resources be like in 2015?
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Read the Future space interviews in full. These interviews formed the base material for the Future space publication.
The East Midlands Fast forward event took place in Derby on 23/24 April. Devised and developed by artist Mark Gubb and chaired by Emilia Telese, a-n Artists Networks Coordinator, speakers included YOlk (Nottingham), Niki Russell (Reactor/Nottingham Studios Consortium), John Plowman […]
Professional development is a buzz word that just wont go away (Deborah Rawson, Letters, a-n Magazine March and Dominic Thomas, Critical Contexts, a-n Magazine February). And rightly so. For artists wanting to be taken seriously by other professions and aiming […]
Commissioned by Creative Partnerships London East and curated by Manick Govinda, Artsadmin, Art for Whose Sake? looked at ways in which contemporary art, performance and live art practices engage young people, within and outside formal systems of learning. Invited speakers […]
Arts Council England cuts clients whilst remaining brave and radical.
From a-n Magazine May 1995 Minky Manky at South London Art Gallery showed, amongst others, work by Damien Hirst and Mat Collishaw, along with Tracey Emins Love Tent; Christopher Pauling won the £4,000 Mostyn Open purchase prize; Leo Fitzmaurice and […]
Bruce Haines profiles Johannes Phokelas ongoing partnership with Gasworks in London.