Cultivate and celebrate: treasures of the kitchen garden
Artist Christine Wilcox-Baker recounts her residency at Tatton Park with Gardens Manager Sam Youd.
Artist Christine Wilcox-Baker recounts her residency at Tatton Park with Gardens Manager Sam Youd.
Kerry Jameson, Conflict.
Following on from recent discussion in a-n Magazine surrounding the state of Higher Education, in this month’s Debate lecturer Chris Milton asks whether the future of Foundation courses is threatened.
The Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, 5 December – 31 January
Rokeby, London, 13 January – 19 February
Graham Crowley is one of the most distinguished living painters in the UK today. As the deadline closes on entry to the John Moores 2010 competition, Kate Brundrett asked him for his views on the competition’s significance and for his ‘take’ on the state of contemporary art practice.
Richard Taylor talks to an ex systems engineer during his final year of Fine Art Drawing at Swindon College School of Art.
Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
21 November – 10 January
Cable car by Suzanne Moxhay.
Aldo Rinaldi and Katherine Daley-Yates discuss northcabin, a programme of site-specific commissions in an unusual venue in Bristol from 2008-09.
The state of art education should, indeed, cause much concern to us all (Debate, November 2009).
Christopher Thomas reconsiders risk and success in art and blogging.
Richard Taylor talks to Kim Walker, MFA student at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
A selection of articles and other content dealing with artists’ income:
Streetlight Storm by Katie Paterson.
Artists and curators relate methods of navigating a self-directed exhibiting career.
Richard Taylor in conversation with Christine Gray, MA student in Participatory & Community Arts at Staffordshire University
Project coordinator Ed Adam and consultant Sovay Berriman tell Jane Watt how Alias (Artists-led Initiative Advisory service) has developed over the last ten years. They discuss the dilemmas that artist-led organisations face and offer their survival tips.
Artist Rona Smith, public art consultant Vivien Lovell and architect Soraya Khan discuss the development of Rona’s ambitious North Elevation work which was permanently installed at Lumen United Reform Church last year.
The quality of art education offered in UK universities has been regularly under the spotlight in recent times. In this month’s Debate, an MA graduate gives an account of the critical situation, and proposes an alternative system to offer education for artists.
It’s Hard To Make a Stand by Steve Bishop
Dr. Julia Horn, Joint Director of the Centre for Career Management Skills (CETL) at University of Reading talks to Jane Watt about the fascinating research project and online resource Beyond the PhD
Ruth Ewan, Pound Hand in the Jungle, screenprint on found page, 2009.
Abigail Branagan has been advising artists and makers for over a decade. She is a freelance business advisor as well as Business Development Manager at Cockpit Arts in London. She talks to Jane Watt about what makes a good advice session and how makers are weathering the economic storm.
Erica Donovan, If you like this, you might also like this… (I), 25-colour silkscreen print (edition of 50) 40x40cm, 2009.