Andrew Tanner
Penny Jones explores the career of Andrew Tanner who has spent ten years as a designer maker developing many successful ranges of batch-produced ceramics.
Penny Jones explores the career of Andrew Tanner who has spent ten years as a designer maker developing many successful ranges of batch-produced ceramics.
Kate Stoddart profiles jeweller Cynthia Cousens, looking specifically at awards, exhibitions and research projects.
Penny Jones profiles Fred Baier exploring the development of his career since the 1970s and commissions for an impressive range of private and public clients.
Reading the thoughts of four graduate artists from 1998 in, That was Then, but This is Now (2008 Degrees, May 2008), I couldnt help reflecting on my own experiences, graduating as a mature student from the Masters programme at the Kent Institute of Art and Design, where I had spent two challenging and happy years pursuing ideas about the creative process itself, using Franz Kafka and Henri Bergson as foil and focus for my final work.
Artists Sarah Craske and Stacy Keeler and curator Jessica Baum talk about the challenges of working together in the latest in our collaborative relationships series.
Charles Danby reviews the work of Chloë Steele and considers the role of artist-curator duo Day and Gluckman whose notable track record continues throughout 2008-09 with a programme of five exhibitions for the law firm Collyer Bristow LLP.
Jane Adam is a successful jewellery designer with an international reputation. Polly Harknett discusses her career and studio at Cockpit Arts and her wider role in the craft community.
Frances Lord profiles Ismini Samanidou who designs woven fabrics for interior spaces, ranging from one-off pieces to limited edition textiles.
Penny Jones talks to Deirdre Nelson about her textile-based work, often made in response to museum collections or site histories and informed by local communities, and residencies in the Scottish Highlands and Australia.
Polly Harknett on the practice of emerging jeweller Lina Peterson, including creative/work balance and exploration of markets for her work.
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.
Showcase of the best art and design graduate shows. Includes updates from six of last year’s bloggers and from four graduating artists that featured in a-n’s Degree show supplement 1998 publication who review their progress. Downloadable pdf version [size 4.1MB]. […]
Hannah Pham, a graduate who featured in a-ns Degree show supplement 98 publication talks about coming full circle over the past decade and spending time in Japan.
Our guide to all the best degree shows, 2008 Degrees with this issue, features practice updates from last years student bloggers1 revealing learning curves, perseverance and collaborative ventures.
Dana Hargrove, a graduate who featured in a-ns Degree show supplement 98 publication, discusses her current practice including a recent residency in South Africa.
To preface a new ongoing series exploring relationships between artists and their collaborators, we asked some of today’s most interesting curators for insights into their practices.
Joan Thompson on mental health services and further education.
Manick Govindas profile of Paul Hamlyn Foundation, one of the most respected and innovative grant-giving trusts in the UK
The Art and Design Index to Theses.
Nina Madden gives an overview of some of the visual art prizes selected from open submission competitions.
Are you thinking of applying for a grant or award? Over £2.3m was openly offered in these categories through a-ns Jobs and opportunities last year. As its a highly competitive activity, weve compiled this guide to making applications, including some top tips from a range of experienced artists, curators, and arts professionals…
Jennifer Taylor, Untitled Installation, exhibited at Flowers East in the exhibition ‘Says the Junk in the Yard’, 2007. Courtesy: the Artist and David Roberts.
Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
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The UK boasts literally hundreds of visual arts competitions annually. Here, we look at some of the most significant opens and prizes on offer this year.
Despite common parlance, globalisation is not a synonym for contemporary neoliberal capitalism; it is rather an historical process of cultural drift and metamorphosis.