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Learn to lead
Following a quiet call for tenders in late December, the Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) has awarded funds totalling
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Debate – the short falls of the gallery experience in exhibiting process-based art
I was interested to read your letters from Chris Young in the October magazine and the later response from Jon Bowen in November.
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Disconcerting possibilities
With a-n amongst the first to record its phenomenal impact through publication way back in 1991 of Live art, performance as it was then known, exhibited the characteristics of all that was innovative and edgy. In its introduction, Robert Ayers and David Butler commented: “Live art’s continued value and relevance is mirrored by the extent to which other live artists continue to come up with surprising, disconcerting new possibilities”.
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Time and space
In a world increasingly skewed by notions of commodity and markets, artists and creative practitioners must be proactive in seeking out opportunities that enable them to experiment and take the risks that will drive up the quality of their work.
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Arts Council investment strategy reviewed
Arts Council England’s reputation was badly affected following announcement of its 2008-11 investment strategy for regularly funded organisations (RFOs).
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Peer review
Emilia Telese explores peer review funding for the arts within a holistic art and social environment.
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Schools of creativity
A panel of education experts have selected England’s thirty most creative schools to be the leading edge of a £110m national creative learning programme.
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The Wonder of Warsaw
Mark Webster gives an account of the pan-European Animator project and its final event in Warsaw on 26 April.
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Unpaid public art commissions
I am writing in support of the letter by a large group of artists in a-n Magazine, April, addressing the problem of unpaid design work public art commissions.
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On the cover – 2008 May
Michael Brennand-Wood, Flower Head – Narcissistic Butterfly, 60x60x40cm, 2005.
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Artsadmin
Charlotte Frost on the various support systems run by Artsadmin, including information about its head of operations: Toynbee Studios, and examples of several projects it has produced with the likes of: Graeme Miller, Station House Opera and Gary Stevens.
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Capital developments
Plans for a major new centre for the contemporary arts, the first of its kind in the North of Scotland, were approved in February by the Scottish Government.
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Climate change
The media is awash with commentary about ‘climate change’, a serious issue that of course affects every one of us.
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Persuasive applications
Are you thinking of applying for a grant or award? Over £2.3m was openly offered in these categories through a-n’s Jobs and opportunities last year. As it’s a highly competitive activity, we’ve compiled this guide to making applications, including some ‘top tips’ from a range of experienced artists, curators, and arts professionals…
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Arts funding news
An overview of funding news for England, Wales and Scotland.
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Art moves – 2007 December
New appointments and farewells.
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Cultural summit planned
Scotland’s largest gathering of artists, arts organisations and delegates from the cultural sector will converge on Edinburgh next year for a three-day cultural summit.
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Sally Lai
Sally Lai is currently a Clore Leadership Programme fellow and holds an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Based in Manchester, the wide range of exhibitions and projects she has been involved with reflect her special interest […]
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NWN celebrates
Congratulations to New Work Network, that celebrates ten years as one of the UK’s leading arts networking organisations.
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Boxed in
Sonya Dyer’s publication questions assumptions about non-white artists, curators and administrators that shape the current diversity landscape, and suggests alternative ways forward.
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DALI Hub
A consortium of five disabled artists, leaders and managers has been awarded £60,000 funding from the Cultural Leadership Programme to form a new professional development network.
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Cuts in arts funding – Time for action
The arts community were shocked and dismayed by the surprise announcement of a huge 35 per cent cut in the Arts Council England (ACE) Grants for the Arts (GFA) scheme announced on 1 April.
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Normal Flora responses
Letters in response to the recent a-n Review of Normal Flora.
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Radical positions
It would seem that politics has taken centre stage in contemporary art.
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Arts moves
Notions of locating Creative Scotland – the new body arising from the merger of Scottish Arts Council with Scottish Screen – outwith Edinburgh is upsetting both the city council and those arts professionals who may be looking to Creative Scotland for their future careers.
