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In the last event of the Portfolio NW programme, The Double Negative host a panel discussion on arts writing: Writing in the Arts Saturday 14 September 2-3pm The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX Free event, all welcome. Who should […]
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I would argue that a healthy range of different arts facilities are vital for a thriving city; as evidenced in Gateshead (Baltic and Sage), MIMA in Middlesborough, Walsall Contemporary Art Gallery and the multi million pound development currently underway in […]
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The following two posts to the Portfolio NW blog have been written by Dr Katrin Joost. In her text, Dr Joost discusses the challenges of developing the arts infrastructure in Carlisle: Portfolio NW is not only an interesting exhibition, but […]
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For the next guest post in the Portfolio NW artists talking blog, Curator Richard Parry gives his perspective on critical writing and blogging in the North West: Having recently relocated to the North West from London I was flattered but […]
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This is the final post from the Islington Mill Art Academy collaborative text, concluding with a response from Jared Szpakowski: Rachel Goodyear, 23 August 2013 15:47 – Looking through Jared’s blog – http://threeteabagsinanenvelope.tumblr.com – I begin to think of the […]
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Following the previous two blog posts, Islington Mill Art Academy members Jenny Walden and Rachel Newsome critically respond to Jared Szpakowski’s visual blog: http://threeteabagsinanenvelope.tumblr.com Jenny Walden, 23 August 2013 10:48 – I know the works assembled on the blog are […]
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Following on from yesterday’s post, this entry continues the collaborative text by Islington Mill Art Academy members in which they critically respond to Jared Szpakowski’s visual blog: Jackie Hayes, 21 August 2013 09.32 – I headed straight for Google to […]
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The latest post in the Portfolio NW artists talking blog is a collaborative text written by members of Islington Mill Art Academy. IMAA is a peer-led experiment into alternative modes of art education. Founded in 2007, it emphasises shared responsibility, […]
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Linda Pittwood – The Importance of Doing Something and Discussing Everything: critical writing in Liverpool Talking at Art Basel Hong Kong earlier this year, Jan Dalley, Arts Editor for the Financial Times, defined critical writing about art as being “aesthetic […]
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For the second contribution to the Portfolio NW Artists talking blog, writer and artist Darren Murphy considers the attempt to create a critical framework around the exhibition: “An interest in dialogue is the main drive behind my work … the […]
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As the first week of the exhibition draws to a close, here is the final extract from Jack Welsh’s text for Portfolio NW. The full text is available to read in the Bluecoat and online shortly. Next week marks the […]
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Here is the second extract from Jack Welsh’s text: Irish-born photographer Tadhg Devlin’s recent work is engaged with immigration in relation to the Liverpool-Irish diaspora. The title, 12 Miles Out, references the location of Devlin’s photographs: 12 nautical miles from […]