23 May 06

Outcomes and issues: An appetite for change in the visual arts

Summary of the 2005–06 Future forecast programme, marking a-n’s 25th anniversary, presenting an overview of a comprehensive enquiry into the conditions of art production in the UK. The introduction contextualises the evidence within the current social and cultural climate, with the final section setting out a series of measures across five key areas that will enhance artists’ developments.

Summary of the twelve-month Future forecast programme with contributed essays from Becky Shaw: ‘Continuous practice for a 21st century artist’; Rohini Malik Okon: ‘To come in close’; Manick Govinda: ‘Unacknowledged legislators?’; Martin Vincent: ‘Artists’ working spaces of the future’; Sara Wajid: ‘Potent spaces or vanity publishing’; and S Mark Gubb: ‘Climate change’. The conclusion: ‘An appetite for change in the visual arts’ includes recommendations that challenge aspects of orthodox visual arts policy from an informed perspective.

Contributor:: Susan Jones, Gillian Nicol, Louise Wirz
Publisher:: a-n The Artists Information Company
Year:: 2006

Future forecast: Outcomes and issues

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