The rapid ongoing abrogation of boundaries and fusions in art, technology and society are the focal point for the 2005 Ars Electronica Festival. Held in Linz, Austria, 1-6 September, it comprises a fascinating mixture of events, conferences, symposia, exhibitions and […]
Thunder, a sound installation by Hannah Rickards commissioned by Media Art Bath, is presented at the citys Central United Reformed Church until 11 September. Comprising a synthesised thunderclap produced by an eight-piece orchestra, the musical score by David Murphy is […]
Lucian Taylor is Cove Parks 2005 crafts resident until 30 September. Funded by the Scottish Arts Council, this three-month residency supports a leading maker, applied artist or designer by providing time to concentrate on new projects and development of their […]
A letter in the July issue of a-n Magazine talked of there being a fine line between voluntary work and blatant exploitation. There are an increasing number of volunteer placements and internships on offer nowadays. One recently-listed volunteer offer stated […]
Southamptons John Hansard Gallery is due to become the second biggest temporary exhibition gallery in the UK as part of a new multi-purpose arts complex in Southamptons city centre. An Arts Council England award in July of £5.75 million will […]
ARC: Artists Resource Centre at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, is to launch ARC+ scheme this month. Through a programme of surgeries, seminars, critique groups and access to practical information and research facilities over the last two years, ARC has developed a […]
Flowers East, London
8 July 8 August
Ale and Porter Arts, Bradford on Avon
16 July 20 August
Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
30 June 27 August
Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
25 June 30 July
Spectacle Gallery, Birmingham
10-24 July
Creative 8 is a new initiative from the Clerkenwell Green Association (CGA) in London. It is a new style of 360 degree support for craft exhibitions and designer makers supported by the Arts Council, England. Eight designer makers will be […]
Environmental regeneration agency Groundwork East Midlands is working with five nationally recognised artists to embed a more highly developed approach to arts commissioning. This project builds on a growing recognition within business and charitable sectors Groundworks main networks […]
London is awash with design this month, when the London Design Festival takes place. Established in 2003 to celebrate and promote London and the UKs creativity, it acts as an umbrella, encompassing activity from across the design spectrum. The first […]
Contents include: PARTNERS initiative places Scottish artists in local communities. Group shows including ‘New Contemporaries’ reviewed, plus putting the ‘temporary’ into Contemporary Art Norwich. Letters on teaching, school residencies and voluntary work. Graham Dolphin remembers Berlin, Dan Willson pictures his […]
Read the Social space interviews in full along with Becky Shaw’s Introduction and Matters arising.
89% of those attending a Code of Practice event in 2004 said it provided practical examples they could employ in their practice and 87% said it suggested where they could go to for access to further advice and information. As […]
Do you work with fine/contemporary art, photography, new media or other visual arts projects which result in participants’ work being exhibited? It may be alongside the artist’s work, as part of the artist’s work, or separately as a spin-off project. […]
Social space addresses dynamics and divergences within artist’s practice in the social realm. Guest edited by Becky Shaw with contributors including Ricardo Basbaum, Sarah Cole, Lubaina Himid, Richard Layzell, Andre Stitt and Una Walker. The second publication in Future forecast […]
A year into this strategic action research project aimed at connecting artists and their networks, we are delighted to announce Esmée Fairbairn Foundations commitment to three-year funding in support of enhancing the number of UK artists bursaries available. The project […]
Artists are our major stakeholders, contributing over £340K annually in subscription income. In turn, we return over £120K annually to artists through employment and commissions for research, writing and presentations. As part of our ongoing commitment to consulting with artists […]
Look out in September for Good exhibition practice with contributions by Lee Corner and Paul Glinkowski. Subscribers automatically receive copies of each of our 25-year publications. a-n Magazine August 2005
Weve had an excellent quality of response to 2005degrees unedited, our critical showcase of graduate exhibitions and new writing. Christine Durrant reviewed Swindon Colleges Drawing for Fine Art Practice including Deborah Edwardess gentle narratives [that] conjure up a quiet surreal […]
This month’s artist’s story took the unusual form of a comic strip.
Graham Dolphin created a text-work inspired by his weekend on the artists’ research trip to Berlin, 1-3 July. Dolphin’s work also featured on the cover of August a-n Magazine.