Report first published in 2007 on www.forma.org.uk after an exciting year in which Forma achieved substantial growth in terms of programme, turnover and structure.
An introduction by Charlotte Frost to the different projects Electra has instigated utilising its own brand of ‘crosscontextualisation’ to co-opt audiences from existing genres.
Charlotte Frost delves into the on and offline world of Furtherfield.org, where web surfers are encouraged and enabled to become co-producers in art making/situating via platforms such as VisitorsStudio and projects like DIWO (Do It With Others).
Contents include: How do other artists feel about unpaid public art competitions? Reviews from Luxembourg, Glasgow and Rotterdam. Artist-led strategies and programmes that support professional development plus report on Professional development through networking scheme. Artists developing their practice and careers […]
With reference to the production of inter-disciplinary visual arts, Charlotte Frost indicates the types of activities involved, art forms which respond well to this style of collaboration and some of the difficulties experienced by production agencies in working in this way.
Gillian Nicol introduces this month’s a-n Collection and considers the implication of the ACE Turning point recommendations on RFOs.
Lesley Halliwell, 20 Assorted Colour Inks (Burnt Sienna), 45x40cm, biro on paper. Photo: Peter Hope.
Manick Govinda’s profile of Paul Hamlyn Foundation, one of the most respected and innovative grant-giving trusts in the UK
Developing your practice and career beyond the UK
A bill that will establish a new body to support arts and culture in Scotland has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament.
Chris Brown introduces a rulebook to guide you through the whys and wherefores of artist-led activity.
Lauren Healey’s overview of the Professional development through networking scheme.
Introduction to Artists’ strategies and self-management
New appointments in visual arts, development and curating
Artist-led strategies to support professional development have often proved to be the most successful.
Initiated by New Work Network (NWN) in 2007, the Activator programme is a developing strategy to build on the organisation’s track record for supporting the development of new performance, live and interdisciplinary arts.
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.
The Crafts Council Development Award is aimed at makers in the first three years of their practice, working in England.
The Collecting Live Art symposium that launched independent curatorial initiative Collecting Live Art addressed key issues surrounding the collection, sustainability and legacy of live art.
The first ever comprehensive plan for government support for the creative industries was published in February.
The Art and Design Index to Theses.
“The vague meanderings and fly-blown world of kitsch post modernism seem to have lost their ways..
Manick Govinda on the often secretive processes behind awards by nomination as well as the benefits for artists in terms of recognition and critical acclaim.
Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
26 January – 6 April
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
6-10 February
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