Identity
The Old Postal Museum, Bath
25 May 9 June
The Old Postal Museum, Bath
25 May 9 June
Spacex, Exeter
19 May 14 July
Contents include: Manick Govinda calls for action against ACE’s cuts to Grants for the Arts. Extracts from Margareta Kern’s blog on Projects unedited. Reviews from Oxford, Liverpool, Leeds and London. Jo Wilson on the built environment and public art, plus news from The Showroom’s annual conference. PDF version [size 4.2MB]. Requires pdf reader.
Sonya Dyer’s publication questions assumptions about non-white artists, curators and administrators that shape the current diversity landscape, and suggests alternative ways forward.
Sonya Dyer’s publication questions assumptions about non-white artists, curators and administrators that shape the current diversity landscape, and suggests alternative ways forward. Pdf laserprint quality version of a-n Research paper: Boxed in [size 2.5MB]. Requires pdf reader.
Jessica Preston, Circles & Cones, 3D textiles, cotton, 2007.
Published this month is the fourth in the a-n Research paper series presenting and distributing across our wide constituency Sonya Dyers Boxed in: how cultural diversity policies constrict black artists1
AIR news.
I doubt if this letter will get to you, but I hope it does and that you have a chance to read it and seriously consider what I have to say.
Last year I responded to an offer of funding by the Juliet Gomperts Trust (JGT) which was advertised in a-n Magazine.
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.
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.
Public art is the opportunity for an artist to affect a locality, and to engage and challenge its community.
As part of London Sustainability Weeks 2007, AIR member Ana Antonio Gill has created a life-size polar bear made entirely from recycled materials for the Love London Recycled Sculpture Show, Sun and Doves pub, Camberwell, London.
Produced as part of Gavin Wades ongoing project Strategic Questions, this time working with artist Alec Finlay, 100 Verses for the 3 Estates resulted from a collaboration with residents of three housing estates in Kings Norton, Birmingham.
Niki Russell reports from The Showroom 4th Annual Conference, 26 May 2007
Melanie Stidolph reports from the recent professional development session.
Rockwell, London
13 April 10 June
Russell Martin’s guide to running your own gallery demystifies the process of setting up an artist-led space and highlights the issues to consider before taking such a step.
Jeanie Finlay points artists in the right direction on the road to self promotion.
This guide by Jonathan Waring covers the process of establishing a studio group: from having the initial idea, bringing together a likeminded group of artists and getting hold of a space, to running the studios effectively on a day-to-day basis.
Commissioned through the Creative Lewisham Agency for University Hospital Lewisham, London, Chris Marshalls recently installed Blue Well aims to evoke tranquillity, calm and meditation within the context of a sensitive and critical environment.
From discarded household detritus and prosthetic limbs to the exploration of themes of religious intolerance and myths of urban history, Norwich is the location this summer for Contemporary Art Norwich 2007, a multi-venue biennial that celebrates the depth and breadth of Norwichs expanding cultural scene.
Fifteen + One celebrates the work of Axis design practice and its creative collaborations with artists. It profiles sixteen very different publications of artists work, ranging from exhibition catalogues to artists books, and includes a broad range of styles and design approaches.
The contemporary visual arts organisation ProjectBase has been established to commission internationally established artists to work with local communities to present exciting and innovative projects.