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A pity you did not see fit to credit Pieter Bruegel with the original design of Nicky Coutts Seem – In The Snow from ‘The Art of White’ exhibition review (December issue of a-n Magazine). What has removing the figures […]

Laura Dyer, Executive Director of the Arts Council England East Midlands region, responds to last month’s open letter from EMACA.

“The big difference between working in Britain and Europe is that here, you are not really expected to debate ideas. Money and marketing are what matter most. We live in an events culture in the UK.” 1 This remark from […]

I read a-n’s publication Future forecast: Curated Space, edited by Manick Govinda. I thought it was really good and was inspired. Especially liked Louise Short and The Centre of Attention’s Pierre Coinde’s contributions and have written their comments in my […]

The email scam age seems to have finally hit artists. In addition to letters asking me to transfer stolen millions into my bank account, adverts for Viagra, offers of property to buy on Colorado golf courses and hard porn, scams […]

Flexible approaches and imaginative thinking were at the forefront of the debates.

A word of caution to all those who are considering the many commissions on offer in the NHS – a lot of money is available, but it brings its own unique risks. Having successfully tendered for a major commission at […]

As part of my research study, I am trying to track down a number of artists who have been given support by the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation at some time or other to interview. I would be grateful if the following […]

Tarze Edwards, Chair of EMACA, speaks out about Arts Council England’s decision to ‘transfer funds from an unknown and failing project’.

What if every school had a studio where children, parents, carers and teachers had the opportunity to experience art and discuss ideas with artists on a daily basis? What if every regeneration programme included a team of artists from the […]

I attended the Junst event in Rotterdam, advertised in a-n last month, and thought you might like feedback: The exhibition was full, and what struck me at first was the vitality and variety of the 500 exhibitors’ work. It was […]

Congratulations on presenting such a useful and informative paper free of all the trappings of social comment, politics and other indulgences. Keep it informative and precise. It has been very difficult discovering all the exhibition sending in days, facilities on […]

Just a short note of thanks for asking us to participate in the Social space think-tank in September. We felt it really began to explore some of the important issues around the making of art in social space. In an […]

I may be on my own with this but I wonder if you might actively consider putting an end to publishing what increasingly appears like churlish in-fighting and squabbling on your letters pages. I feel like I’m having to read […]

Exchange between public and private can be difficult – as politicians find when arguing for corporate investment into education, healthcare and transport. But what might first appear to be radically different viewpoints are perhaps less so when notions of sustainability […]

Yes we did find your comments quite amusing in our post match knees up. Oh dear, you got it all wrong. Funnily enough on the other side of the bridge the text is in Italian! Oops, there goes your lame […]

Paul O’Kane’s excessively witless review of the ‘excessive wit’ in my paintings shown at the ‘Borealis’ exhibition (a-n Magazine September) is just that. Who the hell is this ‘renowned’ George Blacklock? Renowned for what? I’ve never heard of him, nor […]

A few points on making an application to Arts Council England’s Grants for the arts scheme. One key difficulty is contacting your local Arts Council England (ACE) arts officer. All too frequently emails or calls are not returned and this […]

As well as this year’s rigorous paper publishing schedule alongside a-n Magazine (see a-n news for upcoming guest editors and themes) we’re pushing ahead on new strategies for web-specific material and interactive content. This month sees publication on www.a-n.co.uk of […]

I used to subscribe regularly to a-n many years ago and have just renewed my subscription online. In searching the site I have not been able to find anything collated (enlighten me please if I’m wrong!) specific for the more […]

Find it hard to believe that you gave so much page space to Artist’s story: Hewitt/Jordan/Beech et al (a-n Magazine July issue). Using tired, third-hand cliché-strewn conceptual art speak from yesteryear – just what do they think they are on […]

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. […]

Feedback from artists involved in July’s artists’ research trip to Berlin highlights some of the benefits from artists’ involvement in the NAN initiative. Miranda Whall, in Berlin for a six-month residency, and organiser of the Berlin programme confirms how doing […]