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Seeing the Wood for the Trees
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Ecology examined

Martin Prothero, whose approach to his practice was featured in a-n’s Artist’s stories in 2003, was one of eight artists commissioned to carry out research projects for RANE (Research in Art Nature & Environment).

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Towards a Promised Land Part 2
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Exodus

Plagues of lice, locusts, frogs and flies, a twenty-fivemetre high sacrificial sculpture and a cast of thousands will on 30 September dramatically transform the south coast town of Margate into a colourful and contemporary setting for an epic film inspired by the Old Testament Book of Exodus, in which the town’s residents will play all of the parts.

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The Code of Practice - artists
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Artists’ fees update

In order to ensure their fees keep track with their level of experience and the general rate of increases in costs of living and overheads, September’s a good time for artists to review their approaches to budgeting and charging.

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Artists paid

Just five months after the arrival of the Artist’s Resale Right, British artists are to receive their first royalty payouts from DACS. Distributions were made during July, with artists seeing the first tangible results of ten years of campaigning for […]

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Closure threatened

Sherborne House in Dorset faces an uncertain future following rejection of a £3 million Heritage Lottery Fund application to safeguard this Grade 1 listed building and secure its status as a Regional Centre for the Visual Arts. “The reaction is […]

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Good exhibition practice
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Negotiating an exhibition

In the world outside the arts, when someone offers something – a house for sale, a job, work from a tradesperson, a proposal of marriage even – this is generally the opening gambit in a negotiation process by which what […]

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Shimmering
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Arts in mental health focus

The Lightbox, the new gallery and museum currently under construction in Woking, Surrey, is pioneering an innovative mental health and art project that aligns the history of this sensitive and often misrepresented area with current day attitudes. Artist Rachel Gadsden, […]

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It costs the Earth
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Climate change, cultural change

The programme ‘Climate Change: Cultural Change’ took place in June, 2006 in Newcastle-Gateshead, curated by Helix Arts with CarbonNeutralNewcastle.

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Revolutionsbedarf
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Art Berlin

The 2006 Art Forum Berlin – the renowned international trade fair for contemporary art organised by Messe Berlin GmbH in cooperation with an international art gallery advisory board – runs 30 September to 4 October 2006.

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Paper messages to Buddha at a temple in Kamakura
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City of contradictions

Caroine Wright on the exchange programme between Norwich School of Art and Design and Asagaya School of Art and Design, Tokyo.

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New union benefit

Artists in Scotland will benefit from a new insurance deal negotiated by the Scottish Artists Union (SAU) executive committee.

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Own Art guidance

June saw the publication by Arts Council England and the Scottish Arts Council of a series of contract checklists and Q&As (created by the writer) for galleries participating in the ‘Own Art’ scheme which offers interest-free credit (up to £2,000) to buyers of contemporary art and craft.

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Regeneration raised

A definitive guide to London’s Thames Gateway has been provided by ‘Turning the Tide’, an exhibition at New London Architecture (NLA) until 2 September 2006.

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Rotterdam report

Here in the Netherlands, many artists take the normal route of renting houses/apartments and studios as they would in any other country.

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As Big as a House
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Thinking about public art

In the past, the products of public art tended to be manifested through regeneration schemes such as the GardenFestivals (Stoke on Trent, Glasgow and Gateshead) and a spirited campaign instigated by the (then) Arts Council of Great Britain for ‘per cent for art’.

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I Love America And America Loves Me
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Prizes and awards

Art prizes are much valued by artists, not only because they provide some much-needed cash that can go towards new work but also for their profile-raising value that supports artists’ career development.

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New film fund

The Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation in conjunction with Arts Council England and with the support of the Institute of Contemporary Arts has launched BRITDOCART.

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Peak Days 2004
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New online gallery

An innovative and thought-provoking online photography gallery showcasing the best in regional talent, was launched in June.

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Studio moves

Pallas Heights Gallery and Pallas Studios have been forced to close after serving the art and local communities for ten years in the North Inner City of Dublin.

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Park Land
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Curator appointed

Hannah Firth will be the Curator for Wales at the Venice Biennale of Art 2007, joining the team headed by Michael Nixon.

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Markets for art

The Art Guide is a web-based listings site from Castlefield Gallery.

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Dual Image with Red, Brown and Blue (Double-sided Perspex relief for Tramway)
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New commissions

Toby Paterson’s commission for Glasgow’s Tramway has now been permanently installed.

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To be or not to be

Last year FASED hosted a panel discussion about the place of disability in creative identity.

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European funds

For those worried about the impact of loss of EU funds for their cultural industries information and business development programmes, keep a beady eye on www.euclid.info As ever, the bureaucracy is running behind the practicalities and whilst the Culture 2000 […]

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Bruxelles 05
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Die Spinnerei

The Spinnerei is a compelling place, because of the great creative atmosphere and the availability of large, dynamic show spaces.

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