The first three-day Mediarama new media arts festival took place last November at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) in Seville. Artist Lindsay Perth was invited to curate a selection of new media work by women artists.
This month sees the second leg of an international project in Edinburgh. ‘Art in the Home’ will involve artists installing their work in private residences across the city. Here Paul Carter, shares his experience of the first leg of the project in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Training is critical to success and developing new areas of practice. In response to this need we have created a new heading in opportunities entitled ‘Professional development’. This section will cover training courses, business planning and professional advice events, mentoring schemes and more, all specifically designed to help artists develop their careers. To introduce this new section, artist Neil Robinson writes about his experiences on a postgraduate course for budding professional artists.
The Applied Arts Agency is an exhibition space and commissioning agency, showcasing contemporary applied arts. The gallery space has a changing programme of four exhibitions a year and is open to speculative ideas for future shows. Last year Applied Arts […]
In February 2001 Calypso design, sisters Mia and Janie Andrews, were invited by South Bucks District Council to design a mosaic for an environmental improvement scheme in the village of Burnham. They were contacted after the arts officer for South […]
Alan McFetridge first applied to the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in 2000 after a photojournalist friend told him about the juried exhibition. Living in New Zealand at the time he was disappointed when none of his prints were selected. On […]
In September 2001, Hartlepool Borough Council advertised the post of ‘Environmental Improvements and Art Link Officer’. Guy Rawlinson explains how the project is progressing after the appointment of two artists to the post. The Headland, Hartlepool is undergoing a major […]
As a result of a call last year to southwest artists and multimedia producers, Clark Digital Bursary awards have now been made. Offered as collaboration between Watershed and PVA, the awards are designed to provide opportunities for creative development and […]
A collaboration between Steve Hines and Nexus generated a temporary public artwork focused around optimism. Sited on the Cullercoats Metro station on the coast-to-Newcastle line, Faith, hope and charity aimed to bring a feeling of warmth and love during the […]
Lancashire Artists Network is a pilot project funded by North West Arts’ Employing Creativity Scheme which aims to support development of the county’s creative industries and professional artists. Coordinated by Lancaster-based media organisation Folly, work is now underway to collect […]
The Arts Council of England has awarded a £2,464,783 lottery grant towards Camden Arts Centre’s £4million redevelopment project. Building work will commence this summer for the new building to open in 2003. The elegant new design has been developed by […]
An international art exhibition on 19-24 March organised by graduating Curating Contemporary Art MA students at the Royal College of Art, London offers a chance to participate in the activities of some of the world’s most dynamic art organisations. To […]
Project articulate is a collaborative partnership between artists Lucy Pedlar and Fran Bossom for whom education work is integral to their practice. The project proposes continuous action-research into new strategies for mediating between artist, artwork and audiences of all ages. […]
Moira Jeffrey visits the Scottish Highlands and Islands to see how a bid for European Capital of Culture is affecting artists and art organisations.
Joanne Lee discusses the evolution of communication and collaboration strategies with Flasch – a group of artists working across northern European countries.
Rosemary Shirley explores ways artists are working in or with remote locations and how new technologies are being employed.
Sunil Gupta, curator with OVA, explains how the organisation promotes cultural diversity in contemporary art.
In the summer of 2001 Philip Kennedy travelled to Tuscany as a recipient of a Juliet Gomperts Memorial Trust award.
The Kamiyama artist in residence programme (KAIR) was established in 1998 by local businessmen, and is supported by schools and cultural institutions, to bring creative energy to a rural community with few cultural resources. Robin Dance gives an account of his participation in the programme in 2000.
Graham Ramsay reports on the artscene in Canada’s largest city.
London-based artist Michal Ohana-Cole applied to an Artlink advert in the January 2001 issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE and was selected for the 2002 show themed ‘the way we see ourselves’. “One of my exhibited works – Secret Delights – is […]
Kate Baden Fuller was one of thirteen artists selected to make work for the new extension to the Mater Hospital in Belfast. Commissioned to design and make a back-lit stained glass panel for the entrance hall and café area, she […]
K Hare is currently studying an artist in residence BTEC in Professional Development at Kensington and Chelsea College. Her oil paintings are abstract but contain subject related to the landscape and make frequent reference to the horse. Hare works intuitively […]
Lewisham College advertised the post of Visiting Artist in Drawing in the July 2001 issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE. Nicky Hodge, a painter with Danielle Arnaud gallery in London, was the successful applicant. Here she describes her first term at the college.
Technological and scientific research is the focus for three new technology fellowships at Kettle’s Yard Cambridge, awarded to Simon Biggs, Mark Palmer and Alexa Wright. These have been created through a collaboration with the university’s research network Crucible and the […]
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