Investing in art
This month, a-n’s Newcastle offices have seen the hanging of our first purchase of artists’ work.
This month, a-n’s Newcastle offices have seen the hanging of our first purchase of artists’ work.
New research from innovative think-tank Mission Models Money (MMM), developed through a partnership with the Cultural Leadership Programme, is exploring and developing a body of theory and practice about the competencies, qualities and attributes that will equip people working in the cultural sector to thrive in the fast changing, complex, uncertain and unpredictable operating environment.
Manchester-based Cornerhouse in collaboration with FutureEverything, is hosting an artist in residence on 12-15 May.
Managed by Art Projects and Solutions, Forming Ideas is a curatorial development programme that aims to broaden and stimulate debate around contemporary craft practice for curators working across England in art galleries, museums and independently.
Simon Morse, Little Bastards, dial, LED, switch, vinyl, acrylic and transfers on aluminium unit, 26x16x9cm, 2009.
In a recent editorial I recalled a-n’s Code of Practice for artists and how its list of key principles can be used to inform decision making and negotiations in all aspects of an artist’s professional work. The first of the four principles Contribute Confidently seems particularly apt to this issue, in which the theme of Risk is identified as an underlying condition to several stories and features.
A response to the recent Debate piece: Why are artists poor?
A response to the recent Debate pieces: Weakening the Foundations and Why are Artists Poor?
As an artist, curator and writer Rachel Marsden considers the importance placed on the written word in conveying artworks to visitors.
Some tips and advice on your strategies and approaches for artists and arts freelancers.
Sarah Harvey, Promise.
Exploring new initiatives within galleries, education and commissioning.
Artist Kirsten Lavers and Andy O’Hanlon (Arts Development Officer for South Cambridgeshire District Council) talk about Kirsten’s appointment as community artist for Orchard Park, which led to the ambitious multi-layered collaborative project, Crop Marks.
Contents include: Widening participation and How to improve your chances of getting work features; artist Jonathan Baxter reports on Hans Abbing’s talk Why are Artists Poor? in Debate; Big Picture is Promise by Sarah Harvey; Kirsten Lavers and Andy O’Hanlon […]
Alinah Azadeh and Rosa Nguyen are the latest artists to exhibit new work as part of The shape of things initiative, which has awarded bursaries to nine artists to create new work for display at public museums and galleries.
Over recent years the discussion around the current state of art teaching, and that of art education, has come to the fore.
Twenty four-year old London photographer Laura Pannack has scooped top prize in the portrait singles category at this year’s World Press Photo contest for her work Graham.
Cultural Leadership Programme’s Meeting the Challenge initiative, set up to support and nurture current and future leaders, offered an open submission inviting organisations to apply.
Seven young people aged between sixteen and twenty-four started Suffolk’s first ever Creative Apprenticeships back in January.
A one-day symposium in April developed by In Certain Places is aimed at urban planners, artists, public art commissioners, architects, urban designers and people with an interest in the future of cities.
This month’s blog selection.
In March The National Campaign for the Arts staged the ‘This country can no longer afford to subsidise the arts’ debate.
Work from ‘Locws Schools’, an exhibition by pupils from five Swansea schools who responded to the 2009 Art Across The City programme by Locws International.
The Crafts Council celebrated the 6,000 people who’ve so far signed up to the Craft Matters initiative with March’s event at the House of Lords that also launched www.craftmatters.org.uk.
Ansuman Biswas reviews Who You Are?, Chris Goode’s response to Miroslaw Balka’s How it is, as part of ‘Experiences of the Dark’, 15 March 2010, Tate Modern, London.