Amongst all the hyperbole, buzzwords, philosophical stances, and fission and fusion of arts disciplines, there is a tendency to forget that the primary philosophical question that the visual arts sets out to address is “What is beauty?”
Contents include: Professional development schemes for artists explored; Lauren Healey talks to Gallery Glue about its relationship to NAN; Kevin Carter, Civic Architects and Louise Kirkup in Collaborative relationships; plus recent projects outwith the urban in Rural responses. PDF version […]
Artist-architect team Kevin Carter and civic Architects discuss their work with Louise Kirkup, Principal Planner of Burnley Borough Council, in the latest in our collaborative relationships series.
With half the UK’s population residing outwith urban conurbations, and regional and arts and cultural policies prioritising local engagement, locations often regarded as countrified are strategically raising their art world profile through imaginative programmes and project.
In a world increasingly skewed by notions of commodity and markets, artists and creative practitioners must be proactive in seeking out opportunities that enable them to experiment and take the risks that will drive up the quality of their work.
Ellen Bell on her work.
Concerning the article by Lara Farrer (a-n Magazine, August) and the September response by Rachel Clapham quote, “Everybody has an opinion. It is just that in the past certain people’s opinion mattered more than others, and that is an ideology I would question.”
I was heartened to see that Grunts for the Arts, an artist organisation in London, organises training days to get artists in a more sportsman-like frame of mind.
The problem of exhibiting the product when the art is in the process – Chris Young considers the shortfalls of the gallery experience in exhibiting process-based art.
As someone who has tangled/tangoed with Arts Council England on a number of occasions over a number of years I was interested to read Debate, a-n Magazine September issue, about Genista McIntosh’s proposals for a more accountable, transparent and user friendly system.
This month’s art world movers.
The most recent Braziers international artists’ workshop enacted a purposeful shift, away from the idea of a residency as undisturbed individual activity, to that of a collaborative disruption of existing modes of practice.
A unique publication and DVD resource reflecting the work of key UK-based artists working in the 1990s and 2000s, and placing live art practices that are informed by questions of cultural identity within critical and historical frameworks, is now available.
New commissions by artists Richard Higlett and Jennie Savage will be presented by Locws International to coincide with the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts.
Now the largest photography festival in the UK, photomonth 08 encompasses over 100 exhibitions and events in more than sixty galleries and spaces in East London, featuring up to 500 photographers.
The October art fair frenzy kicks off with Art London 2-6 October at Royal Hospital Chelsea, celebrating its tenth anniversary by presenting eighty galleries, 1,000 artists and five continents.
New art spaces opening around the UK.
Led by London Printworks’ Director David Littler, who describes his two passions in life as textiles and music, the Sampler – Culture Clash project, is an attempt to bring the two cultures of embroidery and DJ-ing together to see what might happen when these cultures clash.
Glancing at the simmering surface of Lake Ontario in mid-summer, it’s hard to imagine that Toronto will be snow-covered for most of winter. The extreme conditions, however, don’t stop the city from boasting a vibrant art scene. Distinguishing itself from […]
The first-ever International Video art festival in Orebro, Sweden, kicks off in October.
Ruth Claxton, Postcard (Portrait of a Boy), cut postcard, 2008. Photo: Stuart Whipps
Contents include: Felicity Shillingford on collaboration, networking and reviving her practice, Mark Gubb tackles commissioners, consultants and artists on the hot topics around public art processes, and Lynn Harris and Paul Stanley talk about their collaborative working and subversive advertising. […]
Lauren Healey discusses Gallery Glue’s relationship to NAN.
Edited by Catherine Wilson, Community engagement explores the myriad ways artists can engage with specific communities via residencies, collaborations, cross-cultural projects and research. Alongside Wilson’s introductory text are interviews with artists Gayle Chong Kwan, Guyan Porter, Mauricio Dias and Walter […]
Felicity Shilingford discusses collaboration and networking within her practice.
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