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Team building

A new scheme to involve artists in the built environment was announced in February by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and A&B (Arts and Business). An investment of £500,000 over the next two years will engage […]

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Mind the gap

Openings is a year-long project run by the Art House in Doncaster designed to meet the gap in arts development aid in communities around the region. Organised in partnership with local authorities and cultural agencies, it will provide training and […]

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Howling Like Dogs, I Swallowed Solid Air
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Research trip

Works by Zarina Bhimji on show at inIVA are the result of research trips since 1998 to Uganda, the land of her birth. These visits also informed her first film Out of the blue, commissioned and co-produced by Documenta 11. […]

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Editorial – 2004 March

A recent symposium at Portsmouth’s Aspex Gallery explored the roles of public and commercial galleries, opens and prizes, in the development of an artist’s career. As Roy Exley discusses in Emergency this month, concerns were raised such as, “how do […]

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Letters – 2004 March

Remote relatives I found the recent APD event in Liverpool very thought provoking. It was certainly an eye-opener to hear what it’s like on the other side of the proverbial fence. To have four very different views presented served to […]

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Editorial – 2004 February

Identifying future patterns of living and working – within our sector and the world beyond – is a core function for national arts organisations like us. If we don’t know what people are thinking, and how their behaviour and relationships […]

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Letters – 2004 February

Following a public demonstration at the National Portrait Gallery’s 2003 BP Portrait Award, we are writing to voice our concerns about the issue. We believe climate change is the greatest weapon of mass destruction that we face. It is mostly […]

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All change

The Scottish Sculpture Trust will cease to operate from 31 March 2004 when funds are withdrawn by the Scottish Arts Council. In making the announcement in December, the trustees thanked everyone who has supported them over the years and helped […]

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Litmus
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Magic roundabouts

Five roundabouts in Rainham, London Borough of Havering, will become public art sites, all visible by motorists using the A13. Artists Jason Bruges and Katharine Willis from the Jason Bruges Studio were appointed from an open competition. This studio produces […]

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Gallery developments

London’s Whitechapel Gallery announced a £10m expansion in November. Due to open in 2007, Rotterdam-based Robbrecht en Daem Architecten have been appointed to create the new building that will fuse a dynamic engagement with the past with a fresh modern […]

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Lille culture

Lille Cultural Capital of Europe 2004 that kicked off in December 2003 and runs to November 2004 has three seasons and will include literally hundreds of exhibitions, concerts, films and performing arts events. ‘Metamorphoses’ is the theme for the year’s […]

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Epiphany
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Public sitings

Cumbrian-based Phil Morsman’s white fibreglass sculpture for the Royal Lancaster Infirmary marks the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of DNA. Made in twelve sections and back-lit with four neon colours, it is activated as darkness falls so that the intense, […]

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Gold skimmers evening bag and scarf
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Artists’ collaborations

Artist-led organisations in Somerset and Dorset have collaborated to create a series of exhibitions at Sherborne House. For the preview, twelve artists from SCA (Sherborne Contemporary Arts) and FAN (Frome Artists’ Network) will transform the gallery space, creating a challenging […]

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APD event

Remote relatives is the intriguing title of the first APD (Artists’ Professional Development) network event held at FACT, Liverpool on 3 February. Focusing on personal perspectives and international frameworks for artists’ professional development and open to organisations and individuals working […]

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What is curation?

Curators Kay Pallister and Rob Blackson (Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland) and artist Kelly Large will be in discussion at the next a-n Critical conversation, in Middlesbrough on 5 February. Exploring issues surrounding contemporary curation and the relationship between artists and […]

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Artists’ events in Scotland

We’ve had a great response to a-n’s Aberdeen event in partnership with Limousine Bull. Travel bursaries have enabled artists to travel from far away as Sutherland in the very north of Scotland to be at the event that featured presentations […]

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CreativePeople

This national umbrella organisation established in 2001, devoted to highlighting professional development training and opportunities offered by participating organisations for artists and arts professionals across all artforms, launched its portal in January. Designed to signpost the various groupings that make […]

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Who will win?
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Art means prizes

Our Christmas art pub quiz in December saw ten teams battle it out for a first prize of £100. Part of the networking artists networks pilot in the north east of England, the quiz produced the highest score rate in […]

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Installation view at Buyuk Valide Han, No 51, Istanbul
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8th Istanbul Biennial

Michelle Cotton examines how the local art scene reacts to the international attention focused on the city during the biennial.

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Dreamland Waltzer
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Seaside special

Mark Gubb visits Thanet in Kent to meet artists and hear about the cultural revival underway.

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Parasite (detail)
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The new territory

Jeremy Akerman talks to curator Jeremy Millar and artists Annelies Oberdanner and Tariq Alvi and asks what curators and artists want from each other.

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Coloured plastic coasters
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Design for life

Lucy Wilson profiles the work of design curator Rachael Barraclough, the fourth article of the ‘Crossing over’ series.

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Pavement Astronomer
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Scotland events

The programme of artists’ events in Scotland is kicking off in Aberdeen in January with an event in partnership with Limousine Bull. Exploring artists’ opportunities and strategies for crossing over between areas of practice the event will feature artists’ presentations […]

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Bata-ville production still
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Public commissions

Greyworld’s Bins and Benches hi-tech artwork has been selected for permanent installation at The Junction. Other artists short-listed were Robin Blackledge, Susan Collins, Dalziel and Scullion, Clive Gillman and Mark Goulthorpe. In Greyworld’s vision, intelligent bins and benches roam the […]

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