The programme of presentations and seminars to promote application of our new Code of Practice for the Visual Arts is rolling out across the UK over coming months. Dates have been set for events in partnership with Artquest, Artsadmin, Site […]
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In December Taslim Martin and Dale Devereux Barker shared their experiences of working in both commercial and public sectors with artists in Hexham. Both artists have recently completed new public art works Dale as a result of workshops with the […]
We’ve been working on a series of information packs highlighting a-n’s activities and editorial content, ideal for use as supporting material at conferences, artists events and seminars. Material includes: www.a-n.co.uk information sheets on professional practice, artists’ collaborations and public art […]
A new project developed by Engage has been designed to improve participation in art galleries by young people. Initially devised to promote good practice with ‘at risk’ young people, research and consultation revealed that a more holistic and integrated approach […]
Cordaelia Craine, who moulds soft leather to produce fashion showpieces, has won a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship worth £3,750. This will enable her to go to Spain and Italy to study the ancient leather moulding techniques still in use today. Queen […]
London-based Gasworks Gallery has temporarily closed as the first stage in an extensive refurbishment of the building. This will see redevelopment of the ground floor and entrance to include disabled access, a public reading area, an information space, improved workspace […]
A new public sculpture by Monica Bonvicini mounted at London Institute is designed to question just how close can you get to art. Don’t miss a sec incorporates a cube structure made of one-way glass and a fully-functional prison toilet. […]
Fresh Art 2004, as advertised in the November issue, is now being replaced by a new show entitled On the wall, which will see a more inclusive selection strategy and a broader cross section of artworks. Artists participating will receive […]
Kathleen Forde reports from the 7th International Festival of Video/Arte/Electronica in Lima, Peru.
Isabella Oulton examines the current debates around the status of artists in France as raised at The First National Visual Artists’ Forum.
Rohini Malik Okon explores the evolving relationship between Faisal Abdu’Allah and The Agency Contemporary.
Diana Yeh reports from the ‘Fieldworks: Dialogues between Art and Anthropology’ symposium.
Jane Watt looks into professional development initiatives available to artists working in the public domain, in the fourth of the six-part series ‘Navigating Places’.
We take this opportunity to thank the many artists who we’ve worked with over the past twelve months – as advisers and consultants, on the Networking Artists Networks initiative, and as presenters and trainers on our professional practice and artists’ […]
I have often thought some of the pictures you choose for your front cover to be rather odd. The November image (John Goto’s Pasturelands) was no exception. The image raises no particular question other than why choose it? I think […]
Libby Anson talks to Juan delGado and the Wellcome Trust about his residency.
Henna Asikainen reports from the Fifth International Conference on Environmental Aesthetics.
Scott Sherry reports from an artist-initiated festival of publicly-sited artworks.
It was refreshing to read Jane Watt’s account of the two successful collaborations between architects and artists in November’s a-n Magazine (Back to school). All too often it seems that artists have been roped in at the last minute to […]
I read with shock about the threatened closure of the gallery at Glasgow’s Tramway (News, November a-n Magazine). As an artist based in the north west of England, I have regularly visited Glasgow specifically to see exhibitions at Tramway and […]
Our ongoing programme of presentations and seminars to promote application of our new Code of Practice for the Visual Arts was launched at Fruitmarket Gallery’s ‘Scotland Now’ event, aimed at new graduates and professional artists, on 1 November. This was […]
As part of the Networking Artists Networks pilot in the north east of England, we’ve invited artist Louise Short to bring her famous art pub quiz to the region. It’s the perfect opportunity to take part in a fun, informal […]
Commissioning editor Brigid Howarth is co-director (with Ben Coode-Adams) of Artefact Projects. In collaboration with The Manchester Museum they have been developing a project that experiments with low cost, temporary and innovative solutions to the problems of gallery and museum […]
a-n’s Newcastle offices were the venue in November for an installation and projection by Amsterdam-based artist Hermelinde Hergenhahn, as part of ‘Space Between Us’, a Vane exhibition curated by Una Henry and Thomas Peutz of SMART Project Space, Amsterdam. Also […]
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