a-n Magazine 2006 September - a-n The Artists Information Company

Since advertising in February a-n Magazine, Phoenix Arts, Leicester has commissioned three new pieces of work that enable the audience to interact on and offline around the city.

The second edition of the Gstaad international short film festival for artists’ films took place from 25-27 August.

In order to ensure their fees keep track with their level of experience and the general rate of increases in costs of living and overheads, September’s a good time for artists to review their approaches to budgeting and charging.

Plagues of lice, locusts, frogs and flies, a twenty-fivemetre high sacrificial sculpture and a cast of thousands will on 30 September dramatically transform the south coast town of Margate into a colourful and contemporary setting for an epic film inspired by the Old Testament Book of Exodus, in which the town’s residents will play all of the parts.

Martin Prothero, whose approach to his practice was featured in a-n’s Artist’s stories in 2003, was one of eight artists commissioned to carry out research projects for RANE (Research in Art Nature & Environment).

Four Scotland-based artists were awarded £5,000 each after being short-listed for the 2006 Aspect Prize.

Six innovative new commissions by animate! tv will receive a terrestrial TV premiere on Channel 4 in November.

The second Body Navigation ‘international festival of contemporary arts’ ran 6-9 July 2006 across varied sites, spanning the park on Elagin Island and the urban sprawl of St Petersburg.

Northern Print Studio will move to new premises in October.

In September, the A Foundation launches Greenland Street, a major new contemporary art centre in Liverpool.