Contents include: Features include: Residencies and collaborations and Funding the arts locally; in Debate Mark Dean asks is art the new religion? In Collaborative relationships artist David Cotterrell and Projects Director Carolyn Black discuss communication, mutual trust and the benefits […]
Local authority cuts as seen from the frontline of visual arts providers.
A selection of projects that focus on the development of artists’ practice and their engagement with local communities.
A-n’s Collaborative relationships series exposes the working relationships between artists and the wide range of professionals they choose to collaborate with. In this article, artist David Cotterrell and Projects Director Carolyn Black reflect on the realisation of a unique and demanding work for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail.
That 63% of those currently on contract to a-n are practitioners demonstrates our commitment to providing income for artists.
Igloo, the collective comprising artists Ruth Gibson and Bruno Martelli, present Visitor, a new installation at the Apthorp Gallery, artsdepot, London.
Speaking at the Culture Change conference in January, Arts Minister Ed Vaizey called on arts organisations to embrace new technology as a resource to engage and develop audiences.
Doug Jones, Men at work.
Artist Parents Talking (APT) supported by a-n and a NAN Go and See research bursary, has successfully bid for £7,147 from Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts.
To stand the test of time, arts organisations re-immerse themselves into their values to stay ahead and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow is no exception.
W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy)
In advance of 2012’s arts cuts, some important production organisations supporting visual arts’ practice will shortly close.
A new addition to Manchester’s artist-led activity, The Art Corner gallery’s curatorial team comprises emerging artists and art students.
The majority of RFOs across art form have an annual income of less than
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
5 November – 5 February
Alma Enterprises, London
19 November – 16 January
Tenderpixel, London
13 January – 3 February
Eastside Projects, Birmingham
27 November – 29 January
Nicola Williams, Cement Garden, 2009.
Concerning the word ‘spiritual’ in art. Mark Dean considers the historical roots of art’s contemporary alliances to spirituality and asks whether art is the new religion.
Dany Louise’s response to State of the Arts conference
Dan Thompson’s letter in response to the State of the Arts conference
Cameron’s Big Society has been criticised for being a cover for spending cuts. Its proposal to shift power from central government to communities and volunteers is not enough to maintain services that will be compromised by deep cuts, many argue.
