As part of our 25-year celebrations we’re holding networking events around the country for a-n subscribers, in conjunction with galleries and artist-led spaces in each region. Following the success of recent such events in Suffolk and Cardiff forthcoming dates for […]
As well as this year’s rigorous paper publishing schedule alongside a-n Magazine (see a-n news for upcoming guest editors and themes) we’re pushing ahead on new strategies for web-specific material and interactive content. This month sees publication on www.a-n.co.uk of […]
a-n’s research in 2004 defined a good practice framework on fees and payments to artists, that is supported by Arts Council England. The following annual and day rates are suggested from 1 September 2006. Experience level Annual £ excluding overheads […]
We welcome Castlefield Gallery as a new partner in development of a-n’s Jobs and Opportunities – updated weekly online. The focus will be to research those opportunities that are essentially artist-led. Drawing on its extensive network of peers and seeking […]
The success of the Future forecast research-based publication series has generated many favourable comments (including Manick Govinda’s epithet of “provocative”), and has been the catalyst for a new publications series due to start in June 2006. a-n Research papers will […]
Last year I did a residency at the IAAB, an international artists exchange programme in Basel, Switzerland.
Leigh French, co-editor of Variant, reports on the context and outcomes of The Cultural Commission. “Everything can be measured, and what can be measured can be managed.” McKinseys consultants “The very act of observing alters the reality being observed.” Heisenberg […]
I used to subscribe regularly to a-n many years ago and have just renewed my subscription online. In searching the site I have not been able to find anything collated (enlighten me please if I’m wrong!) specific for the more […]
Find it hard to believe that you gave so much page space to Artist’s story: Hewitt/Jordan/Beech et al (a-n Magazine July issue). Using tired, third-hand cliché-strewn conceptual art speak from yesteryear – just what do they think they are on […]
The rapid ongoing abrogation of boundaries and fusions in art, technology and society are the focal point for the 2005 Ars Electronica Festival. Held in Linz, Austria, 1-6 September, it comprises a fascinating mixture of events, conferences, symposia, exhibitions and […]
Thunder, a sound installation by Hannah Rickards commissioned by Media Art Bath, is presented at the city’s Central United Reformed Church until 11 September. Comprising a synthesised thunderclap produced by an eight-piece orchestra, the musical score by David Murphy is […]
Lucian Taylor is Cove Park’s 2005 crafts resident until 30 September. Funded by the Scottish Arts Council, this three-month residency supports a leading maker, applied artist or designer by providing time to concentrate on new projects and development of their […]
A letter in the July issue of a-n Magazine talked of there being a “fine line between voluntary work and blatant exploitation”. There are an increasing number of volunteer placements and internships on offer nowadays. One recently-listed volunteer offer stated […]
Southampton’s John Hansard Gallery is due to become the second biggest temporary exhibition gallery in the UK as part of a new multi-purpose arts complex in Southampton’s city centre. An Arts Council England award in July of £5.75 million will […]
ARC: Artists’ Resource Centre at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, is to launch ARC+ scheme this month. Through a programme of surgeries, seminars, critique groups and access to practical information and research facilities over the last two years, ARC has developed a […]
Flowers East, London
8 July – 8 August
Ale and Porter Arts, Bradford on Avon
16 July – 20 August
Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
30 June – 27 August
Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
25 June – 30 July
Spectacle Gallery, Birmingham
10-24 July
Creative 8 is a new initiative from the Clerkenwell Green Association (CGA) in London. It is a new style of 360 degree support for craft exhibitions and designer makers supported by the Arts Council, England. Eight designer makers will be […]
Environmental regeneration agency Groundwork East Midlands is working with five nationally recognised artists to embed a more highly developed approach to arts commissioning. This project builds on a growing recognition within business and charitable sectors – Groundwork’s main networks – […]
London is awash with design this month, when the London Design Festival takes place. Established in 2003 to celebrate and promote London and the UK’s creativity, it acts as an umbrella, encompassing activity from across the design spectrum. The first […]
Contents include: PARTNERS initiative places Scottish artists in local communities. Group shows including ‘New Contemporaries’ reviewed, plus putting the ‘temporary’ into Contemporary Art Norwich. Letters on teaching, school residencies and voluntary work. Graham Dolphin remembers Berlin, Dan Willson pictures his […]
89% of those attending a Code of Practice event in 2004 said it provided practical examples they could employ in their practice and 87% said it suggested where they could go to for access to further advice and information. As […]
