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From seafronts to stables
A selection of projects, residencies and exhibitions taking place outside the big cities this autumn.
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A preoccupation with cultivation
Elizabeth Wewiora looks at allotment-based practice among contemporary artists.
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Navigating the career path
Online editor Richard Taylor interviews artists Maria Bojanowska, Sarah Rowles, Alice Ladenburg and Andrew Maclean about their approach to professional development in the early stages of a career in the arts.
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Resources, knowledge and sustainability
Current professional development support schemes for visual artists in the UK.
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Hijacking natural systems: a journey of discovery inside our cells
In 2010 artist Jo Berry embarked on a period of research within the School of Biomedical Sciences at Nottingham University Medical School, alongside Tim Self and Dr Nicholas Holliday. Here they recount the experience of an artist working in a ‘live’ scientific research environment, and the ways that the two disciplines of art and science can benefit each other to a wider audience.
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a-n Magazine September 2011
Contents include: Is collaboration different in the visual arts? Gillian Nicol reports from ‘Stronger Together’, an event held in Newcastle in June and Nick Sharp discusses IP and copyright issues that arise through collaborative practices; in Debate Kate Phillimore and […]
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Re: What do festivals add to a city?
In her article asking ‘What festivals add to a city’ (a-n Magazine, July-August 2011), Dany Louise points out that local authorities tend to favour them for extrinsic reasons like improved tourism and city profile. Based on my recent experience in Folkestone, where I was undertaking a short residency, I would argue that these supposedly extrinsic reasons are in danger of eclipsing the intrinsic benefits, as festivals are increasingly understood within the context of urban development and economic growth.
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Jester-curator
Kate Phillimore and Matthew de Pulford propose the jester as a vehicle for understanding playfulness, mediation, diplomacy and rebellion within curatorial practice.
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On the cover – 2011 September
Arron Kuiper, Box 8, oil paint, aquagel, glass vitrine, 2011.
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Editorial – 2011 September
As UK’s universities continue their radical overhaul to deliver a more streamlined and affordable ‘service’, art education is facing up to the challenges this presents to the sector. Attending Cubitt’s July Festival of Blackboards, Mitra Memarzia observes that art students […]
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Capital investment
New high profile museums and galleries have opened across the UK, but how can they best contribute to the local arts and culture, asks Emily Speed.
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Arts losses
Organisations around the UK facing cuts or closure.
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Artists question regeneration
Led by curator Vicki Lewis and artist Katherine Clarke (muf), the We Are Artists, How Can We Help? action research project questions the presence of artists as a model in regeneration. What does the artist gain? Is there a benefit swap between the artist constituency and their neighbours?
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Small is essential
New ways are needed to measure the types of value being delivered by small visual arts organisations, according to a new report looking at the role and value of the small-scale visual arts sector within the wider arts ecology.
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Calls to arms
Artists and supporters of art are being rallied to support final implementation of an important Right for artists, their families and beneficiaries.
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Prizes and rewards
News of successes from the ceramics and glass community.
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Money talks!
With a-n + AIR’s recent Big Artists Survey revealing that a third of both mid-career and established artists expect their incomes to go down this year when compared to a year ago, Artquest’s new development will strike a chord with many artists as they navigate the increasingly harsh economic environment for their practice in the months ahead.
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The future of art education
Where in Art Education does the education take place? Artist and educator Mitra Memarzia reports.
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New artists on the block
Highlights from this year’s degree show reviews.
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Is collaboration different in the visual arts?
Held in June, ‘Stronger together’ was an opportunity to ‘celebrate and question how we work together’ – exploring collaboration in its many forms – and how vital that is to the survival of the arts.
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Copyright and collaboration
Artists are increasingly working with organisations and other artists in collaborative situations where issues of Intellectual Property may be less clear. We asked solicitor Nicholas Sharp for his advice in response to an artist’s recent query.
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Community Facility
Artists David Hood and Seainin Passi introduce their ongoing collaborative practice Community Facility, and reflect on a legacy of nine years’ work and the subtleties of engagement that have emerged.
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Every journey is different
A selection of post-graduate study routes on offer across the UK.
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Opening doors
A tour around some of the UK’s open studios and artists’ open house events taking place this autumn.
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Amen Brother
Grand Union, Birmingham
28 May – 30 July