It was a pleasure to meet up recently with Derek Latham at Lancaster West estate in North Kensington where I was community artist in residence. He worked for the architectural firm of Clifford Wearden and Associates in the late 1960s […]
2016 Eco Projects Community Green House from Recycling materials January + February: ArtsCafe is Collecting 2ltr clear plastic bottles ( preferably without labels & not squeezed ) until mid March. If you like to help, please bring us your recycled […]
Ellie Harrison’s year-long Glasgow Effect project, which will see her only doing work within the Greater Glasgow area throughout 2016, has attracted a barrage of criticism on social media and articles in the local and national press. Chris Sharratt reports on the artist’s and project funder Creative Scotland’s response.
Second learning summary of the first three years of the Creative People and Places initiative.
Last night, while we were at our work Christmas meal, I checked twitter to see if the Turner Prize winner had been announced. Seeing that it had and informing the others, there was a whoop of joy and a shout of […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here One thing clicks into place… Which means I can now blog about it. At last! This one has been nibbling at me, and every time I’ve wanted to blog, or started to blog, I’ve bumped […]
On the 11th of August, Hazlehurst Studios held their first ‘Art in the Garden’ session, which I blogged about here ‘Art in the Garden‘ , which is supporting our campaign to get more creative with the local community, that in […]
I have just completed my Fine Art degree and I am hoping to set up a communal art project in the Wakefield- Leeds Area in West Yorkshire, baring in mind I have no money and I am looking for the […]
Art Noise is a dynamic, brand new resource hub. The project, established in 2014, is focused on the visual culture and art education of South East Artist community. It is about promoting and developing opportunities for international students and young artists based in Brighton.
I am working on a project building in Dalston, London. I would love to have some more creative minds getting involved.
For the first time, the V&A, in partnership with RIBA and supported by RBKC, staged a community-based artist residency. My studio at 7 Shalfleet Drive was attached to the More West housing development. This is the first housing development in […]
love. a starting point. what do you love about this community? sue hill. artist. creative director. i’m reflecting on the notes i made during the presentation given by sue hill at the big lunch extras […]
artmaking / placemaking
Learning from the first two years of the ACE funded major national programme Creative People and Places.
ArtAnon’s newest project, Drawn Together, starts in October. Working in conjunction with The Big Draw 2014 and Free For Arts Festival, there will be a series of workshops throughout the month that encourage participants to try exciting drawing techniques and add […]
New to the site so, Im introducing myself by blogging some pictures of my graffiti art Murals
“Sustainability has got capacity to adopt its meaning to the prevailing conditions. It is not a rigid system of rules, not a precept which tells us what to do in any possible situation. Ultimately, what it does is to give […]
Directed by artist, curator and writer Sonya Dyer, the Artists and curators talking programme of practice-led discussions on hospitality, space and contemporary art making, provided much food for thought. Here, Sonya Dyer explores some of the issues and outcomes.
Midwest was an artist’s development programme that ran from 2003 to 2008 in the West Midlands. Here we share pdf reports on Midwest’s activity that provide valuable insights into possibilities within artist-led culture.
A joint Local Authority, Arts Council and Royal Society for the Arts (RSA) project focused on enhancing the town of Peterborough, through a variety of interventions aimed at stimulating citizen power, attachment to place and innovation amongst residents in Peterborough.
Paul Hamlyn commissioned long report into the life experiences of young undocumented migrants in the UK.
Joint report issued by three funders of arts work with refugees, recording and analysing the work from 2000 – 2008.
