Simon Collison made his first visit to Iceland in summer 1998 as a guest artist at Straumur Art Commune. He had read about Straumur, some five miles from Reykjavik, in the catalogue for ‘New Territories’, a touring exhibition born out of an exchange programme, instigated by Stamford Arts Centre and featured in [a-n] MAGAZINE in 1997.
Susan MacWilliam reports on her residency at Caribbean Contemporary Arts (CCA), Trinidad.
Glasgow-based artists Ben Woodeson and John Beagles give accounts of two very different recent events in Berlin: the artist-run BBQ Project and Art Forum Berlin, the city’s annual art fair.
John Dummett reports from an international festival of live art in the Croatian capital.
Jacqueline Moon reports on how she developed her interest in the architecture of cities through travelling from her home town of Glasgow, to Barcelona.
Until 5 January the Myles Meehan Gallery at Darlington Arts Centre plays host to incredible paper sculptures that contain projected images from Japan and England and conjure up the nature and characteristics of river movement. The installation, Light on Water […]
In the summer Edinburgh-based artist Julie Read attended IMPACT, the Second International Printmaking Conference in Helsinki. She also took the chance to check out the local artscene.
Gothenburg is a sophisticated city – with a population roughly the same as Glasgow, and reminded me of Amsterdam with its bike paths, cafés and friendly atmosphere. There are fabulous parks, and the islands (where cars are banned and the […]
During a major art event it is standard practice for cultural spaces and the art market to take advantage of the international spotlight by producing parallel art events, and with the 25th São Paulo Bienal, Brazil is no exception. With this increased focus in mind, Louise Coysh reports from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Valerie Coffin Price reports on the annual ‘Sculpture by the Sea’ in Sydney.
At the end of 99 I was awarded the Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy Artist’s Bursary that enabled me to undertake a month-long research visit to Japan. Japanese art has always fascinated me, and it has influenced my painting […]
As a textile artist working with felt, I have had invitations to give workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Norway and France, and my research of ethnographic felt has found me in extraordinary nomadic places, such as the Caucus […]
The Japan 2001 Festival was launched nationally in May and runs through to March next year. Visual arts features highly, incorporating exhibitions, residencies and international exchanges. Shows include ‘Contemporary Japanese Ceramics’ at the V&A Museum until 27 August, the Mona-Ha […]
Networking through the internet
Working internationally, and how this informs an individual artist’s practice, need not only be about physical travel. Gavin Wade and Aleksandra Mir give personal assessments of their involvement in two different projects. Both projects are ongoing, constantly evolving, and involve a process of research and collaboration with individuals and organisations from different countries. The results of this methodology – the surrendering of a degree of individual authorship – influences the physical manifestation of each artist’s final work.
On the West Coast of America, Harrell Fletcher is making history – not in the grandiose sense, but through an approach to art-making that brings out individual voices and stories.
Glasgow-based artist Ben Woodeson profiles the Canadian artist’s initiative, Contemporary Art Forum, Kitchener (CAFKA).
Glass artist Jonathan Andersson discusses the benefits of breaking into the American art and craft fair circuit.
American artist Kurt Perschke reports with an account of his self-organised large inflatables ‘RedBall Project’ in Barcelona.
Simon Morrissey takes a look at what the Catalan capital has to offer artists.
Marc Rome gives an account of his participation in an international collaborative project on New York’s Staten Island.
Carolyn Genders shares her experience of European potters’ markets.
A three-year programme made up of five parts, the Water Project is taking place in London, Kyoto and Toyota between 2002-2005 and comprises exhibitions, seminars, community events and educational activities. The project commenced in August with the Through Flow seminars […]
Emilia Telese reports from the ‘screaming independent art scene’ in Tuscany.
Tom Burtonwood provides an overview of the artist-run scene in the Chicago.
