Presentation for the third Creative Regions seminar at the University of Birmingham 23-24 September 2009, by Emilia Telese, Artists’ Networks Coordinator, a-n The Artists Information Company. Telese’s paper explores issues of national art strategy, social geography, politics and professional practice related […]
In March 2010, Leeds based artists collective Black Dogs was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to establish a network with artists from Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh and London for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Yvonne Carmichael of Black Dogs about the bursary and its impact on the group.
In June 2010, Darlington-based photography collective Wideyed was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Belgrade for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Lucy Carolan of Wideyed about the bursary and its impact on the group.
Report from PARADOX – The Fine Art European Forum, Accademia di Belle Arti, Palermo, 21-22 September 2009.
In March 2010, Artichoke Studios was awarded a NAN Go and See bursary in order to visit Dynamic Community Arts in Birmingham and Green Close Studios in Melling. Emilia Telese talks to group member Keith Parkinson about the bursary and its impact on the group.
In September 2009, Grey Area was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Estonia for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Daniel Pryde-Jarman of Grey Area about the bursary and its impact on the group.
Case studies and commentary by Lauren Healey on this imaginative scheme for artist-led professional development. [PDF format, 74kb. Requires PDF reader. ]
In December 2007, Videoclub was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Hamburg for research and development. Artists’ Networks Coordinator Emilia Telese talks to Jamie Wyld about the bursary and its impact on the group: ET: Jamie, […]
In March 2008, Claremont Studios was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to visit a number of like-minded artist-led initiatives in the UK for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to the group about the bursary and its impact.
In December 2008, Club Shepway was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to France for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to the group about the bursary and its impact.
In September 2009, the Lincoln Art Programme was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Bristol for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Alan Armstrong about the bursary and its impact on his group.
In 2007 Noemi Lakmaier and Joy Stanley were granted a NAN New Collaboration bursary to fund research and development for Final Intervention, a project responding to the lack of opportunities for early-career installation artists to make and show new work. It aimed to organise collaborative projects/exhibitions within buildings about to be pulled down. Emilia Telese talks to the artists about the bursary and its impact.
Ramsgate-based artist-led initiative Meltdowns was awarded a NAN Go and See bursary in February 2008 to visit the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Aberdeen for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Stacy Keeler of Meltdowns about their experience.
In June 2009, London-based artists’ initiative Intoart was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Glasgow and visit like-minded arts organisation Project Ability. Emilia Telese talks to Ella Ritchie of Intoart about the bursary and its impact on the group.
In June 2009, a.a.s. was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Glasgow for research and development. Artists’ Networks Coordinator Emilia Telese talks to Stuart Tait of a.a.s. about the bursary and its impact on the group.
In June 2009, Matt Roberts Arts was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Sweden and Denmark for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Matt Roberts of Matt Roberts Arts about the bursary and its impact on the organisation.
North West England based artist-led publishing initiative Pest was awarded a NAN Go and See bursary in March 2009 to visit artists’ groups in Hungary for research and development. In this NAN report, Emilia Telese talks to Pest about their experience.
In December 2008, Basement Art Project was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to the Netherlands for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Yu-Chen Wang of Basement Art Project about the bursary and its impact on the group.
Notations is a group of four artists based in the UK and The Netherlands who describe their practice as psycho-geographic. They were awarded a NAN Go and See bursary in June 2008 to travel between the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium for research and development. Here, Emilia Telese talks to Notations artists Rebecca Birch, Sara Bjarland, Florencia Guillen and Karien van Assendelft about their work and their bursary.
In December 2008, Worcestershire Contemporary Artists (WCA) was awarded a NAN Go and See bursary to look at different artist-led organisations in urban and rural areas. Emilia Telese talks to Nathaniel Pitt of WCA about the initiative’s development and the impact the bursary had on its activities.
Faye Claridge received a NAN Re-View bursary in February 2008 in order to initiate mentoring with curator Katy Barron. Emilia Telese talks to her about the bursary and its impact.
In a response to a request to consider issues around ‘rural arts practice’, Veronica Vickery writes in the light of the events, performances, installations and seminar that made up BOS-08 and a BOSarts research trip, funded by ALIAS to Grizedale and Allenheads Arts in August 2008.
Guyan Porter reports on the recent NAN event that brought eleven artists from Scotland together with thirty artists and arts workers from the north west of England.
Susannah Silver reports from the Visual Arts Network of South Africa conference.
Dan Miller reports from the NAN Scotland event in Stirling, January 2006
