An artist placement at manufacturer Ritherdon & Co Ltd, taking place between Feb 2019 – Feb 2020. A development from an Art in Manufacturing 2 residency for the National Festival of Making 2018. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
A selection of the week’s best shows, including: Lauren Gault’s object and sound pieces at Grand Union, Birmingham; a group show of abstract works that fit into suitcases at Fold, London; and an exploration of cuteness by Rachel Maclean at the Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham.
Imagining the lost creatures and local spirits of Blackheath.
The White Box Gallery, 4 Hare and Billet Road Blackheath SE3 0RB from March 1st to 10th.
I’m delighted to be a new member of the Royal Society of Sculptors this year.
verb car.ry ‘ka-re carry to have or bear especially as a mark, attribute, or property carry a scar My work with old bags, undertaken for The Museum of Object Research, is in it’s final stages and will culminate in a […]
Separated from the seaside pier, amusements and pebbles by a high street of shops is Worthing Museum and it’s vast collection of clothes. For me the appeal of this collection isn’t its high fashion couture, but the array of everyday […]
Despite calls from the artist and protests by hundreds of Christians, the Haifa Museum of Art in Israel is refusing to remove Jani Leinonen’s McJesus sculpture of a crucified Ronald McDonald from its ‘Sacred Goods’ exhibition.
In May 2018 I was invited to make a new work for Scaffold Gallery’s group exhibition There is No Such Thing as Boredom, at Paradise Works, Salford. The work was a response to the provocation in the title of […]
This week’s selection includes exhibitions in Farsley, London, Barton upon Humber and Hatfield in Hertfordshire, all taken from a-n’s Events section featuring shows and events posted by a-n members.
Looking for funding and lighting events around the world
This is a bit of a stock take of what I’ve achieved over the past 8 months. I’ve not only made a massive step forward in gaining Max MSP programming knowledge and created a system which includes light, glass, and […]
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: a group show exploring socio-political turmoil at Bo-Lee Gallery, London, Siobhán Hapaska’s sculpture at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, and Lucy Orta’s collaborative banners at Medicine in Birmingham.
Lost wax – The ceramic shells were tidied up around the neck/opening. The piece was then placed upside down in kiln that allowed the wax to melt out. Curing – Once cooled & checked over for any cracks, these are […]
We made a few plaster casts of the rocks which form part of a current work in progress of Hilary Jack’s, titled ‘Shadow of the Future’. I then took a test work though to the rest of the stages towards […]
I have resisted bronze until now, worrying about the weight of history it carries and the fact it is so often overused – an automatic ‘go-to’ to add perceived value, whether or not the material is appropriate or needed. But […]
