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Wriggle Room: Open Studio
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Socially Engaged Practice - a-n The Artists Information Company
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# Flaunt It 2
The second iteration of # Flaunt It exhibition took place in Autumn 2019 at Arches Studios, Southampton. Conceived by Tony Spencer & Peter McGinnis and featuring Jilly Evans, the artists presented a visual commentary on current society, disability, humanity, ritual, and […]
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Guide
Artists working in higher education
Within UK universities, visual artists are working across university departments in many different ways ranging from arts and health initiatives, residencies and cultural heritage projects to commissions, teaching and PhD research. Artist Steve Pool identifies some key ways artists are working within HE and considers the value of such relationships to both artists and institutions.
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New two-year research project will explore impact of socially engaged practice
News In Brief: The new Paul Hamlyn Foundation-funded project will look at whether socially engaged artistic activity can really make a positive difference to a community. Plus: Kitty Anderson announced as new director of LUX Scotland; Hannah Rothschild, chair of National Gallery’s board of trustees, to step down after four-year tenure.
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Rights and Arts Engagement
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London
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Koffin Daily (ish)
A daily account about transforming this work into a business –
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Culture3 – DARE TO BE DIFFERENT
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South West England
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Towards MTP (More Than Ponies)
People and Places / Contemporary Art and the New Forest
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Social Art Summit: “Developing a radical approach to art and value”
A two-day summit at Sheffield’s Site Gallery and other venues across the city in November will feature artist-led labs and discussions around socially engaged practice, with the aim of launching a new biennale in 2020. Jack Hutchinson speaks to summit organiser RM Sánchez-Camus about the event.
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Soil
As part of my research I have been looking at topsoil. It was interesting to investigate how to acquire topsoil, I was amazed at how much was available. The Installation is called; ‘The Ground beneath our Feet’. The title is taken […]
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Learning
I should have known from previous experience that blogging in the middle of a big intense project wasn’t going to happen. I’m looking back, 6 or so months on, at my last posts and my intentions to write here about […]
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P A R T 2: Personal Response / Open Engagement: ‘Ten Year Reflection(s)’
5 days & counting …and I’ll be up-in-the-air on my first flight to NYC. I’m attending the last iteration (in its current form) of Open Engagement: Open Engagement (OE) is an annual, three-day, artist-led conference dedicated to expanding the dialogue […]
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Talking to the Trees
Following an artist-led community engagement intervention on the Trees Estate, Preston
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Good News
Where did January and half of February go? The last six weeks have passed in a blur of activity. We got the fantastic news at the beginning of January that our grants for the arts funding bid to Arts Council […]
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‘Artwashing’ gentrification is a problem – but vilifying the artists involved is not the answer
The debate around gentrification and the role that artists play in this contested area is increasingly being discussed and debated by artists themselves. But, asks Anna Francis in a piece originally published by The Conversation, is it right to accuse artists who work with regeneration projects of being part of the problem?
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Scene Report: Dumfries – Rural meets urban in south west Scotland
Our Scene Report series continues with a visit to Dumfries, home to the artist-led Stove Network and a lively visual arts scene with a strong focus on community and participation. Martin Joseph O’Neill reports.
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A guide to DBS checks
As an artist or freelancer working (on a paid or voluntary basis) in certain environments – such as running workshops in schools or with vulnerable adults – requires you to undertake a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Educator Sarah Blaszczok explains why a DBS check is needed, how to get one, and the costs involved.
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Cultural policy
Rethinking relationships: The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation inquiry into the civic role of arts organisations. Phase 1 report.
The first of three reports that explore the potential civic role of publicly funded arts organisations, within the context of wide community and political divisions in 2017.
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Are you socially engaged?
Yesterday I learned a great deal about being invisible as a socially engaged artist – in the context of intersecting minorities. I am an autistic white Anglo-Spanish woman of middle age. My current project in collaboration with Elena Thomas; The […]
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Profile
Oslo Pilot: the giver, the guest and the ghost
Oliver Bennett reflects on the challenges of introducing art into the public realm, following his attendance at Oslo Pilot’s symposium, as the city seeks to challenge the existing biennial format and enable new dialogues with its public space.
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International contexts
Tuning document: Participatory Art Practice in Europe
Continental research and perspective on the field of participatory arts, intended to enhance pedagogical practice.
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People, culture, place – the role of culture in placemaking
Short guide with case studies demonstrating the use of culture in placemaking by ten local authorities.
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Working in higher education: “Artists bring an independent vision”
From community university partnerships to practice-based PhDs and tenured teaching posts, a new set of resources developed for a-n by artist Steve Pool identifies some key ways artists are working within higher education, and considers the value of such relationships to both artists and institutions.
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Introduction
Introduction: Artists working in higher education
Developed by Steve Pool, Artists working in higher education includes a guide and four profiles that explore the ways artists are currently engaging with the HE sector. This introduction highlights the diversity and value of such relationships, and offers some key tips for working in the field.
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Profile
Paul Evans on socially engaged collaborations in HE
Artist Paul Evans discusses how his work became aligned to the research undertaken within universities and how his socially engaged practice has enabled academics and the public to better understand the nature of university research. Based on an interview by artist Steve Pool.