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Jane Watt talks to some of the UK's leading advisers and tutors about support and resources for artists and students.
Jayne Knight is Arts Development Manager at Suffolk County Council. She was the driving force behind Making Art Work, an ambitious and widely regarded professional development programme for Suffolk-based artists that ran from 1999 until 2006. She talks to Jane Watt about how the scheme developed, her work in a local authority and survival tips for rural-based artists. Read on…
Home page story, a-n.co.uk May 2010
Linda Ball is project leader of Creative Graduates Creative Futures the largest research study to date about the career paths of art and design graduates. She talks to Jane Watt about the research, her own experience of a portfolio career and the importance of having creativity at the core of professional practice. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk February 2010
Mir Jansen, Programme Manager of the professional development programme at Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield talks to Jane Watt about how the studio organisation continues to support artists, the parallels between an artist's and an organisation's profile development, and her top five tips on making funding applications. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk December 2009
Project coordinator Ed Adam and consultant Sovay Berriman tell Jane Watt how Alias (Artists-led Initiative Advisory service) has developed over the last ten years. They discuss the dilemmas that artist-led organisations face and offer their survival tips. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk October 2009
Dr. Julia Horn, Joint Director of the Centre for Career Management Skills (CETL) at University of Reading talks to Jane Watt about the fascinating research project and online resource Beyond the PhD Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk October 2009
Abigail Branagan has been advising artists and makers for over a decade. She is a freelance business advisor as well as Business Development Manager at Cockpit Arts in London. She talks to Jane Watt about what makes a good advice session and how makers are weathering the economic storm. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk September 2009