AIR

Since the beginning of 2009, AIR’s been organising events for artists, enabling them to both explore their approaches and strategies for their practice and to access information and networking opportunities.

Open dialogues are AIR-only facilitated discussion events, where artists can talk in confidence amongst each other about their practice and the issues they face. Attracting a wide range of practitioners and career stages, Open dialogues are held regionally and are free. Invitations automatically go out to members in the region where an event is planned.

AIRTIME events are open to all artists – and final year art students – and are free practical and inspirational events providing advice, networking and camaraderie. Over 800 artists and final-year art and design students have already participated in events held across England and Wales. So if you're a practising artist or final year art and design student seeking info on insurance, funding and professional development or want to develop your networks and collaborations, just keep an eye on this site so you can book a place at an AIRTIME near you. Alongside the local and regional partnerships that enable these events to happen, we're pleased to have DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society) as AIRTIME series partner. Evaluation of the 2009 AIRTIME events revealed that 94% of participants would recommend these events to other artists.

Read the results of the survey here.

Bookings: These are free events, but as places are limited booking is essential. Contact airevents@a-n.co.uk with AIRTIME and your preferred location in the title.

AIRTIME Calendar
All events 3-5pm unless otherwise stated.

20 January - Poole, partnership with KUBE
24 February - Belfast, partnership with Visual Artists Ireland and Belfast Exposed
8 March - Penzance, partnership with Creative Skills and The Exchange
16 March - Taunton, partnership with Reveal Somerset
28 April - Aberystwyth, partnership with Aberystwyth University
26 May - Bradford, partnership with Impressions Gallery
27 May - AIRTIME@OpenFORUM, London, partnership with Matt Roberts Arts and Artquest
22 July - London (2.30-4.30), partnership with Artquest and SPACE
15 September - Colchester, partnership with firstsite
29 September - Portsmouth, partnership with Cibas
20 October - Walsall, partnership New Art Gallery Walsall
10 November - Derby, partnership with QUAD
8 December - Gateshead, partnership with BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Further events are being organised in 2010 - bookmark this page to check new entries.

First published: a-n.co.uk July 2010. Updated: July 2010