ARTISTS TALKING

Artists talking exposes contemporary artists' practice with artists' blogs, interviews and articles. Plus regular Artists' stories and Image bank. Artists talking on Youtube  »

Choice blogs

Independent curator and writer Tom Trevatt spotlights Tamarin Norwood who, 'focuses on the conditions of making cursive marks, re-cursing the cursive with her camera, tracing the trace...'. Read on »

Follow these links for the full 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Choice blogs archives.

Latest blogger interview

Second career artists can bring a richness and sincerity to their work, but how many do you know who never went to art school? Kate Murdoch discuses these and other issues with Andrew Bryant. Read on »

To read and comment on previous interviews with bloggers Read on »

Blog top ten

January's top blogs include Threads by Elena Thomas, Showing your work out by Joe Farnell and Day to day life by Julie Dodd. Read on to find out who made the top slot and have your say.

Define your networks

Following the Networked Conference in November, Pippa Koszerek and Eleonora Schinella discus arts, human rights and social justice. Read on »

Artists talking events

Creating a space for dialogue, networking and peer support in all things Internet related. Experienced artist-bloggers discus how blogging enhances their work and careers, with advice on what makes a good blog and how to make your blog work for you. Read on »

Articles

We blog Comparing blogging to a ‘collective game of hide and seek,' H.E. Cocker rethinks the blog as a place where an idea can exist without existing at all and where the future is implied whilst not yet written. Read on »

Where is the education in education? Director of Q-Art London Sarah Rowles addresses this question in relation to art and blogging. Read on »

Writing art and life Tamarin Norwood discusses how blogs can ’paint’ a better picture of artistic practice than just painting a picture. Read on »

Risking it - Christopher Thomas, artist and Arts Editor at Stimulus Respond Magazine, considers risk and failure in art and blogging. Read on »

Projects unedited

Artists discussing their practice and experiences through personal blogs about the projects they're working on, as they happen, whenever they happen. To start a blog or comment, login or register. Read on »

Image bank

Over 8000 images from over 3000 UK and international artists whose work has been editorially featured in any of a-n's publications since November 2000. Read on »

Artists' stories

Editorially commissioned features on significant and emerging artists, includes artists' firsthand experiences alongside interview-based profiles. Read on »

Risking it - Christopher Thomas, artist and Arts Editor at Stimulus Respond Magazine, considers risk and failure in art and blogging. Read on »

Why professional artists need a blog - Artists talking editor Andrew Bryant examines the many positive benefits of keeping an artist’s blog. Read on »

The art of blogging - Jane Watt explores the development of Aritsts talking blogs, which provide unique insights into artists' practice and experiences. Read on »

Artists talking internationally - Andrew Bryant's selection of international residency blogs. Read on »

The show must go on - Andrew Bryant provides insights and analysis into the Degrees unedited blogs. Read on »

100 teapots

By Laura De Benedetti

With this blog I intend document my search in perfecting a teapot and finding "my" teapot style. Read on »

Modernist sculpture and beyond! #2

By Sam Bell

Modernism and Meaning From a Forum topic named 'Should the 'meaning' of a work of art be obvious' I am including this post I made as it relates to the whole modernist issue. A couple of issues interest me here. There was a time, let's say Read on »

With her recent show at Peckham Space on networks and social relationships, Sonya Boyce's work explores issues that are relevant to today. In this feature from the Artists stories archive, writer Roy Exley meets Boyce to discuss how she has steered her career from British Home Stores shop assistant to celebrated artist. Read on »

Online editor of Artists talking Andrew Bryant answers your blog related questions. Mail them to andrew.bryant@a-n.co.uk

Q Must I be a subscriber to a-n to keep a blog here? Answer »

Q What distinguishes blogs from other writing? Answer »

Q What are the benefits of keeping a blog on Artists talking? Answer »

Q How can I make my blog 'sticky'? Answer »

Q How do I clamber up the google ladder? Answer »

Q Should my blog have a specific focus? Answer »

Q Should I always talk about my own practice? Answer »

Q Why blog any way? Why isn't it enough just to have a website? Answer »

Q How can I attract more visitors to my blog? Answer »

Q How often should I update my blog? Answer »

Q How can I overcome the fear of exposure? Answer »

Q What about twitter and other social networking sites? Answer »

For answers to these and other questions click here. Also, in this article Andrew Bryant addresses common blog related concerns »