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Quote of the month

NEW - “I have just been approached by Bath University for a solo show. They came across me on Interface, read my blog, went to my Website and emailed me.” Alex Pearl Go to Alex Pearl's blog »

Choice blogs

NEW - Rosalind Davis selected by Matt Roberts of Matt Roberts Arts

"A relative novice to the Blogosphere Rosalind Davis' Blog illustrates an artist tentatively using the medium as tool for self-critique, laying out her feelings about her work as it develops. Read on »

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Debate

NEW - Does voluntary work in the arts provide valuable professional experience or is it shameful exploitation? Find out what the bloggers are saying in the blog comments and have your say.

“Some voluntary work has little to offer - it just seems to be a CV filler.”

“…with the right approach and personnel it generates confidence and carves the way for a well planned and profitable job.”

When volunteering "...is used by established organizations it is shameful.”

"My internship was worth doing for the contacts and the self/professional development alone...”

Have your say »

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 »

Artists' stories

Editorially commissioned features on significant and emerging artists, includes artists' firsthand experiences alongside interview-based profiles. 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 2000. Read on »

NEW - Why professional artists need a blog

Drawing from the Artists talking blogs and the artists who keep them, 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 »

Liminality in Linz

By Emily Speed

This blog will follow my progress during a short, ten-week residency in Linz at the Salzamt Atelierhaus with Linz Kultur and Liverpool Biennial. The title refers to the fact that I will be exploring the city and creating work based on it's Read on »

Project Eigg #11

By Alexander Stevenson

I have finally finished the retrospective posters for the "Battle for Eigg: part 1" (see attached). This is just one of about eight different colour variants as a reduction print with Linoleum. It depicts the play in Grulin last Septmeber but has Read on »

New - Andrew Maclean

Andrew Maclean is one of three graduates from the 2003 a-n Magazine degree show reviews feature ’School’s out’ who have given updates on their practice in ’School reunion’ as part of 2009 Degrees Read on »