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Arts organisers
We've provided a point of contact within our information-rich site so you can more easily research around the environment for contemporary visual arts and gather insights into the what, why and how of artists' practice.
Welcome to Arts organisers
Welcome to the area of the site created especially for you. Whether you’re a visual arts specialist or working more broadly within the arts, here you’ll find quick routes into some of our key resources and materials, plus signposting to areas referred to regularly.
News
06.02.12 - Lanternhouse announces closure Read on»
31.01.12 - The Photographers’ Gallery announces public opening date. Read on »
30.01.12 - Creative people and places: ACE launches £37m fund to improve access to arts. Read on »
30.01.12 - a-n launches Granted, a new professional development programme for artists. Read on »
Granted
New professional development programme for visual artists and independent arts organisers! First seminar: 'Making and funding work: crowdfunding', 23 February, 10am-4pm, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. Read on »
Arts funding
Creative Scotland investment strategies unveiled: will radical bureaucratic changes at the heart of its arts infrastructure bring an end to Scotland's golden age? Read on »
Ladders for development: Dany Louise discusses new evidence exposing and quantifying the likely impact on the visual arts of Arts Council England's decisions on fifteen previously Regularly Funded Organisations (RFOs) visual arts organisations unsuccessful in their NPO application. Read on »
See Arts funding index for more news.
Video guides
Drawing together a-n's Social media guides alongside a selection of video guides commissioned by Artquest for the ArtlawTV channel. Read on »
Pop up people - an action research project developed by artist and AIR member Dan Thompson and the Empty Shops Network Read on »
Gallery deals - Art dealer René Gimpel of Gimpel Fils considers the relationship between artists and galleries, including contracts, gallery responsibilities and what commercial galleries do for artists. Read on »
Art and appropriation - When does artistic freedom become copyright infringement? Artist David Mabb considers works in his practice, including a run-in with Magnum Photos and appropriating the work of William Morris. Read on »
Social media: Blogging - Chris Unitt talks to Charlotte Frost about different blogging platforms, getting the most from a blog, and some of the most creative artists' blogs around. Read on »
Social media: Twitter - Katy Beale and Charlotte Frost talk micro-blogging and how Twitter can be used as a tool for research, marketing and collaboration. Read on »
Artists and curators talking
Reports and summary resulting from a programme of dynamic, practice-led discussions on hospitality, space and contemporary art making, researched and directed by Sonya Dyer and jointly commissioned by a-n and Axis. Read on »
Good practice
Explore the nuts and bolts of working with artists collaboratively and effectively. Read on »
Timely, expert advice that explores working relationships between arts organisers and artists and provides guidance for advisors and tutors. Read on »
Why volunteer in the visual arts? A guide for artists and organisers, with comments from artists and good practice checklist. Read on »
Follow Jacqueline Berridge’s story of setting up 18 studios in Long Eaton, Nottingham. Read on »
Inspire confidence among project partners with The Code of practice. Read on »
Arts Council England have today announced the appointment of Simon Mellor as the organisation's new Executive Director, Arts. Read on»
Arts Council England have today (03.01.12) announced the appointment of Simon Mellor as the organisation's new Executive Director, Arts. Read on»
Work place
Our jobs and opps service is used by 16,000 professional artists, and gets your work out to the best applicants.
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Critical writing
Check out all the latest reviews over at Interface.
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Looking for a visual arts writer? There’s hundreds to chose from - with examples of their writing - in our index on Interface.
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New ideas
Nominate an artist, curator or commissioner who has inspired you for profiling through our much-visited site, by emailing at any time to info@a-n.co.uk with Nomination in the title and a line or two plus contact details for you and your nominee.
