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What's in a painting?
“If a Martian turned up in your studio and said ‘show me what’s been happening in post war British painting’, and you gave him one of your Moores catalogues, it would give him a really good idea.”
Graham Crowley is one of the most distinguished living painters in the UK today. As the deadline closes on entry to the John Moores 2010 competition, Jobs and Opps Editor Kate Brundrett asked him for his views on the competition’s significance and for his ‘take’ on the state of contemporary art practice.
Read the Crowley interview here Read on »
Making a case for studio space
For my colleague it was a mountain of official paperwork that seemed so daunting; for me it's a mountain of timber and board.
Gabrielle Hoad writes a personal blog on how a group of artists set up not-for-profit studio spaces Read on »
S Mark Gubb looks at Studio Voltaire’s developments and how it changed both building and organisation Read on»
Read how Cell Project Space expanded its physical space and the scope of its activities, including a functional internship programme Read on»
Great ambitions? Read how CRATE made it’s economic and regeneration funding case to buy a new building Read on »
Peter Suchin considers the motivations of artist-led spaces in London’s East End in Energy and Overspill
Learn about different oprtions for work spaces and the pros and cons in Artists & studios
Discover a host of detailed articles and case studies on studios in Knowledge Bank
Celebrating achievements
Lauren Elena Sarreas-Webb recipient of the Safle Graduate Award 2010 from Aberystwyth School of Art. Read more about Safle in the Employers Index
Welcome Rosanne Robertson in joining a-n's opportunities team. Rosanne is a recent graduate from MMU - read her fine art degree blog »
Jacqueline Berridge blogs about the trials of setting up 18 studios. Read on »
AIR member Hayley Lock wins ECO's Best new media artist award. Read on »
In Jobs&Opps Reports, Lee Thomas O’Connor travelled to Chile as part of his £10,000 RSA Alastair Salvesen Art Scholarship. Read on »
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New Year, new aspirations, new resolutions. How will you make the most of the year ahead? Read on »
Jane Watt offers six activities for users of of Jobs&Opps to realise it’s full potential Read on »
Read why professional artists need a blog. Read on »
Erika Tan describes how her career requires many different roles in Curatorial Practices »
Jonathan Waring discusses the pros and cons of establishing a studio group. Read on »
Abigail Branagan encourages artists to allocate time to be inspired as part of five top business and marketing points. Read on »
Emilia Telese writes on artists as social entrepreneurs in Arts and Economies. Read on »
Avenues for new graduates and profiles of professional artists Read on »
Artists and organisers tell us how it is
Kai-Oi Jay Yung on producing work after college. Read on »
Lorenzo Fusi on his appointment as Liverpool Biennial's International Curator. Read on »
Paul Rooney on his journey to the Northern Art Prize. Read on »
Cinzia Mutigli on what she looks for in a winning art work. Read on »
Andrew Bryant on his Tate internship. Read on »
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Lines of Desire
Oriel Davies Young Curators 2010 are calling for innovative artists working in any media to submit work for a major exhibition. Read on »
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Making Spaces Residencies [ 13 January 2009 ]
Organiser/employer: Fife Contemporary Art & Craft
Making Spaces, an exhibition touring Fife in MAC, Fife Council’s mobile museum, was on the road by March 2008. The exhibition explored examples Read on »
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