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Residencies
UK and international residencies can give artists time to develop their practice, through personal creative exploration and experimentation.
Clearly though, residency sponsors tend to expect some kind of mutual benefit.
Introduction
Residencies
Residencies aim to give artists time to focus and to develop their practice, suggesting space for personal creative exploration and experimentation and offering artists profiling and career development. Clearly though, the sponsors and programmers… Read on…
Introduction, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Tours
International residencies
Paul Stone explores the wide range of International residency options available to artists and offers a framework for considering what you might want from a residency. Read on…
Tour, a-n.co.uk July 2008
UK Residencies
Residencies give artists time to focus and to develop their practice, providing space for personal creative exploration and experimentation. Residencies boost profile and impact on career development. This tour by Andrea Ronan includes an outline of… Read on…
Tour, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Guides
Residencies in business
Lucy Kimbell outlines some issues that can arise from residencies in business settings and should be resolved in advance. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Profiles
Bemis Center
Richard Cox profiles the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, USA, and discusses his involvement as both resident artist and selector. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Grizedale Arts
Jane Watt profiles Grizedale Arts, its residency programme and focus on research and process-based work that encourages interaction with the physical and social environment. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Yoko Ishiguro and Fiona Templeton
Video of the artists Yoko Ishiguro and Fiona Templeton discussing ways ideas accumulate; funding, audiences and understanding of performance art across US, UK and Japan, and the value of residencies. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk November 2012
Profiles: artists
Andrea Walsh
Kate Stoddart profiles Andrea Walsh, discussing the development of her practice in ceramics and glass, work/life balance and the outcomes of a residency at Cove Park. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk June 2008
Anne Brodie
Cynthia Cousens profiles Anne Brodie, who uses film, photography and glass, discussing her career development and fellowship to Antarctica in 2006/7. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk June 2008
Danny Rolph
Gordon Dalton talks to Danny Rolph about creative process, gallery representation and residencies at Delfina and the British School at Rome. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk April 2003
John Walter - British School at Rome
Paul Stone talks to John Walter about his time at the British School at Rome. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk July 2008
Kelly Richardson
Matthew Hearn profiles the practice of Kelly Richardson, with particular focus on her approach to working internationally, and her recent commission for Pixel Palace at Tyneside Cinema. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk July 2012
Kit Kingsbury - Hungarian Multicultural Center
Paul Stone talks to Kit Kingsbury about her three-week residency at the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Hungary. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk July 2008
Kypros Kyprianou
Sally Davies profiles Kypros Kyprianou, discussing his interest in scientific themes, collaborative working and residencies at Artsway and Allenheads Contemporary Arts. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk October 2007
Lyndsay Mann - Temple Bar Gallery & Studios
Paul Stone talks to Lyndsay Mann about her three-month residency experience at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios in Dublin. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk July 2008
Neville Gabie
Lauren Healey talks to Neville Gabie about his extensive experience of residencies in settings from building sites to Antarctica, embedding himself in communities and the importance of establishing the right kind of relationships. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk October 2012
Sheena Macrae - Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces
Paul Stone talks to Sheena Macrae about her three-month residency at Gertrude in Melbourne, Australia and its huge impact on her practice. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk July 2008
Simon Faithfull
Jane Watt talks to Simon Faithfull about the development of his practice and residencies including Artsway, Triangle and the Artists in Antarctica Fellowship. Read on…
Profile: artist, a-n.co.uk April 2005.
Updated September 2006.
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Central Asian Project
Kathy Rae Huffan describes Central Asian Project, a programme of residencies and cultural exchange between artists from the UK and Kazakhstan that took place between 2006-08. Read on…
Publication in html, a-n Collections September 2008
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