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NAN

From 2004-2011 NAN set out to promote the aspirations of artists and the development of practice through peer dialogue and exchange.

Welcome to NAN

Introducing the guiding principles of NAN, its aspirations and advisory structures, with illuminating reports on the impact of peer reviewed bursaries and artist generated discourse on practice and development.

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Blogs

NAN supports artists' self sufficiency. Read about the Futurific bursary winners’ progress:

Judith Alder - A New Blue Monkey Network »

Coachwerks Residency Project »

Sam West - Spike Island »

Manor Oaks Wood-firing Group by Sarah Villeneau »

'Semi Formal Discussion Network', 2010.  Copyright: SFDN. Semi Formal Discussion Network logo

Network focus

NAN presents a series of in-depth articles focusing on UK artists' networks.

Network Focus: Semi Formal Discussion Network Read on » 

Read all Network Focus Read on »

'Wideyed in Belgrade, June 2010'. Photo: Lucy Carolan. Darlington based photography collective Wideyed received a NAN bursary in June 2010 to travel to Belgrade for research and development

Project development

Emilia Telese talks to artists' groups about their NAN bursary funded projects:

Wideyed go to Belgrade Read on »

Black Dogs create new networks in Leeds Read on »

 

'preparing for Paradox Palermo Conference', 2009. Left to right: Emilia Telese, Sean Cummins, Kevin Atherton, Umberto de Paola and Isidro Lopez-Aparicio planning the Paradox Conference in Palermo Fine Art Academy, May 2009

Critical contexts

Read the NAN commissioned and supported web resources published here:

Report from the Paradox Palermo Conference on professional development in Europe. Read on »

Emilia Telese explores how artists relate to their social and peer community in the latest NAN paper. Read on »

'Coventry Artspace'. an independent, artist-led facility, which exists to promote, strengthen and support visual arts practice within the City of Coventry. www.coventry-artspace.co.uk

DIY debate

Articles selected by NAN about artist-led culture:
Artists and empty shops. Read on »

Noemi Lakmaier, ‘Exercise in Losing Control’, 2007.See Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary

Peer practice

Reviewing the first year of Go and see bursaries. Read on »

NAN as a model of peer-reviewed funding. Read on »

Latest news

Emilia Telese, Artists Networks Coordinator, leaves a-n this month after seven years. Read on »

Emilia Telese, 'Life of a Star', time based media, 2005. Photo: Giacobbe Gamberini. Courtesy: the artist. Performed in Venice for the New Forest Pavilion, Palazzo Zenobio, 51st Venice Biennale, supported by Artsway, Arts Council England South East and Hallett Independent. Life of a Star is a study on celebrity and brand obsession that Emilia Telese has performed since 1998

DIY culture

Arts funding: Debate Read on »

Regenerationism: artists as gentrifiers? Debate  Read on »

Download the NAN interview podcast at Gene Pool, South Hill Park. Read on »

Jane Watt examines NAN’s relationship to the current networking climate. Read on »

Find a network!

Looking for like minded friends? New to your area? Search through the NAN artists' networks database to find your nearest artists' initiative with the new NAN network search tool. Find me an artists' network »

‘Promotional image for 'Cohabitation'’, tactile BOSCH's programme of international collaborations. Photo: Philip Babot.

Join NAN

Add your network to NAN. Read on »

Photo: Colm Lally.

Consultation

Support artists' mobility campaign. Read on »