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Commissioned web-based publications that through essays and republished event presentations discuss and analyse the implications of artists' networking, its relationship with cultural identity and the impact of artists' practice on society as a whole.
'Amorphous combustion' was a-n's first UK Networking Artists' Networks event, held in New Lanark on 27 March 2004. Devised by Jason Bowman it put forward experts from outside the visual arts and facilitated debate on the notion of a network, its designs and behaviours. The material below includes an overview of each presentation plus a wide range of responses from artists and curators who attended, to the ideas and models outlined.
'Amorphous combustion' was a-n's first UK Networking Artists' Networks event, held in New Lanark on 27 March 2004. Devised by Jason Bowman it put forward experts from outside the visual arts and facilitated debate on the notion of a network, its designs and behaviours. The material below includes an overview of each presentation plus a wide range of responses from artists and curators who attended, to the ideas and models outlined.
‘Import/Export’, was a two day event in early December 2005 which took place in Newcastle upon Tyne. Organised by the NAN team, it focused on the cross-cultural mobility and interrelations of artists’ practice and projects. Thirty artists from across the UK were invited to take part in the investigation, which also marked one year of NAN events and formed part of a-n's 25 year celebrations.
'Quo vadis', a NAN event devised by Chris Brown and Louise Short to explore cross-border networking, took place in Cardiff and Bristol, 27-28 November 2004. Supported by ALIAS, ACE South West, Arts Council Wales and NAN (developed through ACE revenue support to a-n). The following writing, specially commissioned for a-n by Chris Brown, explores and expands on themes that arose. We welcome your feedback on the issues raised and suggestions of further contributions contact: edit@a-n.co.uk