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Lively, topical news, reviews, features and debate around the environments for visual arts practice.

February 2012

This month in arts funding news Dany Louise reports on how ACE funding cuts are impacting on small-scale production and artist-centred organisations; and we re-publish Variant's intelligent commentary on Creative Scotland's vision; in Reviews Maria Fusco selects texts by Liz Buckley, Anneka French, Gabrielle Hoad, Rachel Murray and Travis Riley; Collaborative relationships uncovers Motion Disabled, a digital exploration of the bodies of people who are physically different; Big picture is by Lilah Fowler; and in Debate Cara Courage examines the gender imbalance in the arts workforce and asks if it's really down to women wanting to 'have it all'? Read on…

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May 2002

Tania Kovats traces her career path. New international focus looks to Ireland and Sweden; Arts Council England centralised; new technologies impact on applied art. Grennan and Sperandio, FrenchMottershead and Welsh artists reviewed. Brendan Fletcher on how artist-led activities have enlivened the Manchester scene. Read on…

April 2002

Richard Wilson on career development and Emma Safe on artists' responses to the coast. Neil Zakiewicz investigates artists using the web. Insight into Glasgow Project Room's support for emerging artists, plus reports from Observatori, Spanish cross-form festival and arts scene in Halifax, Canada. News on training programme for disabled artists. Read on…

March 2002

Cwaith Cymru, Artwork Wales in the public realm and engaged practice at Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. Reviews from G39, Kettle's Yard and Angel Row Gallery. Callum Innes artist's story. Site specific projects in Austria and Korea working with and in nature. International artists install work in homes across Edinburgh.  Read on…

February 2002

Geraint Evans' rocky road to success. Residencies in London and Japan, plus Toronto's art scene explored. Artists from UK and Gambia get together and Rosemary Shirley explains how new technologies allow artists to work remotely. Hewitt and Jordan, Adam Reynolds, and new online project reviewed. Read on…

January 2002

The artist formerly known as curator: Rob Hunter attends discussion forum. Ben Woodeson and John Beagles report from Berlin and Susan MacWilliam on Caribbean residency.  News of USA arts education initiatives and summer project in southern France. Lucy Kimbell explores ways artists engage with business culture. Read on…

December 2001

Artist's story by Richard Billingham. British School at Rome residency report and International Printmaking Conference in Helsinki. In 'Retail Therapy' Brigid Howarth discusses successful small scale product lines funding artists practice. New media features in reviews, also Jacqueline Donachie at Spike Island, Bristol.  Read on…

November 2001

Design show reviewed and Liverpool's FACT profiled along with artists Sonja Boyce and Emilia Telese. Engaging young people in gallery education and exploring trends in public art commissioning. Live art in Croatia, artist's comminities in the USA and Hull's artist-led initiatives.  Read on…

October 2001

Michael Forbes on photography and Yinka Shonibare discusses career development with Lucy Wilson. Alan Rogers on relocating to Italy, Julia Dogna-Brazell shows in Israel; project reports from Sweden and Norway. Birmingham Art Trust profiled plus interview with creators of artists’ book Coldcoffeex. Focus on professional development strategies and resources. Read on…

September 2001

Insider account of Battle of Orgreave, Abigail Reynolds discusses audience participation. International Ceramics Festival in Aberystwyth; an exhibition resulting from exchanges between North West of England and European cities. Zarina Bhimji discusses the need to work without deadlines or commission agendas. NESTA awards in the news.  Read on…

August 2001

Paula Rego gets by with a little help from her friends, while Melanie Jordan favours collaboration. East meets West at the 49th Venice Biennale as Gothenburg opens its first. Report on corporate collections, painting and photography reviewed and impact of foot and mouth on the craft market assessed. Read on…

July 2001

What was the impact of Year of the Artist? Susannah Silver assesses its' legacy. Laurence Ward on community projects feeding into practice and Taslim Martin on enjoying a multi-disciplinary approach. Funding routes for emerging artists uncovered and residencies in Finland, USA and Australia examined. EMACA profile plus Plenge Jakobsen visits Denmark. Read on…

June 2001

International work from Harrell Fletcher on the West Coast of America, Gavin Wade and Aleksandra Mir. 'From Hull to Poland' an artist's experience of exhibiting abroad, Julie Read outlines her residency experience in Basel. An overview of Arts Catalyst's role in dialogue between art and science. Read on…

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