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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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October 2010

Artists and curators talking, professional development and rural initiatives features: In Debate: Helen Sloan argues that we need to define the visual arts and stand up for its meaning before taking on philanthropic funding. Kate Genever and poets Jo Bell and Anne Atkinson discuss their collaboration on a public sculpture project in the Peak District.   Read on…

September 2010

Open studios, digital visions and arts funding features; In Debate, is sponsorship compromising the integrity of artists and organisations? Kate Raggett and Mandy Fowler on an ambitious one-day land art workshop in Collaborative relationships. Read on…

July/August 2010

Post-graduate Professional preparation feature plus how makers are contributing to the economy; Theresa Liang and William West of Liangwest Gallery and artist Prem Sahib in Collaborative relationships; Tatton Park biennale in reviews; Exhibiting opportunities focus. Read on…

June 2010

Post-graduate research options plus art fairs and open studios features; The new politics in Debate; Collaborative relationships features artist Volkhardt Müller and Spacex project coordinator Martha Crean discussing a participatory project in Exeter. Read on…

May 2010

Healing words and Open doors features; artist, curator and writer Rachel Marsden considers the importance placed on the written word in conveying artworks to visitors in Debate; Big Picture is Mobile Picnic Pavilion by Francis Thorburn; Victoria Clare Bernie and scientist Dr John Howe reflect on her residency at the Scottish Association for Marine Science. Read on…

April 2010

Widening participation and How to improve your chances of getting work features; artist Jonathan Baxter reports on Hans Abbing's talk Why are Artists Poor? in Debate; Big Picture is Promise by Sarah Harvey; Kirsten Lavers and Andy O'Hanlon talk about the ambitious multi-layered collaborative project, Crop Marks. Read on…

March 2010

Residencies and communities feature; the future of foundation courses in Debate; Big picture is Conflict by Kerry Jameson; Christine Wilcox-Baker recounts her residency at Tatton park in Collaborative relationships. Read on…

February 2010

Prizes and awards and Commissioning for the future features; Risk and success in art and blogging discussed in Debate; Big picture features Suzanne Moxhay; and in Collaborative relationships Aldo Rinaldi and Katherine Daley-Yates at northcabin. Read on…

December 2009/January 2010

Money matters and Commissioning now features; Why public art online is under threat in debate; Katie Paterson in Big picture; Collaborative relationships features Ania Bas at the New Art Gallery Walsall. Read on…

November 2009

UK studio organisations profiled in Creative places; Rona Smith's North Elevation architectural collaboration in Collaborative relationships; state of higher education debates; plus Reviews from UK and Ireland. Read on…

October 2009

Features include Rural report and Supporting artists' work; In Debate Tim Joss discusses what's holding artists back; Big picture features Ruth Ewan and in Collaborative relationships Alison Kershaw and Gill Wright profile projects at Manchester's Victoria baths. Read on…

September 2009

Digital developments, open studios, challenges to artistic innovation. Big picture features Roger Hiorns. Alice Bradshaw and Matthew Geraghty in Collaborative relationships. Read on…

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