Current and archived a-n publications
Lively, topical news, reviews, features and debate around the environments for visual arts practice.
Features include: Margate revealed and Art and learning; in Debate Anna-Marie Gray scrutinises unpaid internships and questions their impact on one's career prospects. In Collaborative relationships artists Nina Coulson and Alexander Johnson of Yoke and Zoom and Susan Miles of ACORP give their accounts of a cultural regeneration project with a difference; plus Big picture by Shan Hur, Reviews, Snapshot and more! Read on…
Features include: Residencies and collaborations and Funding the arts locally; in Debate Mark Dean asks is art the new religion? In Collaborative relationships artist David Cotterrell and Projects Director Carolyn Black discuss communication, mutual trust and the benefits of confronting risk; plus Big picture by Doug Jones, Reviews, Snapshot and much more! Read on…
Features include 'Commissioning 2011' and 'Prizes and awards'; Dr Jon Bowen debates 'Democracy: the new way forward'; In Collaborative relationships Artsadmin's Manick Govinda and Clare Qualmann of walkwalkwalk discuss recent commissions for the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green; plus News, Reviews, Big Picture, Snapshot and more! Read on…
Features include 'How to save money', 'Commission and create' plus 'The biennial's radical heart' in Debate; In Collaborative relationships director of Situations Claire Doherty and artist Stephen Hodge on the wonders of western public art commission; plus News, Reviews, Snapshot and much more! Read on…
Studio and workshop facilities profiled in 'Space to create'; 'Partners in art' looks art local authority arts organisers needs; artists Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson and curator Emma Underhill discuss the Spontaneous City in the Trees of Heaven project in Collaborative relationships; Debate is 'State of practice' by Rich White; plus Reviews, Snapshot and News. Read on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…