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a-n Magazine
December 2004
Features: investigation of the relationship between art and language, the issues affecting artists in Afghanistan and lasting collaborations for jeweller Mah Rana. Summary of trends in artists jobs and opportunities over 14 years. Group shows reviewed at the Lowry, in Salford and in Bath.
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Editorial
Editorial
News in October that twenty-three ‘leading’ artists are to donate artworks to the Tate collection prompted a flurry of debate across the visual arts world. It raised the issue of whether it is a good thing for artists, at any career stage,… Subscribers read on…
Editorial, a-n Magazine December 2004
Artists stories
Ruth Claxton
I thought I was the audience and then I looked at you began by accident. Subscribers read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine December 2004 as ‘It’s a wrap’. Updated November 2006.
Features
Art work
a-n Director of Programmes Susan Jones reviews artists’ jobs and opportunities over the years. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine December 2004
Gold rush
Projects and collaborations rarely spring into existence fully formed. Hilary Williams examines a short project that developed into a major programme, led to the setting up of a new arts business, and to jeweller Mah Rana uncovering new tracts of material and experience. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine December 2004
Losing it in translation
A recent spate of public utterances by influential policy makers and educators suggests that the visual arts may need to develop a more favourable relationship with language. Some argue that it should be better harnessed to support artists; others think language should just back off and let the visual reclaim its rightful place. Paul Glinkowski interprets. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine December 2004
The seeds of change
Edoardo Malagigi visited Afghanistan to research the working conditions of artists there. Here, he reports on some of the issues affecting artists living there, and on the planned Centre for Contemporary Art in Afghanistan, Kabul. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine December 2004
News
Collective venture
Beyond the valley is a new design/art collective that has recently opened a non-profit retail/gallery space just off Carnaby Street, London. Set up by three newly graduated Central St Martin’s students, the venture is intended to… Subscribers read on…
News, a-n Magazine December 2004
Consultation in Wales
Arts Council of Wales proposals for distribution of project funding from the National Lottery and Welsh Assembly have been put out for consultation. The new proposals arise from a priority within the council’s corporate plan for 2004-2007 to… Subscribers read on…
News, a-n Magazine December 2004
Creative Expo
Over fifty artists and creative workers from Bristol’s inner city took part in Bristol’s first ever, two-day, Creative Expo in October. Held at the L-Shed, next to the Industrial Museum on Princes Wharf, it showcased the work of exhibitors… Subscribers read on…
News, a-n Magazine December 2004
Culture spend increased
The Scottish Executive plans to increase expenditure on arts and culture by eighty-five percent over the next two financial years, in a move to create long-term improvement in the nation’s arts future. By 2007/08, the Executive’s direct… Subscribers read on…
News, a-n Magazine December 2004
Fast forward
North East new graduates benefited from new-style Fast forward events running October to December. Led by artist Paul Moss, whose solo exhibition was held at Baltic earlier this year, with ideas from a new graduate panel, the event took the form of… Subscribers read on…
News, a-n Magazine December 2004
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