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October 2011
Artists, arts policy and funding: 'A fair share?' and 'Understanding Turning Point' are two new reports commissioned by a-n that aim to demystify the environment for contemporary visual arts practice; in 'A preoccupation with cultivation', Elizabeth Wewiora looks at allotment-based practice among contemporary artists; in Debate Alex Murdin asks what is Localism and what effect it is likely to have on art practice in regional areas; and in Collaborative relationships, artist Jo Berry recounts her experience working in a 'live' scientific research environment within the School of Biomedical Sciences at Nottingham University Medical School.
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Editorial
Editorial
As part of its ongoing mission to support contemporary visual arts practice, this month a-n publishes two reports in the feature 'Artists, arts policy and funding'. Subscribers read on…
Editorial, a-n.co.uk September 2011
Features
A fair share?
Is there enough funding going to individual artists and are the application processes user-friendly? These were questions a-n set out to answer in the fourth issue of what was then Artists Newsletter in 1980. Now, thirty one years later, we asked Dany Louise to do this research again, examining the current state of play for grants to individual artists as offered by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Wales and Creative Scotland - including comparators of volumes of artists applying and success rates - and to ascertain whether a "fair share" has been getting into the hands of artists to develop their practice. Read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
A preoccupation with cultivation
Elizabeth Wewiora looks at allotment-based practice among contemporary artists. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
Big picture
James Rigler, Chatsworth Table, ceramic, marble, wood, steel, gold leaf, rope, 2011. Courtesy: Chatsworth House Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
From seafronts to stables
A selection of projects, residencies and exhibitions taking place outside the big cities this autumn. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
Hijacking natural systems: a journey of discovery inside our cells
In 2010 artist Jo Berry embarked on a period of research within the School of Biomedical Sciences at Nottingham University Medical School, alongside Tim Self and Dr Nicholas Holliday. Here they recount the experience of an artist working in a 'live' scientific research environment, and the ways that the two disciplines of art and science can benefit each other to a wider audience. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
Making connections
News and updates on AIR's strategies and activities designed to support professional artists within their practice and working lives. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
Navigating the career path
Online editor Richard Taylor interviews artists Maria Bojanowska, Sarah Rowles, Alice Ladenburg and Andrew Maclean about their approach to professional development in the early stages of a career in the arts. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
On the cover
Konrad Wyrebek, Olivia Palermo and her boyfriend Johannes Huebl, oil and acrylic on canvas, 120x90cm, 2011. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
Resources, knowledge and sustainability
Current professional development support schemes for visual artists in the UK. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk September 2011
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