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“AA2A gave me the time and space to think, dream and create – what artist can ask for more than that?”, said Jessica Curry, an artist using facilities at Portsmouth University during 2007/08 through the AA2A scheme. Now in its tenth year, the scheme provides access to resources at over thirty-three colleges and universities in England. Unlike many other residencies, AA2A is flexible enough to fit around artists' other commitments. The scheme offers 130 artists annually 100 hours' access to workshops and supporting areas such as libraries between October and April, plus a £220 materials grant, some of which can be used for travel if you live more than thirty miles away. AA2A is not open to first year graduates from BA, MA or similar courses, but after that you can go on an AA2A scheme every third year if it suits you. Wales' foremost artist-run space g39 has always be an invaluable resource to emerging artists. Through exhibitions and informal mentoring, it has supported a generation of artists who now play a significant factor in defining the Welsh art scene both nationally and internationally. Now ten years old, g39's new WARP (Wales Artist Resource...
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