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As students are increasingly engaged with us, we've created a route into our site that signposts you into some useful stuff and into areas where art and design students are talking about their practice and courses.
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Student opportunites
Make this community your avenue in to the rest of a-n. Free resources and much more for undergraduate students. Get on board »
Our Student Ambassador has now been launched. In exchange for becoming an ambassador and spreading the word to your peers about our initiatives, we'll reward you with prizes from GreatArt, discounts from Black Dog publishing and an artist profile on Degrees unedited.
Register your interest now, email info@a-n.co.uk » (subject: Student ambassadors).
Graduate interviews
Puy Soden, graduate from Huddersfield University on documenting using paint and exploring the medium. The interview coninues on her blog 'Aint', on Artists talking. Read on »
Zanne Andrea, graduate from University of the West of England, updates us on her practice. The interview continues on her Artists talking blog 'Welcome to the jungle'. Read on »
Want to be interviewed? Join in with 'Six-months on...' »
Forthcoming interviews:
Duncan of Jordanstone graduate Hannah Imlach »
Career profiles
"What do you want to do most in life, how does it relate to the context of contemporary issues... why does it need to be shared with an audience?"
Advice for graduates and a focus on his career as an artist so far, Oliver Braid »
Previous Career profiles published a-n Magazine: Navigating the career path »
Read more profiles here »
Role models and alternative routes
A focus on a-n staff working behind the scenes, for you to locate your career now with their working practice outside the organisation.
NEW Jennifer Picken tells of her juggling jobs, volunteering and many an interest that builds her art practice. Through undergraduate study and beyond in A juggler in the game »
Previous articles from series:
Pippa Koszerek, Project and manage »
Richard Taylor, The invigilator's chair »
Where are you?
Six months on in arts funding
Where do organisations that give you a step up in your career stand? Dany Louise reviews a selection of organisations six-months on from ACE funding cuts in Realising the value »
Artists' move to effect change
OpenAIR AIR: Artist Interaction and Representation's first annual member's forum puts your concerns in range. How will you effect change in your chosen profession as an artist? Read on »
a-n Magazine
February 2012
"…making work where artforms, sectors and interests collide", Creative Scotland go public with funded programmes and organisations integrating artforms with wider audiences in Public art developments »
The Heritage Lottery fund, for hands-on training and mentoring shemes in traditional skills for the sector. Emily Speed reports on Skills for the future »
Exhibition, residency and bursary opportunities for artists across the UK and beyond: set your context and research Prizes and awards »
More from February issue »
Resources
Professional skills
Profiles of artists, designers and makers at different career stages. The graduates' guide to being an artist »
Get discursive: A guide to how Degrees unedited can be used as a platform to adapt your professional development. Read on »
Go live: Support networks and discussions at the AIR Salons »
How Interface can build criticality in students on practice-based visual arts, art history and curating courses. Read on »
Image bank and Artists' stories
Editorially featured images and stories from 2000 to now: selectable and searchable for your reference.
This month's featured image:
Peter Ainsworth, ‘Stuffed Bird’.
Stuffed Bird found on a bank of the Thames at Crayford Ness, 2007. Ainsworth was selected for the Pavilion Commissions Programme 2008.
Degree projects
With £3,500 worth of art materials ready to dish out, a special selector from the art world is working with a-n to gather the best Degrees unedited blogs running up to degree shows in 2012. Find out more »
LATEST FROM DEGREES UNEDITED:
University for the Creative Arts
By Elin Karlsson
Fine art photography in Maidstone, Kent. Currently in the third year planning a degree show at the Rag Factory at Brick Lane, London along with all third year Fine Art Media students at Maidstone. This cluster contains animation, video and Read on »
Existing Artists talking blogs from previous Graduate interviews
Natalia Komis Being an Artist »
Rebecca Cusworth ...journeying to no end »
Rebecca Strain 10pm »
Tim Ridley Oval House Prize »
Janey Muir COUP Red & Janey Muir »
Ryan Hughes post degree »
Antonia Dewhurst Artisterium »
Talking freelance
Blogs and articles examining the world of freelancing from the freelancer's view. Read up »
Links & tips
Video guides section
Social media guides alongside videos commissioned by Artquest for the ArtlawTV channel. Read on »
The alternative approach
Words for research?
Blogger interview on Artists talking with Aliceson Carter »
More interviews bloggers by Andrew Bryant »
Topical
Interesting solutions to supporting artists in Artists by and large »
How do individual artists get funding, is it A fair share? »
Features on the cuts in Arts funding »
Discussions in Artists and curators talking »
Your livelihood
Self-employed artists' Support schemes »
See how your future profession is shaping up with AIR news »
MAs: developments in postgraduate teaching across UK. Continuing your journey »
Collaborative relationships
Ruth Ben-Towin and Anne-Marie Culhane discuss working relationships and collaborative measures in A little patch of ground »
