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Artists' strategies
Although commercial considerations drive the art market, the practice-driven activities of artists operating individually or collaboratively not only provide the artists themselves with profile and development but also offer insights for art world professionals into new directions in contemporary visual arts practice.
Introduction
Artists’ strategies
Free taster of subscriber-only material held in the Artists' strategies section. Read on…
Introduction, a-n.co.uk March 2008
Tours
Artist-led activity
Chris Brown introduces a rulebook to guide you through the whys and wherefores of artist-led activity. Read on…
Tour, a-n.co.uk March 2008, based on an original article published a-n.co.uk April 2003.
Guides
Is blogging for me?
With reference to blogs on Artists talking, where artists discuss their practice and experiences through personal blogs about the projects they’re working on, Andrew Bryant addresses some typical concerns about starting a blog. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk January 2011; Updated January 2013
Promoting your practice
Jeanie Finlay points artists in the right direction on the road to self promotion. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk June 2007
Risk and failure in art and blogging
Christopher Thomas considers the importance of potential failure in art-making as described in artists' blogs. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk June 2009
Setting up an artist-led space
Russell Martin's guide to running your own gallery demystifies the process of setting up an artist-led space and highlights the issues to consider before taking such a step. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk June 2007
Setting up an event
A guide by Paul Stone on how to successfully plan, develop, manage and promote an artist-led event. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk April 2003
Why artists need a blog
Andrew Bryant examines the many positive benefits of keeping an artist’s blog by referencing Projects unedited blogs on Artists talking, where artists discuss their practice and experiences through personal blogs about the projects they’re working on, as they happen, wherever they happen. Read on…
Guide, a-n.co.uk October 2009; Updated January 2013
Profiles
Associates
S Mark Gubb looks at twelve months of activity at Associates gallery, promoting and supporting emerging artists. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk October 2007
Gavin Wade's Strategic Questions
S Mark Gubb profiles artist Gavin Wade and his project that aims to tackle the role and function of art. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk October 2007
Katharine Meynell and Aaron Williamson
Video of artists Katharine Meynell and Aaron Williamson discussing shared interests in their practices, identity politics and shifts in education, funding models and public perceptions of art. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk January 2013
Mother’s Tankstation and Four
Declan Long on two new Dublin-based galleries, and the relationship between artist-led spaces in Ireland and the UK. Read on…
Profile, a-n.co.uk March 2006
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