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Richard Taylor
Richard is an artist/writer living in Edinburgh. He works as online editor on behalf of a-n The Artists Information Company for the Degrees unedited and Students community sites. He also produces art news for the a-n News site.
Career profile: Kevin Harman
After a busy 2012 of solo shows, festivals and art fairs; we talk to Scottish artist Kevin Harman about his career since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art's MFA in 2010. And pick his brain on art education today.
Subscribers read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk January 2013
Career profile: Chris Agnew
After his first solo show in London this June, Richard Taylor talks to Chris Agnew about MA study, moving his studio practice to Romania, individualising professional practice, plus much more.
Subscribers read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk July 2012
The value of internships and volunteer programmes
26.06.12: This evening Cultural Enterprise Office (CEO), a business advice service for the creative sector in Scotland, in partnership with Stills Gallery in Edinburgh are to run an event ‘Realising the Value of Internships and Volunteer Programmes’.
Read on…News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Artists and interns announced for New Work Scotland Programme 2013
Collective gallery announces five new artists for its 2013 programme and launches two new internships. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Best of British: an art school debate
Expect a heated and informative debate tonight, as a panel of professionals discusses the role of enterprise culture in art schools. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Creative Scotland consultation
Help shape Creative Scotland's future plans. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Edinburgh's Annuale
'The Annuale', a festival of independent and grassroots artistic activity coordinated by Embassy gallery, opens in Edinburgh this week. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
GI 2012
After a jubilant opening weekend, an influx of visiting European curators and a string of parties, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art 2012 (GI) settles into its stride. Here, Richard Taylor highlights a few of the events and exhibitions slightly off the beaten track but not to be missed. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk April 2012
Stop Public Entertainment Licence changes
Following a public meeting held in Edinburgh last night, Richard Taylor reports back on how we need to act to stop a paid for Public Entertainment License coming into place in Scotland. Read on…
a-n News, a-n.co.uk March 2012
Stop Public Entertainment Licence changes
Following a public meeting held in Edinburgh last night, Richard Taylor reports back on how we need to act to stop a paid for Public Entertainment License coming into place in Scotland. Read on…
a-n News, a-n.co.uk March 2012
Career profile: Oliver Braid
After his show for New Work Scotland Programme at Collective Gallery, Edinburgh and before his solo show at Liverpool’s Royal Standard, Oliver Braid shares some thoughts on his career as an artist so far, including ideas on how to make a self-made residency and how to organise your own ‘graduate diary’.
Subscribers read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk January 2012
Unearthing artists' activity
For one evening in October, Edinburgh's Collective Gallery brought together six artist-led studio groups and galleries for an Artists' DIY Soapbox. Subscribers read on…
News, a-n.co.uk November 2011
Career profile: Elizabeth Wewiora
Three years after graduating from Glasgow School of Art photographer Elizabeth Wewiora discusses her career path so far and takes us along for the ride.
Subscribers read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk November 2011
Career profile: Joe Simpson
Since graduating from Leeds University in 2007 Joe Simpson has developed his craft as a painter blending his practice with commissions and more personal projects. With his show 'Musician Portraits' open in London, and his portait of Maxi Jazz in the BP Portrait Award 2011, he takes time out to fill us in on his career so far.
Subscribers read on…Profile career, a-n.co.uk October 2011
UK photography graduates
A blog by the Degrees unedited online editor to focus on and spotlight student artists work that deals with photography, either as an approach, a methodology, a tool or indeed an end result. This is a cross-blog with the World Photography… Read on…
Degree projects
2011 Degrees: Points of Reference
Blogger profiles on www.a-n.co.uk/degrees_unedited are in-depth interviews with members of the a-n blogging community. They offer a closer look at individual working practices and first-hand accounts of the student experience. Here, online editor Richard Taylor presents excerpts from some of his recent conversations. Read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk May 2011
Art and culture symposium
AHM (Sam Ainsley, David Harding and Sandy Moffat) presented the second of three one-day symposiums across Scotland in April. Subscribers read on…
News, a-n.co.uk April 2011
Shelly Nadashi: Text Me Faster Dance Company
Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
15 March - 9 April 2011 Read on…
Review, a-n.co.uk April 2011