There is something about chasing a myth. Mirth morelike. I arrived at a deserted Birkenhead ferry terminal to discover that there has been a mechanical failure with the boat ‘The Ben My Chree.’ I was taken back into Liverpool and […]
The new director of mima in Middlebrough, previously deputy director at Grizedale Arts, reflects on a year that he likens to an art world fairground ride with Ryan Gander and Jeremy Deller at the helm…
The director of Hauser & Wirth Somerset, which opened to the public in July, reflects on a busy time that saw two years of planning and development come to fruition.
“So many of our friends are now having to leave London, who can afford to stay?” Artes Mundi-shortlisted artists Karen Mirza and Brad Butler on a year of “being squeezed”.
Right then… I think I’m sorted… I have materials and equipment required. I have sketchbook, notebook, and a pile of recordings from domestic and urban sounds, to song ideas, bits of rhythm, melody, and odd bits of sound collage. I […]
in recent news, belper have won a national competition. part of the prize is mentoring packages for locals. this morning we’ve connected corridor arts to suggesting some mentoring. corridor arts is something i’ve been involved with since 2010. it’s a […]
A Christmas/holidays post for The Museum of Object Research, which began with a flourish earlier in the year and has been resting nicely after the initial excitement of it’s opening. It’s a thank you post to all readers and contributors […]
The international curator and former director of Liverpool Biennial looks back on a year that, amongst many other things, saw him curate the third Folkestone Triennial.
Grid training: 1 hr 10 mins village run. The pursuit of the grid location on google earth has posed a bit of a challenge but I think this is it. I need to start packing. I got my Gridmas shopping […]
Solo show by Sue Fletcher, resident artist University of the Creative Arts, Canterbury
another conversation with the office of the accountant today. further claification of the hobby senario. further thoughts about the ongoing status of the self employment. this morning i’ve seen mark carr’s blog for the first time. i’ve not […]
For the final Now Showing selection of 2014, Jack Hutchinson selects shows in Derby, Nottingham, London, Liverpool and Glasgow.
As the year comes to a close in a frenzy of alcohol fuelled commercialism, which most of us either fortunately or unfortunately get dragged into each festive season, I would like to consider two things: artists’ copyright and the plight […]
In the first of our end-of-year series, Rose Wylie – winner of the John Moores Painting Prize 2014 – reflects on 12 months that have seen the joy of her achievements tempered by personal loss.
I have recently been accepted for the AA2A (Artists Access to Art Colleges) at Staffordshire University where I have a studio space and access to the facilities. Here I will be showing my experiments during the months I have here.
I’ve been doing some web based research about the derelict cottage (Ballaskella) where the Grid was last located. I came across an interesting snippet about a mystery large black grid guardian dog some time in the 1800’s. ‘A Manx Scrapbook […]
AUDIOBLOG please click here! I took all my new gear to the studio. Once alone, I took a deep breath, then started. I carefully took it all out of the boxes. I assembled the mic stand, figured out the pop […]
I did know all along that three months was not long enough. I’m actually only just over half way through my residency, but I have the remaining time all planned out pretty much, so it feels like it’s gone already. […]
The sheep have been gone a few weeks now, so it thought it time to have a walk over there and see if anything had been going on. First of all, I walked over the part I call the meadow, […]
It’s all getting Christmassy, so this project will continue on the 7th Jan, Seasons Greetings!
Off with yon cloud, old Snafell ! that thine eye Over three Realms (plus Grid) may take its widest range Wordsworth 1833 (inc alteration ) Back to google images this Saturday morning attempting to find the site of the grid. The […]
Since starting my training I have often wondered where feelings reside from within the body and to what degree do they inform our reasoning and decision making. Damasio suggests emotions are inseparable from the idea of reward or punishment or […]
