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Borrowing ideas and techniques
Lots of projects on the go, I really need to learn how to say no! The piece of work in the photos, I’ve just been working on – think it’s finished now. I had originally been working on it in […]

The Frontier Zone: a new arts colony in Wisbech
A new art colony and residency retreat, initiated by artist and priest Father Paul West and curated by Aid & Abet, is being pioneered in the Fenland market town of Wisbech.
RA Keeper says sex discrimination in visual arts is “quite shocking”
Eileen Cooper, the Royal Academy’s Keeper, has been talking to Radio 4’s PM programme about discrimination against women in the visual arts.
Girl Gang Chiang Mai
Following the talk I gave at Rumpueng Artspace I was invited to give the same talk to a cohort of sculpture students at Chiang Mai University (for which I was paid a fee – ‘its policy’). Apparently the students are […]

Obscure Secure
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Christchurch Mansion Wolsey Art Gallery -
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East England
House of rubble
I went to look around Castle House a few days ago. The building stands entirely empty in the once bustling market area of Sheffield. Since Castle Market re-located to The Moor (the opposite end of Sheffield’s town centre) the area […]

Artists’ fees and gallery budgets: a discussion document
Part of the Paying Artists research portfolio, Sarah Thelwall’s report explores how public sector galleries can think differently about budgets for artists’ fees.

Artists’ fees and gallery budgets: a discussion document
Commissioned as part of Paying Artists research portfolio, Sarah Thelwall’s report explores how public sector galleries can think differently about budgets for artists’ fees.

Glasgow School of Art: new studios on Trongate
A new home for Glasgow School of Art’s displaced fine art courses is being developed, following the fire that devastated the historic Mackintosh Building earlier this year.
who drives me
once upon a time in the beginning contary to rumour words. another expression of interest made today. language continues to be a problem, an issue, a contra point. nothing new. well that’s not quite correct.

b-side festival: “A collection of works for the Isle of Portland”
The fourth b-side multimedia festival is set entirely on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, creating site-specific work that includes performance, installation and film work. Dany Louise talks to the director of this distinctive and nuanced ten-day event.

PICTURED #30: Joan Fontcuberta, Trepat
For more than 30 years, Joan Fontcuberta has been challenging the veracity of the photographic medium by staging one hoax, pseudo-documentary project after another. A new book, Trepat, sees the Catalan artist explore the improbable archive of the Spanish industrial powerhouse Josep Trepat. Tim Clark steps inside his world.
Action painting
It’s all been a bit of a blur, like the old saying about waiting forever for a London bus then three come along at once. I went from feeling like it would be months till I would have my studio […]
Art funding for Magna Carta art project
I have received funding from the Arts Council for a Magna Carta art project which will be touring England next year. The four-piece collage highlights the key women & men that have had an impact on British women over the last 800 years & commemorates the 800th year anniversary.
Hair and underwear.
I’m going to talk about my hair. It might not seem like it at first glance, but I believe the state of my hair is all tied up with the state of my work. A while back, I talked about […]
PULL, AIM, SQUEEZE, SWEEP…
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The Old Stable Block -
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September 05, 2014 -
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September 07, 2014 -
Location:
East England
WE UNITE IN HER HONOUR
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THE GLOBE GALLERY -
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August 29, 2014 -
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August 30, 2014 -
Location:
North East England
Closing thoughts…
So the emailing begins trying to re-connect with contacts in Finland and finding the right people to talk to in Manchester. I have had some amazing contacts from Julie Ward NW Labour MEP who has helped network me with Geoffrey […]

Are you listening carefully?
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The Brindley Arts Centre -
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August 16, 2014 -
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October 11, 2014 -
Location:
North West England
Dystopia ~ Clay Smith
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Harrington Mill Studios -
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September 06, 2014 at 06:00 PM -
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East Midlands
Salon 6
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The Old Lock Up Studio -
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September 27, 2014 at 06:30 PM -
Location:
East Midlands
Critical Spaces Survey
Critical Spaces is a new and FREE web-based platform for socially-engaged artists, which will launch in Autumn 2014. Critical Spaces has been designed by artists for artists. 17 workshops took place across the UK to research and develop the platform. This […]
Untitled blog post from "On my way where?"
Again its been an excessively long time and it makes me wonder, why blog if not consistently? I like the idea, yet so many other things seem to be the priority, making work for a start-I’m continuing on with my […]
a-n EVENTS
just asking the question… has anyone used the events listings here? can you tell me whether it had an effect on footfall to your event, and if so, how much? Anything interesting happen as a result?