Now that the work is finished we have decided to turn the blog into a dialogue where we can work through some of the outcomes of the project. Frances: I found the whole process of collaboration really helpful, especially how […]
Part 1 was rather rudderless: Part 2: further solitary in ‘The Cooler’ through the summer. My sentance another big floor mosaic.
After last year’s hiatus, the artist-focused art fair returns to London during Frieze week, offering a snapshot of grassroots practice in 2013. We find out more from Sluice co-director Karl England and talk to some of this year’s participants.
Today sees the launch of a new a-n bursary scheme that aims to support artists as they explore future collaborations.
From the narrative potential of objects to the personal traumas of modern warfare, this week’s selections take in sculpture, film and the results of a six-week artists’ residency.
chimera… 1. a mythical beast. 2. a fancy or dream; an imagining This blog will chart something of the effects on my art practice of a Re:view bursary and an Arts Council Wales Research and Development Grant.
Soon after getting the a_n Re:view bursary, I was successful in a bid for an Arts Council Wales research and development grant for a project called Boxing the Chimera. I was excited that the two would run concurrently, giving a […]
Very interesting essay by Robert Hewison and John Holden on ten years of the Clore Leadership Programme, and how it might focus itself in the future.
WE ARE ALIVE AGAIN Been so tired in the body and mind the last week. A planed couple of days off have turned into a week. No energy, a cold, the to do list in my diary left undone. For […]
I think I’ll avoid the ‘…and what did you do over the weekend’ questions tomorrow if I can. I did the usual….. cutting, folding and gluing paper. Nothing exciting to report. I am well on track though – which is […]
The Blumenfeld Experience Trying not to waste a thought; but if I’m not doing it tonight, I know it’ll drag until it’s gone!? So here it is – a quick post about photography or, shall I say, a short list […]
This is the final post from the Islington Mill Art Academy collaborative text, concluding with a response from Jared Szpakowski: Rachel Goodyear, 23 August 2013 15:47 – Looking through Jared’s blog – http://threeteabagsinanenvelope.tumblr.com – I begin to think of the […]
We have a title: ONE A one year collaborative project between Bo Jones and Elena Thomas. The artists exchange and overlap work, as images are deconstructed and reconstructed in an exploration of the relationship between one stitch and one pixel, […]
Bits and Pieces Another postscript, these are Facebook comments, in response to my last post. Kate Murdoch: “Ha! ‘Ladies Parts’ – so ’70s. Kind of thing I’d [imagine] car salesman Tony from the Fast Show saying!” Me: “Yes-‘Selling cars (or […]
I’m back at school on Monday. I have to remind myself that having inset on the first day, then not seeing the children till Thursday when I’m next in, is a horrible way to start the year. This is because […]
Baile! Baile! Ballet! Fun is not really what comes to mind when I think about Ballet. Aesthetic, grace, control, technical, structure, allure, pattern are words that I’ll associate to the form generally. So is it surprising then my first ever […]
