Diary of a Non-Synesthete As an artist, the life of a synestete is at worst intriguing and at best desirable. The ability to see the world differently is something inherent in all artists, but the ability to literally and consciously […]
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberstywyth
30 July – 30 September 2013
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
29 June – 4 September 2013
National Gallery, London23 May – 24 November 2013
OO something new! We’re just launching one of the new initiatives which our Grant for the Arts is enabling us to provide. It’s one of those “luxury items” which it’s incredibly difficult to measure as far as value for money […]
Worries of the Day The closer you get to that point of feeling ready to make work again, the scarier it gets, I find…And today, is no exception. Some Soul music is on in the background with dozens of questions […]
Mirrors and Signals Yesterday I enjoyed a day’s mentoring with Joanne Lee looking at my work in my studio and discussing the ideas at play. Preparing for the session over the past months has been a great learning experience in […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #27 The move to clarify professional advice and peer group input to the arts funding system through adoption of an Integrated Advisory System for England suggests another way in which the operation of artist-led organisations could be […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #28 An example from within the case studies shows how artist-led organisations can gain the specific expertise needed to handle a complex project and a large budget whilst the artists remained in overall control. For Other People’s […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #29 Funding bodies could play an important role in assisting artist-led organisations by providing access to advice and training in such matters. This is the case when groups are in the early stages of setting up and […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #30 Measurement of the value or success of artist-led practice “The qualities that really empower are not quantifiable. Passion, enthusiasm, inspiration, creativity, tenacity and ambition are the qualities that shape our lives and these are the qualities […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #31 In looking at the practices and intentions of artist-led organisations, this study has highlighted the notion of a ‘life-style’ approach and of a visual arts practice which may have different aspirations and operate over different time-frame […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #32 Yet as Landry and Bianchini have commented “Failure may contain the seeds of future success if it is analysed and not automatically punished”.[1] Within the business world, research and development offers a mechanism in which failure […]
Projects Old and New My self portrait project has been dragging on for so long now that I’ll be glad to get it finished. Saying that, I’m keen to get on with the final paintings and I feel that the […]
A major new programme for 2013 and 2014 has been launched by Scottish Print Network to support new work by leading artists from Scotland and Commonwealth countries.
The Manchester Contemporary, which describes itself as ‘the largest fair of critically engaging visual art outside of London’, announces galleries and project space initiative.
Matlock is a former spa town that once had 20 hydros in its heyday. Today it is a family tourist attraction on weekdays and biker orientated meeting place at weekends and bank holidays. It has the feel of a seaside […]
PART 2 On the 22nd May I began a 3 month full time work contract which marked the start of my first break from making art for 15 years. This was slightly scary (once you stop how do you start […]
Having been informed I had been selected to appear as a featured artist on a web site some months ago, I excitedly emailed off all the information they asked of me. I was a bit disappointed not to hear anything […]
