JULY: Frances had been making sculptural pieces for the installation in the ‘house’ throughout June and July – I had been late starting, and was wondering what materials to use. Frances had been using heavily grogged clay which she then […]
Chelsea College of Art & Design: Short Course – Curating Contemporary Art Exhibitions. I recently received a grant form Cardiff City Council to be able to attend the course above, it should prove massively interesting and benefitical for me and […]
So day 1 in Taiwan started with an old reunion breakfast with British artist (and previous Manchester rogue studio artist) Ross Mcarry followed by my first day of the Curators and Institutions forums at Taipei Contemporary Art Centre. The days […]
During a recent live web chat, Arts Council England Chief Executive Alan Davey talked about ACE’s commitment to supporting individual artists and the need focus on both intrinsic and instrumental arguments for the arts.
The five nominees for this year’s Max Mara prize for UK-based women artists have been announced by the Whitechapel Gallery.
Now in its sixth year, the ten shortlisted artists for the annual Film London Jarman Award reveal the broad range of experimental filmmakers working in the UK.
A commission incorporating the experiments! Great to be able to put some of my project experiments to good artistic use. I’ve been commissioned to produce artwork for printed vinyls to decorate interior windows in a new health centre being built […]
Chromatography
To the Light exhibition is something that has been a year in the planning. A lovely lady called Heather came to visit me at my studio this time last year to see my works on the riots, she was intrigued […]
To carry on from the previous entry, as part of the a-n funded meetings, Helen Sloan came some days later in a rather different capacity. Helen approached me with the offer of mentorship coincidently at a similar time when this […]
A rethink, a fresh look, a prod in a different direction. I’m banging on about “the conversation” again. The conversation that keeps things on the right track, sharp, prevents complacency and comfort. I don’t think it matters where it comes […]
Another day, another exhibition Well…. I’ve just been accepted for The Altrincham Arts Festival, which happens in October. It may not be as established or as ‘high profile’ as the Barnaby Festival just yet, but they are leading on filling […]
A free magazine from Scotland’s Sync organisation aims to stimulate discussion and encourage a wider interaction with new technologies in the arts.
The Design and Artists Copyright Society’s Payback service is open for applications. Find out how visual artists can earn money from copyright protected artworks.
POST #18: >>>> Edicaran <<<< DAY 4 in DUNBAR: Notes after visit to Cockburn Geological Museum. “Just got back to Dunbar after spending the morning with Gillian McCay at the Cockburn Geological Museum in Edinburgh. Gillian was brilliant! A phd […]
POST #19: ++Fortunian++ DAY FOUR ON SITE: Notes after reading Tom Furniss’ literary re-assessment of Hutton’s ‘Theory of the Earth’ + practical notes. Today Hutton has claimed both the role of womaniser and visionary in my head. Honour the text. […]
So it’s been a while since my last post. Running an arts space and managing other parts of life have meant that arts practice has been put on the back burner, as is unfortunately and inevitably the lot of many […]
Here is the second extract from Jack Welsh’s text: Irish-born photographer Tadhg Devlin’s recent work is engaged with immigration in relation to the Liverpool-Irish diaspora. The title, 12 Miles Out, references the location of Devlin’s photographs: 12 nautical miles from […]
A delay in blogging has occurred and I will be compiling events from the last few months into a few blogs now! MAY: An inspiring exhibition by Frances Carlile at the Bleddfa Centre near Knighton was held in May. I […]
JUNE: Another amazing day at the Rodd to construct some frames for our house structure. It was a beautiful day and we felt competely immersed in the environment of the Rodd and the task ahead. Roger helped us get to […]
Do you have a question for Arts Council England (ACE) chief Alan Davey about the future of arts funding? Take part in the Guardian Culture Profesionals live chat this afternoon from 2pm.
With a brand identity designed by Jim Lambie and a programme of artist initiated projects courtesy of David Dale Gallery, the recently announced cultural programme for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games sees plenty of visual arts alongside the sport.
