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Direct funding for artists
I have just read on AIR that another arts initiative, Lanternhouse, is closing.
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Studios – where art happens
Early in March I was in Margate for the National Federation of Artists’ Studio Providers’ (NFASP) AGM and a series of events designed to bring artists and studio providers together to share experience, intelligence and generally bond.
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John Moores Painting Prize 2012
Registration is now closed for the John Moores Painting Prize 2012 and the judging process is underway.
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High volume of applications for Wysing residencies
Arts centre in rural Cambridgeshire announces unprecedented interest in its artists’ residency programme.
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First AD:uk fellowships awarded
Arts Development UK (AD:uk) has developed a scheme that enables members to earn credits for annual professional development and training experience, certificated through a Fellowship programme. Credits come from a range of professional development initiatives including services provided by AD:uk and others.
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Craft faces challenges
UK survey raises issues of social value and economic survival. Frances Lord reports.
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Cataloguing the a-n archive
Rosanne Robertson delves into the a-n archive and unearths a rich history of artists’ practice.
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Galleries keen to nurture artists
Two recent reports highlight the need for leading galleries and museums to better support contemporary artists and their practice.
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CAVE
CAVE will take place in Liverpool during the opening weekend of the 7th Liverpool Biennial this autumn.
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Better fundraising
In March, crowdfunder WeDidThis – a partner in a-n’s Granted professional development programme – merged with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s PeopleFundIt platform.
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Artists a driving force
RSA research highlights artists’ leading role.
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Journey’s end
Former Waygood Gallery and Studios relaunches as Baltic outpost.
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Birds of a feather
Artists talking Online Editor Andrew Bryant looks to the Projects unedited blogs to consider the enduring question: Why be an artist?
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Do artists have a duty to campaign?
Artists Sally Lemsford and Elizabeth Murton reflect on AIR’s first annual members forum, OpenAIR: Effecting Change. Interview by Jack Hutchinson.
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Art and learning
Profiling two education programmes that provide a variety of entry points to artistic practice and encourage audience participation via tours, symposia, courses and workshops as well as performances and events.
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Picture this
In April 2010 six young people from North Glasgow were given the unique opportunity to explore life in a completely different way and to interpret what they saw using photography within contemporary art.
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Big picture – 2012 April
Adam James, The Booger Dance
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Delivering the mission
Last month’s announcement that June would be the final copy of a-n Magazine in print has generated some questions which we’re responding to here for the benefit of all readers.
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Presenting your ideas
A good proposal is like a conversation. To begin a really good relationship, you’ve got to find out as much as you can about who you’re talking to and what they’re interested in. This is the basis of making a successful pitch.
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Reviews: April 2012
Critical commentary and contextualisation of contemporary art exhibitions across the UK and beyond. Guest selected each month from the wealth of user-generated reviews uploaded to Interface. This month’s guest selector is Tom Hackett. You can read all the reviews in full at www.a-n.co.uk/interface
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a-n Magazine April 2012
Contents include: This month, Emma Gelliot reports from the National Federation of Studio Providers AGM; Tom Hackett selects reviews from Edinburgh, London and Manchester; Andrew Bryant looks to Projects unedited blogs to consider the enduring question: Why be an artist?; In Collaborative […]
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