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Art moves – 2011 December
Recent comings and goings amongst arts porfessionals
Page 1731 – a-n The Artists Information Company
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Artists, markets and measurement
Artist, educator and AIR Council member Rosalind Davis reports on some recent events for and about artists and contexts for practice.
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Taking control?
October saw the debut of Sluice, a new art fair described by organisers artist Karl England and curator Ben Street as “an informal and accessible temporary platform for young galleries and project spaces to exhibit their artists’ work, gain exposure and encourage dialogue between artists, curators and audiences.”
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Contemporary commissioning
A survey of commissioning projects and public art consultancies around the UK.
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Unearthing artists’ activity
For one evening in October, Edinburgh’s Collective Gallery brought together six artist-led studio groups and galleries for an Artists’ DIY Soapbox.
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Big Artists Survey prizewinners
After a bit of a delay – sorry – we’re announcing the prize winners of June’s Big Artists Survey:
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Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK
The Daiwa Foundation exhibition ‘Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK’ showcases work by fifty-one contemporary textile artists from Japan and the UK, and exemplifies the positive outcomes that can be achieved when peer groups from the two countries come together in a spirit of cooperation and exchange.
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A little patch of ground
Ruth Ben-Tovim and Anne-Marie Culhane discuss two collaborative projects that focus on exchange, community and participation.
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A good blog
Andrew Bryant on what Projects unedited blogs tell us about artists’ practices and concerns today.
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Winning the prize
Jack Hutchinson reports from the awards ceremony of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards.
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Curating the prize
Based on interviews with curators Sarah Brown and Laurence Sillars, Lara Eggleton uncovers the nature of their relationships with exhibiting artists and the processes they use in curating two high profile exhibitions with cash prizes and media attention attached.
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Editorial – 2011 December
We’ve an opinion-rich issue for December/January – see packed letters page and extended Debate section for evidence of artists taking a stand.
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a-n Magazine December/January 2011-12
Contents include: This month, Interface editor Rosemary Shirley’s Reviews selection highlights recent visual arts activity in the north of England, showcasing both the variety of artistic activity in the region and wealth of user-generated writing by contributors to Interface; in […]
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Untitled blog post from "IN/OUT STUDIO"
Not posted for a while as I have been promoted at work so my retail job is taking over. The post is a six month secondment and I am enjoying learning new things and taking on extra responsibilities. Unfortunately it […]
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Untitled blog post from "Getting Organised"
AIR Council elections are open so please make sure you vote if you’re an AIR member. My email from Popularis went to my junk mail so do check if you don’t think you’ve had one yet. Also – ahem – […]
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Untitled blog post from "show your working out"
The Meeting# = (unresolved, ongoing, seemingly never ending project, slightly bewildering, faff) Way back in April an image of an artist’s meeting in a_n inspired me. I was fascinated by the participant’s facial interactions. For a long time I’ve been […]
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Untitled blog post from "Process as Performance: the Creative Environment"
As time of the residency passes the date of the final exhibition comes closer. This triggers the last minute hyper work forces.Which in term lets the installation follow its own pat while integrating with the upcoming work and us working […]
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Untitled blog post from "Residency at Arena Studios"
I’ve completed over 80 more now, but lots are very, very little. I can’t get the skin tones I wanted for the panel that isn’t completed so I think everything might need moving along a bit. Or I could take […]
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Untitled blog post from "Something?s happening"
My love affair with literature has cooled a little this year but I have been introduced to the world of graphic/illustrated novels. In order of preference: Stitches – David Small Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth – Chris Ware […]
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Untitled blog post from "when was NOW 2"
DEMOLITION AND THE TURNER PRIZE Two things happened this last sunday. Firstly I went down to the quayside to document the on-going destruction of the Spillers building. It has taken them a surprising amount of time to drag this building […]
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Untitled blog post from "THE QUEEN OF HUNGARY PROJECT SPACE"
We’ve been working on our events, so that we can publicise and let our mailing list know well in advance what is coming up. Forward planning and all that, particularly for Chloe gaining class participants. This is The Queen of […]
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Untitled blog post from "Drawings in four dimensions"
Funny how Cornwall now seems a million miles away. I was listening to a Radio 4 programme about Neuroscience, and how we may be ‘nudged’ into thinking a certain way because, apparently, it’s not our conscious minds, but our ‘automatic […]
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Untitled blog post from "10pm"
i’ve done a lot of talking this week already. i feel better about my work. i promised to write my blog but i’ve mainly been writing in my sketchbook and reflecting on tutorials by typing them up and adding notes […]
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Untitled blog post from "Outside [of the Art Scene]"
I continue slowly with these paintings, but pleased with the outcome. Here is another group, and there are at least another 5 underway almost finished.