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‘Daisy too’ lamps
Susan Day, ''Daisy too' lamps', Ceramic.
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Editorial – 2010 December
Throughout this year the nation’s attention has been focused first on the prospect of a new government, and then on the shifting messages emanating from the resulting coalition – messages about how we are expected to address the nation’s debt alongside visions of a ‘Big Society’ and coupled with swingeing cuts to public services.
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On the cover – 2010 December
Polly Morgan, Morning, taxidermied robin, plate glass, 2007.
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Can great art and community engagement co-exist?
Having worked in the public realm since 2004, I regularly consider who is my primary audience when curating a project.
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Funding cuts for arts in Wales
It’s a peculiar sign of the times that the announcement by the Arts Council of Wales at their annual conference today of a 4% cut to the arts over three years was greeted by the audience of arts professionals with enthusiastic applause and pats on the back all round for securing such a good settlement from the Wales Assembly Government.
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What’s next for a-n?
“Things are always changing
So don’t be sad and blue
Change can make you happy
‘Cause it brings you something new”.
(Lyric © Sesame Street)
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The Biennial’s radical heart
Steve Dutton reflects on the exhausted Biennial model and gives his account of how curators are finding ways to overcome this syndrome.
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British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet
New Art Exchange, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery and Nottingham Contemporary
23 October 2010 – 9 January 2011
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Sideshow
Various locations, Nottingham
22 October – 18 December
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The Jolly (Good) Show: Light and shade in contemporary art practice
Collyer Bristow, London
22 September – 1 December
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Townley and Bradby: Boy Horse Shoe Bed
Various locations, Lincoln
23 – 29 October
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Prizes and awards
This year’s visual arts recipients of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists are Angela de la Cruz, Luke Fowler, Christina Mackie, Ben Rivers and Lindsay Seers.
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Cut and Splice 2010: Transmissions
Wilton Music Hall, London
4 – 6 November 2010
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Slow Action
Picture This, Bristol
20 November – 18 December 2010
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Untitled blog post from "University Campus Suffolk"
“What’s the difference between an arts graduate and a pizza? A pizza can feed a family of four.” Today, I have been looking into what I will do following my degree. I’d be quite interested to go into art writing/journalism. […]
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Untitled blog post from "The residue of an unspecified ritual and journeying to no end"
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Untitled blog post from "Notes from an obsessive/compulsive butterfly"
The curse of the blinking cursor I have been staring at a blinking cursor for days. When things are going well it can’t keep up with my high-speed-two-fingered typing, but when things aren’t going so well, it lurks at the […]
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Untitled blog post from "4 week residency at 501 Artspace, China. From start to finish."
The Golden Ticket This morning I have been re-thinking how to plan the tours of the gallery and feel that I need to simplify the instructions. Originally I wanted to have ticketed spaces on the tour and communicate that you […]
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Untitled blog post from "501 Artists in Residence, Chongqing. November 2010"
A highlight of today was the 20-minute metro ride we took from Yang Jia Ping in to the city centre, Lin Jiang Men, a rollercoaster of a journey that swept us through the city above and below the streets of […]
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Untitled blog post from "501 Artists in Residence, Chongqing. November 2010"
Today was quite a quiet Sunday, mainly spent catching up with emails, considering everything that has happened over the last week and preparing for the work we are both planning for the next day. As I am organising studio days […]
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Untitled blog post from "The residue of an unspecified ritual and journeying to no end"
Finally my hunt for contemporary art in Firenze has met with success. Charles Avery’s Onomatopoeia Part 1 has opened at the EX3 gallery. I’ve been to the space a few times before while I’ve been living in Firenze but preceding […]
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Untitled blog post from "Alexis Investigates: Dance and Visual Arts’."
Alexis Investigates: Dance and Visual Arts. Article One: A Visit to Siobhan Davies Dance Company. 11 October 2010: I visited Siobhan and dancers: Annie Lok, Charlie Morrisey, Lindsey Butcher and Andrea Buckley at the beginning of week seven in their […]
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Alexis investigates: Dance and visual arts. Article Two. Coffee with Stephanie Rosenthal, curator of MOVE: Choreographing You, Hayward Gallery. 29 October 2010. If the ‘man in the street’ had the sensory perception of a dancer how much time would be […]
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Untitled blog post from "501 Artists in Residence, Chongqing. November 2010"
Observational Photography.After exploring Chongqing separately for most of the day we met at Chongqing’s oldest tea house (it’s only about 60 years old, which shows how quickly the city moves on). It is essentially where people meet for tea, and […]
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Untitled blog post from "The Sayle Gallery Residency"
Not posting for so long would suggest I have been busy but infact I have been procrastinating and flitting from job to job without completing anything satisfactorily. I am however, having ideas re the final show and have managed to […]