“The purpose of art is not to produce a product. The purpose of art is to produce thinking.” (Erik Wahl) Last night, at last, The Sitting Room had the first rehearsal, in fact, first meeting of any description since the […]
It is lovely being back in the studio now that my studies have finished for the academic year. Then again, my research continues on, both in my practice and reading. During my lock-down walks I had been taking photographs of […]
it is with great pleasure and pride that i announce the interactive documentary(idoc) walking through the pandemic is available to view. the idoc has been created from contributions from an online community who came together to share their experiences. my role […]
Artists Make Change has commissioned a series of artist-to-artist conversations that explore different perspectives of whether, how and why Artists Make Change.
Share tips on resilience with fellow emerging artists
New video interview series led by a-n Artists Council members Glen Stoker and Rachel Dobbs will feature established artists and organisations discussing how their practices involve long-term advocacy for change.
Susan Jones explores the contribution Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts programme has made in sustaining artists’ individual practices, and argues for a new, more nuanced and localised approach to direct funding in the future.
University of the West of England, Showcase 2020, 1 August 2020. Emerging creative talent in extraordinary times. From 1 August, join us in celebrating our new talent in Showcase 2020, featuring the work of our graduating students. Launching on 1 August […]
upon returning to the research for prism, i feel the need to make some notes for a possible essay to accompany this work sometime in the future. it’s origins are from the early 1990’s. a time where i was making […]
This week in the Tiny Cat Gallery we have a solo show by Jo Coffey. Her drawings are exquisite and show the joy and sadness that comes with cats. I’m struggling with this week’s exhibition for a couple of reasons. […]
BIG has to have a reason. Students used to say to me after I asked “what next?” “I’m going to do a really big one!” And my next question was always “why?”. If a piece of work is successful, why […]
And now whitecurrants. Redcurrants, blackcurrants and whitecurrants. These are see-through, you can see the seed, like a skeleton. The bones. The white bones of a thing. The seed, the essence, all that is needed to become. Plus soil, sun and […]
