What an interesting weekend! I have been at West Dean with 'The Making' shadowing artists running workshops at the Garden and Art event. There was also a series of seminars and talks by artists and makers inspired by nature. I […]
Region-wide appraisal document detailing grass-roots work in the East Midlands’ region in 2007. Makes recommendations for the development of a rural and community touring/ exhibition Network.
Outlines Museum, Libraries and Archive Council proposals for five projects which contributed to the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
Judith Alder – Finding Her Way Part 4 Revealing the inside on the outside is a theme Judith began during her early art training when she started to investigate the human body. In Body Texts she wrote people’s inner thoughts […]
Just handed the keys over to Sarah Hemstock. I've known Sarah for a few years now, and I find it really difficult to talk about money with friends. I don't think they find it nearly as awkward. I have contracts […]
…does anybody else wonder if they are risking too much of their youth on striving for an ellusive carreer..?I have a lot of unanswered questions. Is this really important enough or just a complete indulgence.I remember 8 years ago I […]
The first entry in my next blog reads ‘Thai Curry cooked by Una. Delicious, food tastes better on an island after a day of outdoor activity.’ [Food will be an important part of the project since not only will it […]
..and sometimes.. I just by chance find other artists who make me feel brave again, who completely unexpectedly remind me of the magic and the soul that sometimes we can find in art, in words, in sounds.. however these are […]
This was supposd to be a studio day but turned into an 'installing artwork at a school' day instead. It's amazing how long things like that can take. Still, looks good. I hope the children feel proud of their work. […]
Outcasting Over the past few months I have also received funding as part of a social entrepreneurship scheme run by Unltd (www.unltd.org.uk) to research the potential for a broadcasting platform for anyone working with moving images whether artists, filmmakers, animators, […]
Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to carry out the video shoot/performance I have been planning – and it didn't rain!! It's the result of an idea I had when I was at St Andrew's on Corpus Christi day and […]
Foyer Gallery, Aberdeen
7 May – 30 June
The Old Postal Museum, Bath
25 May – 9 June
Spacex, Exeter
19 May – 14 July
Contents include: Manick Govinda calls for action against ACE’s cuts to Grants for the Arts. Extracts from Margareta Kern’s blog on Projects unedited. Reviews from Oxford, Liverpool, Leeds and London. Jo Wilson on the built environment and public art, plus news from The Showroom’s annual conference. PDF version [size 4.2MB]. Requires pdf reader.
I've just sent out a newsletter to artists to keep them up-to-date with developments. We are all taking part in the NCAN Octoberfest in October. It's an ideal opportunity to launch the studios with a party and Open studios. Sheila […]
It's strange to write this from my house back in England, but this is the first occasion I have had to update the blog since my time on Inishlacken. Arrived on the island after a calm crossing to the island […]
I started hanging the beachballs today, it looks pretty good, like a big beachball cloud. I think it definately needs something else though. The packaging from the beachballs has pictures of these lovely ladies holding the balls, I decided to […]
OK, back to the rest of the project. Right now I am working on a couple of things. On the Saturday 14th July I am working in the woodlands with I hope help from local people. Given the foul weather […]
Judith Alder – Finding Her Way Part 3 Although not central to her practice, drawing has been an important part of Judith’s journey. She is a skilled draughtsperson and is considering how best to use this skill in current projects. […]
patching and pacing lining and layering rabbits and roots flocks and frocks grit required waiting and rain 21 tonne lorries mixing and messing setting and settling firing continues banter and biscuits
The enjoyable but extremely busy period of doing workshops is drawing to a close for a time at least. I love running workshops, being immersed in a process of working with other people and seeing where their creatitivity leads them […]
On Monday we had our initial getting-to-know-you meeting with Paulette Terry Brien – a gallery director and organiser based in Manchester and our mentor. We will be having further meetings with Paulette to help us develop our practice in the […]
Postcard from Berlin 6: Two Very Different Artist Suppliers and a Tasty Meal: Yesterday I went looking for materials. I visited Kunst Stoffe, a warehouse offering recycled material, workshops for hire (wood and textiles) and operating community based events. http://www.kunst-stoffe-berlin.de/ […]
Stasi Curtains: For the last 2 weeks I have been struggling with an essay I have been trying to write about curtains that I photographed at the Stasi Museum. Here are the pictures themselves, as a sneak preview and to […]
