What is the role of curators in the future? I ask this question in view of the changing way we consume new media and the arts today. At present curators act as gatekeepers, they decide who shall be artists, who […]
Podcasts at Hay Book Festival Thinking of the way we consume arts and media brings me to the recent week I have spent at the Hay Book Festival. All the talks were available on a podcast. As the area is […]
Had a really interesting chat with David Burder who owns the company which makes the video lenticular images I’m thinking of using. He actually invented the process and understandably is very keen on it being used to its full potential. […]
short summary about the installation exhibited at SoundNetwork's exhibition as part of FUTURESONIC 07 in Manchester: BRYN CELLI DDU[A/V installation / digital loops on DVD's / 5 monitors / UK 2007] The work presents the current stage of Greg Byatt's […]
Yesterday I heard that Marija, whom I photographed last year, and visited this year (see 9th April post) has died. I felt a sudden thump in my belly and a sense of loss that has stayed with me…She died one […]
So, yes, I have made the selection (for now at least) from 450 images!!! Posting here are a few of the selected images…
The arts community were shocked and dismayed by the surprise announcement of a huge 35 per cent cut in the Arts Council England (ACE) Grants for the Arts (GFA) scheme announced on 1 April.
Public art is the opportunity for an artist to affect a locality, and to engage and challenge its community.
As part of London Sustainability Weeks 2007, AIR member Ana Antonio Gill has created a life-size polar bear made entirely from recycled materials for the ‘Love London Recycled Sculpture Show’, Sun and Doves pub, Camberwell, London.
Produced as part of Gavin Wade’s ongoing project Strategic Questions, this time working with artist Alec Finlay, 100 Verses for the 3 Estates resulted from a collaboration with residents of three housing estates in Kings Norton, Birmingham.
Projects unedited blog by Hannah Lees
Limbo/Substation space, Bilton Square (off the High Street between KFC and Burtons) Margate
Over the past couple of weeks i have had accsess to the studio space i will be based in other the next 6 months. This has given me chance to come up with some ideas and experiment a bit with […]
The Real Thing at the Tate….contemporary art from China.. The first room that I walked into made my heart jump with joy, the second caused my eyes to well up with delight and the third just finished me off… I […]
12 more hours and I will be flaneuring along the canals of Venice… The most romantic city in the world, allegedly… (However, the reality may just be a city that casts a sharp eye on it’s many visiting artists, travelling […]
The Private View is tomorrow. If anyone is in Esher at 6pm do drop in. It has been a fairly busy day today preparing for Thursday. The work is up, most of the info is ready. I just feel that […]
So we had our first opening at Number 4! AndersonMacgee’s Two, revealed the beauty beneath the white walls of our new gallery by stripping back the paint and carpet, showing us the ornate tiles and bare materials used to construct […]
I'm having trouble finding the time to write this. When I'm not erecting partitions, doing admin, updating the website etc I'm sleeping. We signed up 3 artists this week – including the Dean of Derby Uni. Nearly all the artists […]
I’m waiting to place a phone call so I thought I’d do a quick update. The deadline for written up proposals is looming so I am currently trying to sort out costings for the two main works. Firstly for the […]
The show has come down yesterday and there are just some things to move from the cathedral to my house now. When will I have the luxury of an art handling team at my disposal..? AND I should be on […]
Niki Russell reports from The Showroom 4th Annual Conference, 26 May 2007
Melanie Stidolph reports from the recent professional development session.
South London Gallery
5 May 2007 to 6 June 2007
Rockwell, London
13 April – 10 June
Russell Martin’s guide to running your own gallery demystifies the process of setting up an artist-led space and highlights the issues to consider before taking such a step.
