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Great excursions
Alice Maude-Roxby on photographing Michael Stevenson’s Rakit.
Page 2853 – a-n The Artists Information Company
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Space
MAC Gallery, Birmingham
13 November – 2 January
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Claire Curneen: Succour
Mission Gallery, Swansea
13 November – 15 January
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Now & then…
Edith Marie Pasquier interviews Ali Zaidi of motiroti.
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Working practice
Building creative success: the state of creative industries in Devon and Torbay 2005
Regional report mapping the creative industries sector in Devon and Torbay, and making recommendations for its support and growth.
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Working practice
A survey of artists’ studio groups and organisations in England
The first survey of its kind, intended to provide the beginning of a national register of artists’ studio groups and organisations.
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Cultural value
New directions in social policy: developing the evidence base for museums, libraries and archives
Assessment of Museums, Libraries and Archives’ contribution to key social policy targets including regeneration, health and cultural diversity.
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Working practice
What is visual intelligence and how do artists use it?
Associated with the Visual Intelligence project at Lancaster University, asks whether it is possible to chart the evolution of an artist’s creative thought through their making processes.
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Participation
Doing the arts justice – a review of the research literature, practice and theory
Strengthens the evidence base for the effectiveness of the arts within criminal justice by providing a clear account of evidence and theory base for the sector as of 2005; includes visual arts and film section.
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Working practice
Creative Yorkshire: visual artists in shared workspaces – resources and facilities
Profile of the shared workspaces and related services used by visual artists and craftspeople in the Yorkshire and Humberside region in 2005.
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Working practice
Makers in focus
2005 report on the working environment of West Midlands designer makers, craftspeople and applied artists at different stages of their careers. It was undertaken to explore activity, identify needs and gaps in provision of professional development support.
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a-n Magazine January 2005
Contents include: What is the future of museum curating? Gordon Dalton reports from Curating now symposium. Catherine Wilson profiles inIVA’s achievements over the last decade. Excerpts from Brian Dewan performance hosted by Grizedale Arts. Tim Machin on making a name […]
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Profile
Vineta Kaulaca
My work is mostly about perception: the way we look at the world, building up an image of the whole from different fragments.
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Bill Drummond: How To Be An Artist
Outpost, Norwich
1-2, 7-8 December
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Henna Nadeem: Trees, Water, Rocks
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station
11 October – 17 January
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Seema Rao: STOP
Spital Square, London
3 December – 30 January
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Profile
Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie: Bata-ville
Jane Watt speaks to Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie about their practice, the Bata-ville project and working with Commissions East.
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Stanley Picker Fellowship
Paul Glinkowski talks to Mark Beasley at the start of his Fellowship at Kingston University.
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Making a difference
Catherine Wilson profiles inIVA’s achievements over the last decade.
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Editorial – 2005 January
One of our very early issues laid bare the public arts funding routes. The feature took the form of a twisted neuronal-type structure, revealing Parliament’s funds to the Arts Council of Great Britain at the top and the precise money […]
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The artist’s development toolkit
Evaluation of The artist’s development toolkit by Linda Ball – who wrote and researched it – reveals widespread approval of both contents and usability. Our first interactive practical guide, the toolkit was generated through collaboration between a-n and APD (Artists’ […]
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Staff development
In January, we welcome in Angie Binns as our new Communications and Sales Team Manager. She comes to us from Theatre by the Lake in Cumbria, where as Marketing Manager she was responsible for a substantial customer interests survey and […]
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Practice
Artists Matthew Hearn and Sarah Warden have recently organised a programme of exhibitions in their studio entitled PRACTICE. Nearly a year after having acquired the space they decided to turn studio into exhibition space and make both their work and […]
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Bootelicious
This month our Financial Assistant Robin Bootes says “hasta luego” (in very poor Spanish) to the a-n office, as he embarks on a seven-month career break to the exotic climes of South and Central America. We wait with baited breath […]
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Cultural value
The economic and social impact of cultural festivals in the East Midlands of England
The economic and social impact of cultural festivals in the East Midlands of England in 2002.