The INTERNATIONAL section was introduced to [a-n] MAGAZINE in April last year in recognition that an increasing number of artists have the desire to operate in a global arena. As part of a plan to continually improve the scope and coverage of the international opportunities and other information in [a-n] MAGAZINE, [a-n] THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY is forging working relationships with a diverse range of arts organisations around the world. This month sees [a-n] MAGAZINE welcome the first of these international partners with profiles of united net-works.org in Sweden and the Sculptors’ Society of Ireland.
The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland (SSI) was established in 1980 to improve the professional standing of sculptors, raise the profile of sculpture and to develop the quality and scope of commissioning procedures and opportunities in […]
Organised by twelve second-year students on the Royal College of Art’s MA in Curating Contemporary Art, FAIR was something of a hybrid between an exhibition and an international art fair. Max Andrews reports on this pioneering project and profiles some of the participants.
Paul Bonaventura talks to Tim Eastop, Senior Visual Arts Officer at the Arts Council of England, about a new initiative to create international practice-based opportunities for individual artists.
With visual arts students all over the country graduating in the next few months, there will soon be a wealth of new talent around. For artists, the first year out of education can be an exciting but difficult one. With a steep learning curve ahead, often it can seem like all the opportunities available are beyond reach.
This month, in Opportunities, there is plenty to help guide you into the world of the professional artist. Some opportunities are specifically aimed at new graduates and others are open to artists at all stages of their careers.
To introduce the section, Molly Tufnell talks about winning a prize for stitched textiles, that is open to textiles students and new graduates (see Awards for more information).
Britart.com gives access to a virtual gallery twenty-four-hours a day, every day of the year; anybody in the world with access to the internet can look at my work. This contact with the audience reflects the inspiration I take from […]
Lab Culture was a six-day residency at Lighthouse Digital Arts, Brighton. It provided equipment, forum space and technical support within an intense programme structure – as well as food and accommodation – to enable participants to produce digital work beyond […]
I began volunteering at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth in June 2001 having answered their advertisement in the April 2001 issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE. From my first day as a volunteer through to my present position as part-time education assistant and gallery […]
Tina Bolyos describes the work she has been doing alongside scientists in Hertfordshire.
I have been working on an ongoing video series – Interludes – since 1997.
How it was – Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston 26 January – 23 March
Retraces – Matt’s Gallery, London 23 January – 17 March
Site Gallery, Sheffield 16 February – 6 April
The Lowry, Salford Quays and Static, Liverpool 26 January – 28 April
105-111 Westminster Road, Handsworth, Birmingham 1 – 22 February
Ian Breakwell’s audiovisual installation for De La Warr Pavilion was commissioned by the gallery as part of last year’s Year of the Artist. Using video projection with stereo music and sound, The Other Side focuses on the building’s semi-circular balcony […]
Some £9 million has been spent on the new state-of-the-art gallery in Oldham that opened in February. The building’s design and exhibition programming aim to challenge traditional views of what an art gallery is about and who uses it, offering […]
Greater efforts to focus on the training needs of artists and creative workers in Cumbria are expected to emerge from a recent planning event held by Northern Cultural Skills Partnership (NCSP). More than sixty arts practitioners, administrators, agencies, venue managers […]
A major interdisciplinary exhibition, ‘Polaria’ draws a parallel between the historical and contemporary processes of energy generation and distribution. Created by Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson, the exhibition draws on the artists’ visit to remote north east Greenland last year. […]
Seven visual arts spaces collaborate for the first time across Glasgow in a bid to build new audiences for the visual arts. Taking place 10-14 April and coinciding with the Glasgow Art Fair, RAW: Real Art Weekend aims to enhance […]
Polly Gould gives an overview of the process and outcomes of a collaborative residency with Anne Eggebert at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, and Hastings College of Art and Technology.
Neil Zakiewicz investigates the internet’s renowned promotional capabilities looking at the way a variety of artists are using their websites. For those who haven’t yet ventured into the virtual realm a twenty-minute strategy on where to start is offered.
Clark Dawson meets Chad McCail and Eliza Gilchrist to discuss the furniture recycling workshops they run for young ex-homeless people.
Current committee member and studio resident, Katie Exley explains the organisation’s role in supporting and exhibiting artists from Glasgow and further afield.
With two large-scale group exhibitions and numerous recent solo shows taking the UK’s shoreline as their subject, Emma Safe takes a look at artists’ responses to the contemporary coast.
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