
Low-Rise, High-Function
Cornelius Quabeck’s review of Ally Wallace’s residency & exhibition at the Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, 2017.
Cornelius Quabeck’s review of Ally Wallace’s residency & exhibition at the Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, 2017.
The third and fourth weeks have largely been spent working in the CAD suite and looking more closely at creating objects in programmes such as Studio 3d Max. 3D Studio Max is part of the Autodesk suite of programmes (also […]
I’m steadily producing new pencil drawings based on outlines of my body or body parts. These activities feel like a starting point even if there is a lot of ambivalence about where they might lead. In reading back on other […]
Part one of a series of blog posts documenting my research visit to the Finish Bioarts Society.
I am a UK citizen and will be having an exhibition of my work this summer in Japan. I had been searching extensively but can’t seem to find any information as to if I need a visa for this. Does anyone […]
After almost a two year gap from blogging, I was hoping to start back into it with a much more interesting topic than I am, but to be honest, this thing has taken over my life. My son gets married […]
This blog will chart my wet plate collodian journey. I am very excited to have been awarded the Professional Development bursary in order to learn this process, and gain the skills (and confidence!) in order to create a project using […]
These 3 drawings will be in the SFSA Drawing Open tomorrow. 51 artists are showing work and there will be 111 drawings to look at! Preview: 24 May 6-9pm Open for two weeks, Thurs-Sun Week one: 24-27 May Week two: 31 […]
For my first collection at The Other Art Fair Bristol “The Bristol Presentiments 1770” series, I have chosen to use only the pigments imported into Bristol from January-June 1770. I use historically resonant pigments in abstract works to create absorbing […]
Chosen from a shortlist of eight, London-based artist Anna Reading has won the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2018-19.
This photograph may be of my first ever installation! I’m forced by an innate honesty to give my older sister collaborative credit. Indeed, seniority probably makes her lead artist – to be fair. This may seem like a playful beginning […]
a-n members Anna Grace Rogers, FK McLoone and Rebecca Ainsworth have visited degree shows in Swansea, Dundee and St Helens for the first of our 2018 degree shows Instagram takeovers.
Well, here I am again on residency. This time at Asylum Studios. I can’t speak highly enough of residencies. They are the best way to engage in your practice with all the accompanying feedback, as well as facilities, time and […]
My practice explores the potential for prosthetic’s which are made with aesthetic considerations in mind. My work began with the idea of bespoke prosthetic’s which are perceived, both by their wearer and observers, as aesthetically pleasing objects as well as being functional.
In Brief: News briefing featuring national and international stories including: Edinburgh Art Festival announce artists for 2018 Commissions Programme; Alison Wilding and Adam Kershaw create memorial to British victims of overseas terrorism; Hockney painting sells for £21.1m, breaking auction record for the artist; Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine folds.
Shouldn’t Throw Stones – The view of a Night Watchman is an exhibition, tour and book publication documenting artist Kevin Casey’s role as a Night Watchman at the Ex Pilkington Glass HQ in St Helens.
The second a-n Assembly of 2018, taking place at Eastside Projects in Birmingham on 15 June, will explore the impact on artists, residents and arts organisations of the city’s ambitions to grow and regenerate.
Our group meets up with some Tampere based artists, including Tiitu Takalo and Ville Pirinen. An opportunity to compare approaches, discuss techniques and find out about opportunities for Finnish comic artists. KUTIKUTI is a non-profit contemporary comics association; they publish […]
This summer a-n members will once again be taking over the a-n Instagram to post images and commentary from degree shows around the country as they happen. Following an open call on Jobs and opps, we’ve selected five artist-Instagrammers who will be visiting shows in Scotland, […]