Focusing on the impact, outcomes and future of the programme following three years of this major Arts Council England funded programme.
I have been a member of Artist Newsletter for a very long time but never really used it to it’s best advantage. So I am looking for tips from those who use it for more than occasionally reading the newsletter […]
A project focused on understand the mechanics of large scale public sculpture commissioning, the artist/fabricator dynamic and how the artist’s hand can be present in elements of sculpture fabricated by others.
When is the best time for thinking of creative ideas ? Some suggest it is at night and recommend keeping a notebook handy. Many say that it is during their morning shower . Now that I’m in long distance training […]
Over a week in, and the vast space has been shape-shifting and swallowing all and any work I make. My residency goals have been revised three times already, because I’m frankly so overwhelmed by the open-ended possibilities of this month […]
As part of their travel bursary to visit Documenta 14 in Kassel, a-n members have been sharing their views on the quinquennial via a-n Reviews and Blogs. AIR Council member Joseph Young, who visited Documenta at the same time, presents a snapshot of their thoughts and reflections.
This first week has involved taking some time to engage and explore Corris, taking walks along the mountains, fields and through this quaint village. The large quantities of slate slabs of walls and fences, and slate pieces abandoned outside houses, the […]
As this is my first blog I should probably introduce myself before launching into my latest adventure. So Hello folks, how are you all doing? My name is Tara Coggans. I live in Argyll, Scotland and I make Willow […]
Hi, I live in Bishop Auckland in Co. Durham where there is considerable investment being made into the town over the next few years, see this site for more details, http://www.aucklandcastle.org/ Part of this project is a new Mining Art […]
In the second of two short provocations inspired by his time as the 2016-17 Clore Visual Artist Fellow, Maurice Carlin reflects on his uneasy relationship with the art world and proposes artists think beyond the opaque and insular system of endorsement and patronage that defines it.
