
Assembly – Bristol
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Archive
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Venue:
Various venues across Bristol -
From:
June 08, 2017 -
To:
June 09, 2017 -
Location:
South West England
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Tate names new extension after billionaire donor, artist, poet and architect Vito Acconci dies aged 77, City of Dubai launches its own typeface.
Following our first rural, interactive, community- and time-based public installation…exploring the process, history, community, surroundings, landscape…
The current director of Bergen Kunsthall in Norway will replace Jenni Lomax who has been at the helm of the organisation for 27 years.
The Pieces Of Me Amy Dillwyn kept diaries throughout her life. The Pieces of Me are mono-prints of one personal diary that had large sections cut out. In removing these pieces, Dillwyn appears to be editing herself from or for […]
To comprehend the subject of cultural sexual exploitation and visually decipher it’s many constructs; I started drawing, experimenting with ink, form, the age of the girl and her poise. In figures XXXVIII the girl is alone and younger. The spots […]
This week’s selection from a-n’s Events section, featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n members, takes us to Newcastle, Manchester, London and Hull.
Later the same week I spent the day onsite with Annemarie O’Sullivan who is supporting me with her expertise and experience as a basket maker and willow artist who has made large scale work previously. Annemarie raised some valuable points and […]
My art vision can be summed up as ‘Art is to trip up, like that jolt in a dream, while drifting off to sleep. Art needs to get out more.’ And lately I would add that my focus is on […]
I’ve been putting together an Arts Council grant application since March, between caring responsibilities and zero hours contract work, whilst also starting to think about my own practice for Peace Painting. It’s almost ready to submit, so once I’ve double […]
Yesterday’s announcement of the 2017 Turner Prize shortlist saw two artists over 50 nominated – Hurvin Anderson and Lubaina Himid – reflecting the recent decision to drop its longstanding under-50 rule. Fisun Güner welcomes the change, arguing that it better reflects the reality of many artists’ careers while also ensuring a particularly strong line-up for this year’s prize.
i’m supporting a poorly back today by cleaning cupboards and catching up on housework in the kitchen. an at home day. my view through the window fills me with great joy. a monochromatic blue sky backs a splendidly fluid vibrant […]
For Assembly Bristol, one of the five a-n Assembly events that took place across the UK during May and June 2017, a-n devised a programme of events with Bristol-based artist Julie McCalden. The Assembly, which took barriers to practice as […]
The NAWM work was mixed in with the likes of Richard Billingham which added to the importance of the exhibition. the small photograph an artist from NAWM sat conformably next to Billingham’s Photograph. the art work was displayed this way […]
For the second of a-n’s touring programme of workshops, talks and get-togethers, we’re heading to Liverpool where artist Kevin Hunt has developed two days of activities focusing on the artist-led project spaces that punctuate the city’s institution-heavy gallery ecology.
Today is hand in day!!!! The end of one journey will start another. In a way my final show will be a combination of all my performances and i particular key elements from the two above. Crows (2017) and Tar […]
So things have been very busy recently in the Belton studio. Whilst it has been business as usual in regards to working as intensely as my working life permits me I have also put on my first solo exhibition. It […]
Kaori Homma, artists and coordinator of Art Action UK discusses about her experience of art after Fukushima
The days settle into a rhythm, coffee, muesli, sit in the chair and work out what to do next, Home Depot/Walmart/M&M lumber, saw up sticks, glue and screw, measure, wish i was better at maths, coffee, eat, go out for […]