Been consolidating some of my work which seems to be positive. I have been concerned about only doing solo figures, [shades of modernism presumably, my go-to influence from youth} I found the power of pieces communicating can deepen and clarify. […]
Uninspired workings I’m back to collecting rubbish. Strangely the streets are relatively rubbish free at the moment so I will have to give it time. The reason I am back to collecting local debris is because of what I am […]
Highlights for the week ahead selected from a-n’s busy Events section and including exhibitions in Exeter, Eastbourne, London and Pembrokeshire.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: $1 million raised to create protest art for inauguration day, V&A issue statement confirming new director Tristram Hunt is committed to free entry, and artist Tania Bruguera is detained in Cuba again.
Artists whose work has been published in a UK book, magazine or TV programme are eligible for payment through the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s annual Payback scheme.
Exhibition featuring the work of Clare Rojas and a musical performance by the artist under the guise of Peggy Honeywell.
Sets out how a-n The Artists Information Company ensures proper and fair payment both within the company and across its programmes and operations.
A recreation of a sculpture destroyed by Isis and a scoop of ice cream being eaten by a fly are amongst the shortlist for the next two commissions of the Trafalgar Square sculpture programme.
As Washington DC prepares for the 20 January presidential inauguration and the rest of the world is gripped/appalled by the latest predictably narcissistic Donald Trump Twitter outburst, London-based artist Sonya Dyer – who was on a residency in Nebraska during the election – reflects on her US experience and considers what the new era means for art and artists.
A short survey’s looking at how artists are getting on with ACE’s funding portal
“A quipu (or Chinu) in Aymara is an Andean storage device made of cord” Frank Solomon A Field trip for Thread and Word. celebrating “Cadenetas” by Lizi Sanchez “Vibratory forms in space and in time. Acts of Union and separation” […]
Over the last three years I’ve spent time volunteering in Calais and Jordan Refugee Camps, organising art projects for refugees and coming face to face with the human reality of the refugee crisis.
Engaging with the public though art – a collage workshop inspired by Eduardo Paolozzi
From Mud Baths to Montage
since the weekend i’ve been reflecting about the film. it’s reached the stage of being online and viewed by invitation. this is part of the research into reactions to a non linear film. for this project i drew upon my experience […]
Has anyone got experience in or contacts that might be able to help me write some terms and conditions for my arts company? I reluctantly want to get my paperwork in order!
It was a crisp bright day. I had hired out a local hall in Cooksbridge to take the photograph of all the work in situ. Large canvas, mantle piece and the vessels. Jonathan Bassett was ready with his camera gear, […]
I am now starting to make my drawings for the film that I am going to undertake for part of my Degree Project. I have already made several frames which will develop in to the images which tell the narrative […]
A survey of exhibitors at this week’s London Art Fair shows galleries believe ensuring free movement of people and goods within the EU is the most important thing the UK government can do to ensure London remains a global art hub post-Brexit.
Time we reconsidered work by this artist, whose loose style captures real life
Discordianism at a gaming festival
a-n’s bursary strand supporting artist-led groups to engage in a period of creative research is seeking applications that explore how artists and artists’ groups adapt to navigate turbulent cultural and political landscapes.
Should Scotland have its own archive of artists’ moving image work, and if so what form should it take and what should be in it? Chris Sharratt reports on a recent Lux Scotland event exploring the feasibility of a ‘distribution collection’ of Scottish works.
