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.
When a child is born, the umbilical cord is cut, separating the baby from its mother. When a child starts school, she is separated from her family. When two parents’ divorce, a family becomes fragmented. It was while walking along […]
Current Director of the Whitworth, Manchester and Manchester City Galleries will succeed Sir Nicholas Serota who is stepping down after almost 30 years in the role.
Ferens Art Gallery in Hull has reopened after a £5.2 million refurbishment largely funded by Hull City Council. But while the local authority should be commended for its commitment to culture, Sheila McGregor argues that the blame for council cuts in towns and cities across the UK needs to be forcefully directed at Westminster politicians rather than hapless local representatives.
From London Trip, November 2016 I went to see the Guerrilla Girls exhibition at the Whitechapel gallery whilst on the university trip to London. In 1985, a group of feminist activists in New York donned gorilla masks and took the […]
Just a quick random post. I’m sure I’m not alone here in saying all I ever seem to see are people with necks craned and hunched over a smartphone – this unfortunately is an all too common sight in my […]
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot (28 May 1888 – 22 January 1947) ‘Let’s talk about Vivienne’ An Artist Led Walk by Elspeth Penfold with Turner Contemporary ‘Walking the Wasteland’ Research Group Saturday March 11th 2017 11.00 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. Meet: Turner […]
“Ode à l’oubli” was Bourgeois’ first book of fabric collages. The pages were made of linen hand towels from the artist’s wedding trousseau and are embroidered with the monogram “LBG” for “Louise Bourgeois Goldwater” (Bourgeois married Robert Goldwater in 1938). […]
My project seems to be veering towards how women are treated in/because of the porn industry. There are unrealistic expectations set for boys/men of how women should look/act. Dworkin’s theories back up the statements made by Mulvey that I have […]
I spent December in Japan: first a week working in Tokyo as part of the Playable City Tokyo creative lab (read more about it here) and then a few weeks traveling around refreshing old connections and making new ones. […]
When I went to the Oxford museum I wasn’t expecting to see such a wide range of animals, but the animals they had where beautiful. My favourite was the American black bear they had, he was out in the open so people could […]
