Since the last blog entry the two mentoring sessions with Magali Avezou(archipelago), the peer mentoring group (book project group) and the site specific exhibition has happened. The mentoring sessions with Magali which has started back in May has been very […]
“Because libraries have always been a part of any civilization they are not negotiable. They are part of our inheritance.” Pat Hunter quoted in Ali Smith, “Public Library and Other Stories”
study for Veil of light II
I have collected so much in my life time that I find it hard to justify accumulating more. Storage, while it continues to be as expensive as it is, will always remain a problem and while I’m relying on a […]
As I consider my 40 year career most of which purposefully staying out of the limelight because of the nature of socially engaged art practice. Having worked with the most vulnerable in society people with multiple challenges and issues where […]
This week’s selection includes a spooky apparition in Manchester, painting and sculpture in London, and photography in Belfast.
Robots, research and rocking chairs CHI Computer-Human Interaction conference, San Jose, California, USA: 7th – 12th May 2016 The annual CHI conference (pronounced ‘kai’) for Computer Human Interaction describes itself as ‘a place to see, discuss and learn about the future […]
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here I’m in then. New studio at last. (I won’t go into the details of how here, that’s in the bursary blog ) Sarah handed me the keys and in that small, mundane gesture lay the truth. […]
this week has been time managing the priorities with the intention of completing everything in the time i have remaining. it’s been a hard week as my sleep has been disrupted a little. i’ve helped myself by mapping what i […]
A few pics of some reworked monoprints, which felt a bit thin! The dots are my finger prints…. No title as yet. August is going to be about being in the studio
I am seeking up and coming opportunities to curating and campaigning forthcoming exhibitions. I hold 2 years experience working freelance in galleries and non conventional spaces exhibiting emerging and established artists working in a variety of disciplines across the UK. I […]
Last month I finished an exhibition at Collective, Edinburgh. I then started work on making some new objects. I am trying to not be fixated on them being finished. Having exhibitions is often, strangely, antithetical to progress as there is so […]
Veil of Light I , study The first of two paintings inspired by early morning light on the water at the bird reserve. I’ve decided I’d try to reach the standard of painting experienced with ‘Memory of Snow’, it takes […]
Having missed the last meeting back in May, it was great to meet with the rest of the group and to have the opportunity to share new work. Meeting with a group of such proactive artists always leaves me encouraged […]
This morning I visited Orkney Museum in Kirkwall for a meeting about a potential exhibition there next year. They have a small space next to the Archaeology rooms, which is ideal. It is great to be able to visualise a place […]
So Wednesday 3rd August was my first meeting with my new mentor, Susan Mumford. I was exhausted before I arrived; this was largely due to my inability to sleep when I’m nervous (I was very nervous) and my lovely, but […]
Along A Path Towards Self-Destruction, Masa Weeb, 2016. Materialisation is a recent project employing a methodology of recycling found and selectively chosen organic and inorganic materials as a means of highlighting the often-negative environmental impacts of human ingenuity and intervention, raising […]
Second edition.
July 8th, 2016 – July 31st, 2016
Julia and I have had a very busy few months in the run up to the summer festival season. We were commissioned to make a piece for the Coventry 2021 city of culture bid launch, which was a great event […]
Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section, take us to Fareham, Hertford, Sway, Southampton and Stroud.
Northumberland-based Arts & Heritage to receive Arts Council funding for ten museums to work with individual artists on new works inspired by their collections.
Myself, along with 5 other local university graduates, have each been shortlisted for this exciting opportunity. Our art will be shown alongside the current exhibition, which includes work by Leonardo Da Vinci and William Blake. On show until the 25th Sept.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Creative Scotland awards over £1.2million of Open Project Funding, artist Zehra Doğan arrested in Turkey, and more than 40 artists and designers accuse Zara of plagiarism.
