Hi Everyone, I’m struggling to find a photographer who isn’t either a ‘student looking to gain experience’ or a ‘wedding specialist’. Nothing wrong with either but when you want your work to look professional it’s not ideal. Have you had similar problems […]
It’s really good having a space at University for the summer. Although I have a studio at home, going to a distant place is more motivating somehow. First I started to work in oil-paint as have been told I should…conforming to […]
Bonjour tout le monde! We’re back!! After a long and uneventful journey from Blighty, we arrived at the Chateau de Sacy today. Ah, home sweet home. But sacre bleu! Another artist had taken up residency in our abode. The sheer […]
After last weeks technology issues, I’ve returned to editing new material with enthusiasm. The new tracks below are the written work of Glen Finglas volunteer Gill Walker (@Gillw10). Gill is a keen outdoor and environmental enthusiast and a current upland […]
A dispute over the number of pupils taking arts subjects at GCSE was at the heart of a House of Commons debate, with the Department for Education using figures which include students studying arts AS Levels in sixth forms. Arts Professional’s Christy Romer and Frances Richens report.
The programme for the 2016 edition of Bristol Biennial offers expanded notions of audience participation under the theme In Other Worlds.
Red is the colour…it is a constant reminder of what connects all life as well as linking families to each another and is symbolic for those individuals trying to re-connect with their origins. In relation to origins my seed idea […]
Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed has major shows on at Hauser & Wirth Somerset and Park Avenue Armory in New York, has recently played at Glastonbury, and has just released a new album of songs, Thoughts Lined Up. Fisun Güner talks to him about music, art, food phobias and life after Brexit.
A recent symposium held in Glasgow and organised jointly by Glasgow School of Art and Q-Art saw fine art staff, students and industry professionals examine the role of art schools and how they prepare students for life after university. Laura Campbell reports on the issues raised and the possible solutions.
Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Fenghaung, Guilin, Yangshou and Kunming What the hell am I doing? This is absolutely mental! I’m alone and getting lost the whole time. I didn’t think I really believed in God but every time I get lost, pray […]
Here’s a link to my radio interview on Radio Reform about my recent trip to Sweden with my bursary. https://m.mixcloud.com/reformradio/city-whispers-wclive-hunt-2nd-july-2016/
Fisun Güner reports from art market debate at Phillips Auction House in Mayfair, London.
Since my last post, virtually all my time has been taken up with the Artist as Mother as Artist project. This was a jointly curated exhibition (and accompanying events) with Sam Rose, and we were over the moon to receive […]
detail of the ‘lasses’ just leaving the hands to last, the tricky bit ! Took 6 panels back to the foundry, they are now waiting to be cast. Had to work out a method for doing the text, we decided […]
working on the wax panels to be cast bronze. put them together and saw the first emergence of how they will be as a sphere.
There is something about seeing the true colours of a painting in the natural, pure daylight which I just love. The natural light exhibits the authentic, aesthetic quality of the paint at its best. You can feel the colours jumping […]
on the bus on the way in to derby yesterday i spotted #motivatedmonday in a tweet. it lit me up as i was feeling really motivated and full of energy. i arrived at the mill and immediately set up a […]
Laura Robertson reports on this year’s New Contemporaries in Liverpool as part of Liverpool Biennial.
On our way back home we stayed one more night in Helsinki that gave me a chance to catch up with my artist mother friend Anna Puhakka and a research visit to HIAP Helsinki International Arts Programme located on […]
As the collaboration progressed, we both conferred about the development of our responses. On several occasions we felt stuck, or frustrated that the idea we had wasn’t working in print. At these times we talked it through, eager to glean […]
Salford-based artist Maurice Carlin announced Clore Visual Artist Fellow supported by a-n, as the prestigious leadership development programme reveals its fellows for 2016/17.
