
Oriental Inspirations
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October 09, 2015 -
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December 17, 2015 -
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North East England
I started my blog a month ago, in conjunction with starting my residency at AirSpace … a whole month has passed and I haven’t posted a single update! It has been a year since I have had a studio […]
Selection of paintings at the Galleon Grill Blackpool September 2015. James Loy displays some of his work on how he explains the differences between the rich and the poor in society, using the dog as symbol. His style changes from representation to abstract and is ongoing.
In 1910, Dr. A. R. Crook, curator at the Illinois State Museum of Natural History, created a list of questions to determine the worth of prospective natural history museum curators. I found this article recently which was posted by Hyperallergic. Given my […]
A week in a studio by the sea and I needed to get outside. After six days of sunshine it was the seventh that took me outside in the drizzle. A hot chocolate at the Lighthouse CAfe staring out at […]
This week the work from the project is featured in OpenArtSpaces in Kensington and Fulham. It is the chance to reflect on the previous year, and to think about new beginnings
Work, practicalities, techniques, thoughts and feelings about my art and sometimes other things….My work is engaged with histories and contemporary relationships with trade, commodities, memory and memory loss, people and place.
Late Summer is a wonderful thing. Always my favourite season, if gifted. It never fails to feel like nature’s extra bounty. Good fortune and extra vitamin D power the days. It won’t be long until we turn the clocks back […]
Initially the plan with 254 paintings was to paint one a day, every day, even if I only had 30 minutes to paint. Now the plan is I have the morning/afternoon/all day then I paint (evening is still currently out […]
This year’s Arts Council England and British Council-supported No Boundaries – billed as a symposium on the role of arts and culture – took place over two days at the end of September at Watershed in Bristol and HOME, Manchester. Featuring talks and discussion from an international cast of contributors, it once again had a live link between each venue and was also live streamed. Artist Julie McCalden reports from Bristol, while arts consultant Mark Robinson presents a view from the rainy city.
Event and exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from our busy Events section and featuring events and exhibitions posted by a-n members.
http://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/2015/exhibitions-and-events
18th September 31st October 2015
Lots of time spent resolving technical matters – as usual. The video jack in the projector no longer works, so testing with laptop connected via VGA cable! At least it works.
Initiated by a-n and CVAN, with contributions from Scottish Artists Union, Engage and other key organisations, the UK’s visual arts sector made a joint submission to the Treasury Spending Review in Autumn 2015 outlining a number of key recommendations to help better support the sector.
Now in its third year, London’s Art Licks Weekend continues to expand beyond its south east beginnings, and this year features an increasing number of venues in the south west of the city. Pippa Koszerek speaks to the two artists behind Streatham Hill’s DOLPH projects, who will be sharing the ‘secrets’ of their practice during the four-day festival.
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here It’s not a T-junction or a crossroads. It’s more like that gentle uphill curve in the road that winds around a hill. You can’t see very far ahead. You can’t see where it’s going, what […]
Artist Raoul Martinez, twice nominated for the BP Portrait Award, joins nearly 300 cultural figures in rejecting oil sponsorship of the arts.
This guide by Sheena Etches and Nicholas Sharp outlines issues and practicalities to be aware of when negotiating and agreeing a contractual arrangement.