In the first of a new monthly series focusing on artists’ books, Sarah Bodman – researcher at UWE Bristol’s Centre for Fine Print Research – introduces a screenprinted hardback that draws on Russian Constructivist graphics and features a specially commissioned poem by Benjamin Heathcote.
A day in the life of our welcome banner. It’s going to come in handy for the march in London on 12/9/15. Barcelona in a Bag hits the streets! Assorted images of the #refugeeswelcome rally in Oxford on Sunday 6th […]
As crowdfunding is increasingly adopted by large arts organisations as a fast-track alternative to dwindling public funding, Henrietta Norton – co-founder of the early crowdfunding site WeDidThis – argues that the spirit of risk taking and innovation that inspired early adopters needs to be embraced by these high-profile newcomers.
The following checklist by Sheena Etches and Nicholas Sharp covers many of the issues that arise when artists enter an arrangement with a private gallery, dealer or agent.
The artist Olafur Eliasson is raising funds on Kickstarter to bring a newly developed, solar powered smartphone charger into production – and to change the world in the process
Seventeen weeks have passed since the General Election resulted in a Tory government with its austerity programme of draconian cuts. Bread and Roses has already seen some changes. This past week has seen the most dramatic in terms of the change in […]
Following an antisemitic graffiti attack on his Dirty Corner sculpture at the Palace of Versailles, Anish Kapoor has said that the words will stay and become part of the work.
A series of open, online discussions will soon allow the public to feed into a new government white paper which will be published in late 2015 or early 2016. Arts Professional’s Frances Richens reports.
This week’s selection includes metal work in Sheffield, hyper-real drawing in Manchester and boxes full of treats in London.
This checklist by Sheena Etches and Nicholas Sharp covers many issues relevant to small-scale private and public art commissions, with questions to consider and further explanation of issues arising in the notes.
I’m sometimes asked by schools to visit and talk about my artwork and run workshops. They always ask if i have an up to date DBS check but they still let me work there under supervision even if I haven’t. […]
I have recently moved up to Stoke-on-Trent for my 6 months as graduate artist in residence at AirSpace Gallery. Now that I have got my bearings and moved into the studio, I have managed to get into the city’s library […]
2,3 KILOMETER ODER 4 SCHNITTLAUCHPFLANZEN ODER 0,5 SCHRIPPE ODER 10 POMME FRITES 2015, 2-part performance with poster, guidebook and photographic documentation. I have recently been reflecting upon the work I made in Berlin this Summer. A project involving planting chive […]
A plea to recreate Absurdism within England and maybe, even the World and beyond.
Or not to be
Its two weeks till the deadline of my open call for the book exhibition, but after a meeting at the gallery on Thursday, I was asked to do a press release and send images asap. I do have invited artists […]
Well its like this…
I’ve been sewing a “Refugees Welcome” banner for a #refugeeswelcome demo in Oxford this Sunday. It’s a task I am highly unqualified for! I did my best, but must confess to a huge sense of relief on passing on the […]
As a conclusion and dissemination of my covert residency at the V&A, I am making a downloadable PDF print, cut, fold and make museum box, which can be filled with cut-out printed objects. It’s a museum in a box, curated […]
I successfully applied new tactics yesterday to my train journey project, surveying the left hand side of the journey from Marden to London. Filming the other half of the trip was impossible as one journey pretty much exhausted the camera […]
