So I did it. I created, designed, organised, curated and ran a pretty big arts festival this summer and as it was our first one it is to be considered quite a stinking success. Over nine days we had 19 […]
Last Thursday I visited New Brighton, which is part of Wallasey, on The Wirral to meet the owner of the New Brighton Palace and take a look round the building. New Brighton is a short train ride from Liverpool Lime […]
So I finally landed after my travels, yet feel I have arrived in another place. Developing a second online blog space, I’ve begun to take on my neurodiversity and become a self advocate – part of a group of neurodiverse […]
Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe festival, now in its second year, has launched a crowdfunding campaign with support from Dorset-born artist Stuart Semple.
“If Modernity, or Modernism, is our Antiquity, then its ruins have become every bit as fascinating, poignant and morbid as those of the Greeks and Romans were to the 18th Century.”
But in my mind I realise I have turned Metzger into this character of turmoil – one who is desperate for survival. Like the father in The Road, pushing the trolley forwards carrying his past with him into the future, […]
(Post by Kay) Today was very foggy and dull, so fittingly we spent most of the day working on our computers in the booth. Joseph did a lot of admin and contacted various press bodies including Shetland Times, Shetland News […]
So, here I am declaring my self to be an artist and one who is fed up with art. I am wondering what it means to be an artist . Is it about the work or the endless self […]
It’s pouring with rain and it’s about that time I would have taken the dog for a walk. And I would have moaned about it as it was raining, but do you know what? I put my water proof jacket […]
The use of the monolith in Kubrick’s film creates intrigue. The same with the sound mirrors. It is not clear to most people what they are, until they research them further. That is unless you are an expert in aeronautics. […]
I was probably not the only person to assume that the industrial revolution had started in Lancashire. But no – it was in Derbyshire, where the Derwent Valley mills revolutionised the cotton spinning industry by combining, on a large scale, […]
I am researching and developing a supported residency for artists who feel unable to participate within existing programmes. This will be developed with Islington Mill in Salford and the Artists Association in Tampere. Supported by Arts Council England.
A reflection by artist Anika Carpenter on INKINAREA an a-n New Collaborations Bursary funded project. Anika spent a year exploring writing, art, objects and mental health with writer Erin Soros.
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While it is known internationally for its annual media arts prize and September festival, Ars Electronica is also firmly rooted in its home city of Linz, Austria thanks to its stunning building and work with schools. Chris Sharratt talks to artistic director Gerfried Stocker who explains how, 20 years after he joined the organisation, the relationship between local and global working remains crucial to its success.
Chinese artist and activist to unveil large-scale artwork outside the Gherkin in the City of London, as part of a festival celebrating the area’s architectural landmarks.
Is there enough time… for any thing more.. YES. […]
(Post by Kay) Today we had a meeting with the director of Shetland Museum and Archives, and the education coordinator, first day back for both after several weeks on leave. So it’s been a while coming, considering this is probably […]
So far on my project, I have been amazed how generous people have been with their time and knowledge. During my last visit to Morecambe this was not any different. I met up with the lovely artist, illustrator and ice […]
