British artists Jane and Louise Wilson began working collaboratively in the late 1980s when studying at different art colleges in Newcastle and Dundee. Nominated for the 1999 Turner Prize, the Newcastle-born twins are known for their moving image and photographic […]
The 2017 Woon Foundation Painting & Sculpture Prize winner on why postgraduate study was always part of the plan.
What comes next after the degree show buzz has worn off and it’s time to stumble bleary-eyed into the next stage of your life? One year on, six 2023 graduates share their experiences and advice.
Tips and advice on applying for opportunities, and the a-n resources that will help.
Selling your work is tough, but Artist Support Pledge and a host of a-n resources can help.
Chris Sharratt talks to three Fine Art tutors about the challenges of teaching during a global pandemic.
BA Fine Art, The Cass, London Metropolitan University final-year student Preeti Shannon Tak speaks to India Nielsen. “I am fascinated by the genetic make-up of everything” London artist Preeti Shannon Tak is in her final year of BA Fine Art […]
BA(Hons) Fine Art, Sculpture and Environmental Art, Glasgow School of Art final year student Jack McElroy speaks to Jamie Limond. “It’s about making an artwork that can be enjoyed by people who don’t want to enjoy it as an artwork” […]
BA Fine Art Painting, University of Brighton final-year student Charlotte Guérard speaks to Kitty Bew. “The painting becomes an object or an archive of my gestures, something that happened in my body separate to what happened in my head.” Charlotte […]
BA Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, London final-year student Lydia Makin speaks to Isaac Nugent. “I’m trying to find something through the process of painting itself” Moving between abstraction and figuration, Lydia Makin’s paintings brim with energy. Using […]
In this profile, Ellen Wilkinson speaks to Izzy Kroese of Manchester-based Shy Bairns. Collective action hit the art headlines at the end of 2019 when that year’s four Turner Prize nominees formed a collective to split the award and share […]
This week sees a bumper batch of degree shows opening as we head into the busiest period for final-year exhibitions. So, good luck to all the students involved, including painters Jessie Davies and Aidan Stephen, both of which are profiled […]
“Don’t follow trends, they’ll be over before the show opens” Treat your degree show like the professional opportunity that it is, albeit with a safety net. Make the signage clear and consistent and if you can have a card or […]
What Happens When The Degree Show’s Over? Ellen Wilkinson speaks to emerging artists who have benefited from schemes in Bristol, Wakefield and London that, by subsidising studio space and providing bursaries and professional development opportunities, support early-career artists to take their next steps.
What Happens When The Degree Show’s Over? Ellen Wilkinson speaks to emerging artists who have benefited from schemes in Bristol, Wakefield and London that, by subsidising studio space and providing bursaries and professional development opportunities, support early-career artists to take their next steps.
London-based artist Larry Achiampong uses film, sculpture and performance to create work that draws on his own Ghanaian heritage, colonial history, and his experience of growing up in Britain. Here Achiampong discusses the cultural and class-based issues he experienced in education, the impact of his degree on his current practice, and how his education has also influenced how he approaches teaching.
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Bath Spa University My work has changed hugely over the past three years. The course has challenged and pushed me to become an expert in my own field, to take risks, be ambitious and see my […]
London and Suffolk-based artist Ryan Gander makes artworks that materialise in many different forms from sculpture to film, writing, graphic design, installation, performance and more. Here he discusses ‘welcoming’ visitors to his degree show at Manchester Metropolitan University in the late 1990s, and how ‘what you make’ is more important than which college you attended.
Artists Simeon Barclay, Evan Ifekoya, Joanna Kirk, Cathy Lomax, Helen McGhie and Damien Meade look back at the ambitions and anxieties of their own degree shows, and reflect on the long-game of being an artist.
London-based artist Rehana Zaman reflects on her BA degree show at Goldsmiths in the early 2000s, and the importance of making sure people from less privileged communities, working class and ethnic backgrounds still have access to art education.
