
Blogger profile: Carolyn Shepherd
Richard Taylor in conversation with Carolyn Shepherd, final year degree student at Wirral Metropolitan.
Richard Taylor in conversation with Carolyn Shepherd, final year degree student at Wirral Metropolitan.
Wilkinson Gallery, London
29 May 5 July
Mark Wilsher talks about combining the roles of artist and curator in his own practice.
Rachel Garfield explains how a desire to critique dominant models of the mainstream informs her curatorial practice.
Shezad Dawood discusses how he see curation as an opportunity to explore the interplay between his own work and that of other artists.
Simon Tegala tells how he needs to adopt many different roles to realise the production of his curatorial projects.
The Centre of Attention (Pierre Coinde and Gary O’Dwyer) reveal their approach to ‘participatory curating’.
David A Bailey talks about how his socially-informed work has led him to curate projects that set it within a wider (art) historical context.
Erica Tan describes her career as requiring her to undertake different roles, of which ‘artist’ and ‘curator’ are only two of many.
Gavin Wade talks about his role as a ‘professional curator’ working outside of an institution.
Jananne Al-Ani describes how her experiences as an artist have informed her development of curatorial projects.
Anne Bean argues that ‘artists who curate’ should lead their own agenda.
Jane Watt delves into the process of commissioning and looks at the organisations and bodies offering opportunities to artists at all stages of their careers. Fully updated for 2008.
Folkestone town centre, Folkestone
14 June – 14 September 2008
The Jerwood Foundation, one of the UKs best supporters of artists practice through their awards and prizes programmes, has a focus this month on photography.
Manick Govindas profile of Paul Hamlyn Foundation, one of the most respected and innovative grant-giving trusts in the UK
Manick Govinda on the often secretive processes behind awards by nomination as well as the benefits for artists in terms of recognition and critical acclaim.
Text-only version of a-n Research paper: Art work in 2007 with live weblinks.
The term synchronicity was first used by the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung to describe temporally coincident occurrences of casual events1.
The five winners of this years Paul Hamlyn Awards for Visual Arts were announced last month.
Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich
8 July 19 August
July sees the launch of a major new £1 million commissioning initiative.
Carolyn Black profiles the Bombay Sapphire Prize and explores the nuances of commercial sponsorship of prizes, awards and commissions.
Mark Hutchinson talks to John Russell about his theory and practice PhD at Kingston University.