Project Summary (2 of 3) The start of the residency coincided with me relocating from Leicester and has come as a welcome introduction to the area. Working from my studio space at the Canteen Arts Centre on Barrow Island and […]
I’ve been thinking about the performance element of ‘Left Behind’ today. I’ve made a test piece to make sure that I can achieve the right effect technically – but the actual performance or action remains vague. Here are my current […]
PRIMARY PUPILS ENTER THE ART WORLD Nottingham-based installation artist Chris Lewis-Jones feels that he has struck artistic gold working with 52 Year 2 pupils at Forest Park Primary School in Cobridge. Using contemporary art to enhance learning across the curriculum […]
AirSpace have started workshops! We have now completed two workshop sessions: A Series of Unlikely Events: with Creative Partnerships at Grove Junior School, Northwood, Stoke on Trent. We had a great time teaching year 5 at Grove junior school about […]
New appointments in visual arts, development and curating
Vertigo Lots of things have been happening… here's the context to the story. We are moving from Scarborough to West Yorkshire (hopefully to a village called Honley, near Huddersfield, if we ever find a decent house to rent). This is […]
The new developments at the Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange have had a mixed response from local and national media, with three main strands.
Scotland’s largest gathering of artists, arts organisations and delegates from the cultural sector will converge on Edinburgh next year for a three-day cultural summit.
As children and young people are high on the national agenda with a host of new policies and initiatives addressing young people’s services, education and the arts, envision and enquire are hosting additional briefing days in September aimed at gallery and museum educators, artists and others working with these groups.
It would seem that politics has taken centre stage in contemporary art.
In October 2005, Channel 4 asked the nation to get involved in the Big Art Project.
David Butler discusses artists and urban regeneration.
Nests and cocoon-like forms intrigue me because they are often built directly into existing structures, such as trees or architectural features.
Outer space investigates the interface between artists’ practice and the socio-political domain. Devised and edited by Esther Salamon, contributors include Chris Batt MLA, Paul Collard Creative Partnerships, Jonathan Davis CABE, David Lammy MP Minister for Culture, Graham Leicester International Futures […]
Isabella Streffen on her own research and its relationship to the Import/Export event
Arts Council England’s 2005 annual review shows a mixed picture of efficiency savings countered by increases in costs elsewhere.
Helen Sloan looks at changing opportunities for UK artists in the current cultural climate.
Commissioned by Creative Partnerships London East and curated by Manick Govinda, Artsadmin, Art for Whose Sake? looked at ways in which contemporary art, performance and live art practices engage young people, within and outside formal systems of learning. Invited speakers […]
How education work has contributed to this studio’s success.
a-n’s new year began with a fond farewell to our Editorial Production Manager, Grainne Sweeney. After working with a-n for three years she’s decided to focus more of her time on other activities: “I’ll be spending more time with my […]
Analysis of past and current situation for artists’ fees and payments, introducing some issues for artists, employers and policy-makers to consider in the future.
Stephen Snoddy left in November as Director of the Baltic after less than nine months there. Baltic is also seeking a replacement for Chair architect-developer Alan J Smith whose term of office has expired and advertised the post of Curator […]
Artist’s jobs and opportunities 1989-2003
A-n Director of Programmes Susan Jones reviews artists’ jobs and opportunities over the years.
