12Degrees
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Matt Lippiatt’s review of ‘Best in Show’ featured in December’s a-n Magazine raised important matters for recent graduates and the direction they should take upon leaving higher education.
Monday 16 February: STOCKHOLM Monday morning – listening to the radio and even with my very limited Swedish I know that the news programme concerns the controversy sparked by stand at the Market art fair. The stand chose to show […]
I have been away for a few days due to a very poorly Grandpa, but am still thinking about the CCS meeting (see previous three posts) and the issues it brought up. I still need to send them some feedback […]
cont. from previous post.. Just for starters, here are some facts to make you think a little. I also want to add in this from the Scottish Artists Union website: "Statistically, visual artists remain at the bottom of the income […]
After the completion of Jupiter Room i was asked to exhibit some work in a group show called Ishihara. This is an exhibition set up by Jason Kerley and Adam Lewis-Jacob who graduated from the Arts Institute last year. This […]
I have now attended the third session of my business start up course. Investigating different routes for my career once I graduate. It has been a real eye opener looking at the application process for Arts Council Grants. We have […]
Hans Borgonjon talks about how a Crafts Council Development Award has helped him to develop his ceramic practice and studio.
do I have to live feeling disappointed? a quick check of the dictionary, there’s a time element to the word disappointed, either being stopped in doing something or something that has been done not being as it could be in […]
East Van, Vancouver
21 – 23 November 2008
One of my lives involves a freelance contract working for Oxford University where I source and add research-quality visual art websites to http://www.intute.ac.uk – an online resource for research and higher education. The websites I catalogue each month tend to […]
The other workshops I attended at the TUC Conference last Saturday were more about Liverpool's year as Capital of Culture, which is less relevant to artists as a whole. There were still some realy interesting trends though: Two standpoints emerged […]
I finished making the performance box for the Surface Gallery last week so I can now spend time this week working on the new things that I have been exploring on and off in between my sewing. Well, saying that […]
Gemma Nelson is a young emerging British artist, based in London.
Featuring artists’ projects and new ventures in the public realm.
This was my graduate piece: Often, when I’m alone after a heavy night out on the tiles or working for a pittance, I stumble home through the blackened streets, reflecting on what has happened and its effects on the future. […]
easing back into comfortable shoes. it's thursday of bdo world darts week. disappointingly the wizard was dazzled and now returns to oz to prene and wait for another contest. adams has got through, yet again making a lesser player look […]
Outpost Gallery
2-21 December
Based in Basingstoke, Hampshire arts education charity The Making was established to promote talent, excellence and innovation in contemporary craft, art and design in Hampshire and the South East.
Chris Fite-Wassilak is winner of the inaugural Curatorial Open a new three-year initiative for emerging curators at post graduate level organised by Hayward Touring.
So, i got a phone call yesterday from Nia at Safle in Cardiff. I've been shortlisted for the Safle graduate award 2009. And i am thrilled! I felt such an achievement when i was told that i had been shortlisted […]
BFI Southbank, London
6 December 2008