It’s great to have critical writing by Sonya Dyer on the Mobile Conference in the May issue of a-n Magazine, but can I correct some inaccuracies in her coverage?
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.
i didnt realise that it had been a week since the last blog. wow. we cleared the studio spaces on friday, which was good as it was a 5th floor team thing, a team thing for those who showed up. […]
Growth of independent curators and curatorial agencies within the UK over the last decade is no accident. Generated in part as a response to inherent constraints within the traditional gallery and museum world and development of specialist curatorial courses, it has undeniably brought fresh perspectives to artist-curator relationships and, increasingly, supports those practitioners seeking to move across into curation as a natural extension of their visual arts practice.
I wish I had been able to blog this exhibition every day. Balancing ones own practice and organising something like this is interesting and challenging!There have been plenty of viewers in spite of the wet weather and feedback has been […]
Last night I attended the latest AIR Open Dialogues event at Rivington Place, London. Presenters included Goldsmiths final-year student Aliceson Carter and 2008 ceramics graduate Laura De Benedetti who shared their thoughts on points of departure and reflection. It was […]
Still . . . silence I have been researching in the last few days and found a new Tate Research Paper, Border Crossing by Felicity Allen which reflects on a Tate initiated partnership project called Nahnou-Together . The project started […]
I feel a bit disappointed because I'm not going to get a still or a DVD of the filming that's taking place at work in school of pupils performing the action of chopping onions. I wanted a document that shows […]
I've just got back from a really good, thought provoking all-day symposium at the Regional Print Centre in Wrexham, timed to coincide with the Wrexham Print International 2009. There was a particular focus on the role of artists' blogs with […]
Jananne Al-Ani describes how her experiences as an artist have informed her development of curatorial projects.
met my first year helper today, i was impressed at here listening ability and ability to ask questions and generally sound really positive about the work I’m about to mount. we’ve had another meeting in the spaces, I’m working in […]
Bury Art Gallery, Bury, Lancashire
2 May – 18 July 2009
So very tired this morning. Workshop in a youth centre in Everton for Tate last night. A very challenging workshop in Everton last night.. a few glimpses of making progress, but mostly it fell flat.. partly down to me overestimating […]
I thought I would feel terrible: I have just sent an email to my studio group telling them I am leaving to go to the Royal Standard (another space in Liverpool), however, I am mainly relieved. I will have a […]
and relax. bank holiday weekend, sun is out, i have time to catch up with myself and my blog. i started a degree in response to asking myself how good i was. this has become how aware i am, through […]
I think what I am trying to express is how difficult it is to find work at the moment, just an ordinary part time job to support my practice would be nice, but it's nearly a year since I graduated, […]
It was the AIR Open Dialogue event last night at Castlefield Gallery. Very nice to finally meet Susan Jones after much emailing, and also great to discuss the very basics of practice with loads of new faces. I thought about […]
Statement is done; Amisha sent me the proof of the invite to look over, which was quite exciting. I couldn’t decide on which image to use so sent a few for her to choose from. She went for the one […]
Not sure where the last month has gone and feel adement to use this more regularly now. I have been going through a transition, one which is exciting. For the last 4 months I have been floating- feeling excited about […]
Continued… Back at the retreat- shared concerns and needs for the region were shared- we identified what we had and where we wanted to go and what we needed to get there. Confidence was a shared issue and in a […]
This month has been one for talking it seems. I have been asked to do talks on several of the things I am involved with; me (!), Wolstenholme Projects and the book fair mostly. On Saturday night I was at […]
Andrew Maclean is one of three graduates from the 2003 a-n Magazine degree show reviews feature ‘School’s out’ who hav given updates on their practice in ‘School reunion’ as part of 2009 Degrees.
