Onwards I have been neglecting this blog since my bursary period ended, although my plan is to continue writing on here in some form. In the meantime I have been doing a little bit of reflection about the bursary and […]
Currently Reading: Vitamin 3-D: New Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation. Phaidon (eds.). 2009. Phaidon, London. This survey of contemporary sculpture conducted in 2009 spotlights 119 prominent cross-generational artists from 27 countries, introduced by Anne Ellegood. The criteria for inclusion to […]
Currently Reading: Vitamin 3-D: new Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation. Ellegood, Anne. 2009. Phaidon, London. … continued The book itself, it’s worth mentioning, is a huge mid-green tome with a wedge of cover front and back held together with a […]
what do i want ? a question i circularly bounce off of. it’s been the question that i’ve been wrestling with in respect to what i propose for the first application. from a session this morning i’ve been able to […]
I stopped writing this blog some six months ago with the intention of freeing up some time for a big ‘sort out’ in my studio. Up until this point, I’d been having conversations with other artists about the importance of […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #39 This also raises the issue for the arts funding system as regards future investment in the work of artist-led organisations. The commitment of artists to achieving artistic vision has resulted in a considerable amount of valuable […]
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #40 There are, however, tremendous differences between the ability of a new group and a well-established one like Artspace to handle the development curve which is necessary. Artspace has had many years to develop its organisational and […]
This year has seen Welsh artist Bedwyr Williams represent his country at the Venice Biennale while, amongst other things, next year he will play a starring role in the programme for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. If only his big toe wasn’t hurting so much…
The Practice of Everyday Life… I haven’t done much since finishing that pair of pants. I don’t intend to now until after Christmas. I know I said in a previous post I was going to start on the greatcoat, but […]
You don’t learn from what you know… you learn from what you don’t know! Obvious really, but oft forgotten me thinks… I forgot… took for granted… thought I was safe… secure with the knowledge of a lifetimes gathering… Complacency. I […]
Part 2 Don’t Panic: Arts in Austerity Symposium (my notes) The next session was a panel discussion chaired by Ed McKeon, with panelists: Pauline Tambling – Creative & Cultural Skills Susan Jones – a-n Abigail […]
Don’t Panic symposium, Final session (4) “Calculating risk, Playing safe” Chaired by Gillian Moor, Southbank Centre Jochem Valkenburg, Holland Festival Graham Vick, Birmingham Opera, Artistic Director, Opera and Theatre Director Joanna Seguro- freelance music producer – Faster than Sound, Aldeburgh […]
Had a good tutorial with Rolf yesterday. It made me think about how important critical distance is, and how difficult that distance is when I am in the making process. This might well be at the heart of my wrestle […]
I won a ticket to the Fourth Third Ear Symposium 2013: Don’t Panic! – Arts in Austerity at the Southbank. I’m rubbish at tweeting but apparently others were doing it on the day (Friday Dec 6th) #artsinausterity I was trying […]
Why you don’t need to Debut: Part One I heard recently about the furore surrounding an enterprise called Debut Contemporary. This is an outfit that runs a kind of finishing school for art graduates. Appropriately it’s in Notting Hill, location […]
The Beginning of History is over. On the penultimate day of the show we had an ‘artists and curator in conversation’ session which I’d long been looking forward to. I’m not a lover of private views, tend to feel a […]
The Spa, Scarborough
24 November 2012 – 23 November 2013
Proposals, Submissions & Commissions…. I have spent the last fortnight sat looking at photographs of buildings, making site visits and whizzing off emails for quotes. Its sad to say that the life of an artist isn’t just about pottering in […]
The idea of an ‘American Model’ of arts funding is gaining traction in the UK along with growing calls for artists to be ‘entrepreneurial’. But, writes American critic and curator Andrew Horwitz, the funding system in the US is deeply problematic, while those who espouse entrepreneurship miss the point that the real ‘business of art’ is not for profit.
Spa Conference Centre, Scarborough
23 – 24 November 2013
Various across Lincoln, Lincoln
17 – 24 October 2013
An icy chill has descended, seemingly out of nowhere. The Public Art studios were freezing today – not as cold as Rogue Studios can be, but getting there. I spent last night and this morning finalizing a presentation about my […]
a-n is seeking an Executive Director to lead the next phase of the organisation’s development, responding to changing needs and aspirations in the visual arts.
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<CP> Eddie and I worked on our first shoot on Saturday. Mixed with excitement, I’d been worrying about it too. While chatting over coffee with a friend the day before I became aware that I was not listening to what […]
This month has been a proper UP and DOWN in my practice. UP because I have been pleased with the reception of “La Mujerzuela (The floozy)” from people. I know that there is more potential in playing with these objects […]
