Today has been very interesting – YanYan drove me to the New Campus of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute which was welcome change from the hustle and bustle of the city. The new campus is on the outskirts of the […]
Well it’s out of my hands. Assessment began on Wednesday, the show opens on Friday. This seems like a good time to reflect on what I’ve got from the last three years. The work ethic is the key, I think. […]
We went along to the University of Derby’s degree show last night, which was a good chance to network and catch up with lecturers and tell people what we are up to. It all sounds good when you tell people […]
Directed by artist, curator and writer Sonya Dyer, the Artists and curators talking programme of practice-led discussions on hospitality, space and contemporary art making, provided much food for thought. Here, Sonya Dyer explores some of the issues and outcomes.
A round-up of UK projects and presentations, official, collateral and otherwise, during the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. Projects run 4 June – 27 November 2011 unless otherwise stated.
As an increasing number of publicly-funded arts organisations seek out new models and initiatives for support, Artsway is providing a valuable platform to debate and explore what already exists, raising the issue of how longer-term support of artists can be maintained and increased in a period of arts austerity.
Editorial published in Artists Newsletter in June 1991.
Profiling new courses and developments in postgraduate teaching across the UK.
UCA Canterbury, Canterbury
20 May 2011
Sonya Dyer reflects on the three core concerns that came out of the ‘Artists and curators talking’ programme – collaboration, commonwealth and community.
Oh the irony of organising your own art trail when in my own practice I didn’t get a place on the really big arts trail that happens in a town up the road! So on a personal level, a rejection […]
Jac Mantle writes critically about art. In 2010 she reviewed the Glasgow School of Art degree show, she has contributed to a-n Reviews and writes for The Skinny in Scotland. Richard Taylor catches up with her to find our more about her reviewing process and ways to follow suit.
My head is still everywhere. I know what I am doing within my research and studio practice but still feel out of sorts with everything. This week I had the use of the Centre for Drawing again (no one else […]
I catch myself wishing that my January trip to India would not just feel like a long distant memory. I gathered there a lot of material for thought and for practice but most of all, I learnt that managing the […]
OMG. It all so exciting and I am so shattered. Our studio is being re-painted for the exhibition. we have just removed all our stuff. I didnt realise I had so much. Am I turning into a collector?!!! Check List: […]
lately i’ve been wondering what professional development means, especially to me. development seems to be an advancement from a position hither to already at. professional seems to be a word associated to a person that does something for money and […]
For recent art school graduates determined to travel past the shackles of debt, a residency is the way to meet fresh faces, exchange ideas and practice with artists from other countries. Fiona Flynn, from Chelsea College of Art, fills us in on Nida Art Colony in Lithuania and its residency programme.
Lauren Healey interviews the artists shortlisted for the Liverpool Art Prize about making work, support structures for their practice, and their reasons for basing themselves in the North West.
Prompted by the excerpt of my blogger profile published in the a-n Degree Show supplement, I re-read the interview and have been reflecting on the changes in my practice since last summer. Everything mentioned is still relevant. However there are […]
Alice interviews Bob AB: DIY in art practice means different things to different people. How do you define the term? BM: It is a label and I instinctively dislike labels. I think for some people it is a genuine calling, […]
Times they are a-changing. Excellent news from the Royal Standard studio group with several people (present and past) going away to study for postgrads in various brilliant places. Other artists I know in Liverpool are also looking to move away […]
A-n’s Collaborative relationships series exposes the working relationships between artists and the wide range of professionals they collaborate with. Running in its current format since 2008 we now have a rich archive of over thirty articles covering hugely varied projects. Here, some select quotes offer highlights and insights into the nature of collaboration.
Last month Cambridge saw the launch of a significant new artist-run space, Aid & Abet. Artists Sarah Evans, David Kefford and CJ Mahony discuss how the project has developed and how their relationship has graduated from being fellow studio holders to a collaborative working group.
There are 42 days until the Degree Show day and much less than that to the assessment! I have a fair idea of my work for the space i am wanting to use. It will be a challenge with my […]
On 30 March, Arts Council England announced the winners and losers in the new National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) for funding 2012-15. Here’s a-n’s take on what’s happened, the likely impact on artists, independent arts professionals and the arts ecology as well as highlights from some of the many comments and discussions that are in train.
