The meeting with Yu-Chen Wang last week was really lovely and I was in a particularly good mood in my birthday sunshine! I went to visit her at the Chinese Arts Centre and happily got to nosey round the residency […]
Sarah Rowles examines how conversation and discussion can be considered an education in contemporary art.
Post-event despondency has set in a bit following last Friday’s InCounter. After weeks of organization and running around trying to remember a thousand and one little details, all of which are equally important for the smooth running of the night, […]
The purpose of this blog will probably shift the more I post. It is centred on the check in/check out shows but also on my own practice. I feel out of the loop and thought this would be a good […]
RSA RESIDENCIES FOR SCOTLAND 2011 I have the pleasure in writing to you to inform you that the RSA residencies for Scotland panel have awarded you a bursary to undertake a residency at Cromarty Arts Trust… The panel was very […]
The weeks are moving at such a fast pace and so much is squeezed in that my blog is becoming long essays into my life. However , This is a good news blog! Core gallery got some funding from Fenton […]
Well I’ve had a very busy week. After a successful interview for a studio at S1 (see last blog) they offered me a studio (yay!) and I was really surprised how big and fantastic the studio was. As it was […]
Lots of work and illness is to blame for my lack of posting recently. But, throat is pretty much recovered now and probably meant I had a good, if slightly painful, break from things. It was nice to get some […]
Terry Smith discusses the Experimental Art School.
I am certainly not someone who claims to hate Mondays but if I were then Mondays, that fall within Cerbyd time would have to be renamed. They could be Cerbydays instead if it did not sound so unimaginative. The light […]
A-n’s Collaborative relationships series exposes the working relationships between artists and the wide range of professionals they choose to collaborate with. In this article, artist David Cotterrell and Projects Director Carolyn Black reflect on the realisation of a unique and demanding work for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail.
I have recently attended a session organised by Emerge http://www.emergelondon.org.uk/events/item/28 – Educating the Educators: Engaging with Gallery Education. The session was run by Emma Hart and Leanne Turvey who were joined by Jane Sillis from engage. The session predominantly focused […]
To stand the test of time, arts organisations re-immerse themselves into their values to stay ahead and the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow is no exception.
Then there was the lecture and tutorial with Fred Mann. This was extremely helpful; not only did he go into great detail about gallery systems and how to make an artwork marketable, but he also gave me a good deal […]
The blog came to a bit a stand still at the end of October. After a bit of a break I have missed doing the writing and will be writing again about events, research, work and future associated projects. The […]
So much has happened within the last couple of days. We had a lecture by Martin Parr on Wednesday and then had a seminar and tutorials with Fred Mann (of Fred Gallery, London) on Thursday last week. Firstly, Martin Parr’s […]
Setting the tone (or: ‘good art takes courage’) Post by Anthony Schrag Part 1 Being the first resident, I feel there’s a lot of pressure on me to set the right kind of tone the Futures programme 2011 via this […]
Poussin Gallery, London
11 February – 12 March 2011
I went to the opening of a show on Friday, works by two artists I vaguely know. The first: Doris Schlapfer, a friend of an artist who lives in the village and the second: Patrick Sauze who coincidently owns a […]
Kate V Robertson (part 1) February 10, 2011 I’m now ten days into my Creative Lab residency at the CCA, and I am getting quite accustomed to the luxury of a huge, heated studio. The views on to Sauchiehall Street […]
The last couple of weeks have been diverse! Amongst the things that have happened: Matt Roberts I had the great honour of curating the Salon Photo prize which was very generous of Matt to allow me such responsibility ( and […]
I was and still am reflecting on the assessment feedback from the last couple of weeks. I spent Tuesday building supports for new pieces of work and then an absolute age preparing chalk and half chalk grounds for them. It […]
O U I #2 BLEAK ACTIONS, York
23 January 2011
Update: New Year’s Resolutions & January 2011 Giving up sugar It is now 39 days since I last ate any sugar – chocolate, cakes, sweets, biscuits, sugar itself, etc. And far from feeling deprived, I actually feel liberated! Perhaps, unconsciously, […]
Over the weekend, I went to Cheltenham to set up “Down”, ready for the Open West preview on Friday. The curators have kindly given “Down” its own dramatically dark room in which to be displayed and as I worked away […]
