Last week I had the final two of my Re:view meetings. This brings an end to the bursary period, which began in April. I’ve been blogging here throughout this process but wanted at this end point, to summarise and attempt […]
This weekend’s Cove Park Open Day is a chance to meet artists in residence and to bid farewell to the centre’s current building before re-development work starts in 2014. We talk to Director Julian Forrester about what’s in store this weekend, and beyond.
An artist-led project space in Manchester’s Northern Quarter is trying to raise funds to replace the recent theft of its uninsured electrical equipment.
Newark Park, Gloucestershire
6 July – 18 August 2013
A free magazine from Scotland’s Sync organisation aims to stimulate discussion and encourage a wider interaction with new technologies in the arts.
As an artist and programme and engagement coordinator at Chinese Arts Centre, I am embarking on a research trip to Taiwan. Aim: to source out new connections, artists and partners between Taiwan and UK, looking into alternative programming models and […]
POST #16: ||||||||| Tonian |||||||||| DAY 3 ON SITE: REPORT #1 A lot of very wonderful things happened today. My appreciation of them was certainly clouded by the 24-7 thinking that I seem to become engulfed in during these short-period […]
Had a meet with Jane of VARC which is an organisation that works in and with rural communities in Northumberland. They have a base in High Green where they sometimes show work. They have a residency program and a project […]
A residency in a disused chocolate factory in Derby by artists Ivan Smith and Nick Hersey is addressing the need for ‘dirty studio spaces’ in the city. S Mark Gubb reports.
Stepping out as a new artist? a-n’s new Signpost publication tells you what you need to know, and where to find it.
MEASURING THE EXPERIENCE #25 In Care, Diligence and Skill: a handbook for the governing bodies of arts organisations[1] the general criteria for assessing suitability of proposed board members are described as: • Quality: regardless of age, profession and other characteristics, […]
mid-morning at Situations office, Spike Island. Beautiful poster from Slow Space Bjorvika on notice board. Claire Doherty begins by asking me about my practice and where I see my work in 3 years from now. Am unnerved as it seems […]
friday afternoon, Plymouth University’s Marine Institute and a meeting with Paula Orrell who is currently involved with Tamar Project; Artangel; Efford Take A Part; Alias Arts; Karst Projects; Curatorial and Visual Arts South West. The Marine Institute is a fabulous […]
So it began; de-installation of the graduate exhibition. Photographs of the artwork I created for the degree show can be found on my website here: www.sikanderpervez.co.uk/#/gallery-2013/4577347019 We had a successful degree show opening night and week. Many artists from the […]
Townley & Bradby are developing an event for us to host on the 18th July. We’ve worked individually before with Townley & Bradby (way back), but this is the first time QH has, so we’re really looking forward to seeing […]
ANONYMOUS: Thematic residency My experience at Banff was incredibly valuable, but also fraught. It was worth the time, absolutely. The work I made during my residency was completely unexpected and could not have been made without the facilities and staff […]
OTHER ARTISTS REFLECTIONS ON THEIR RESIDENCY Over the next posts I’ve included personal reflections by other artists on residency at the Banff Centre. KATHERINE SOUTHAM: BAIR residency The Banff Centre gave me the time and space to experiment with different […]
As the first results from AIR’s Paying Artists Survey make clear, artists are finding themselves at the end of the arts food chain as funding cuts bite. Here, a-n’s Director looks at how things stand and suggests a future where practitioners determine the status of their art and of artists.
I have been neglecting this blog a bit whilst busy with various applications and projects, but I have started meeting with people as part of my re:view bursary. In fact I am nearly half way through my meetings. So perhaps […]
Life has most definitely immitated art this week. I hadn’t realised how deadly degree show deadlines are. I had no idea that I would find these last couple of weeks so stressful and that everything that could have a hiccup […]
An analysis and commentary on artists’ work and opportunities in 2012.
Sustainability of international female artist led exchange Our main aim during this second POST project was to see if we could develop a way of working that is sustainable in the longer term. This was in the light of our […]
Working internationally is key to the development of many artists’ practice, but without gallery representation the hurdles are considerable. With the 55th Venice Biennale soon to open, we speak to three artists – including one showing in Venice – about the challenges of working abroad without a gallery, and also get the views of an independent curator.
Saw James Lowther on friday. He was the arts officer for Durham and has now taken over at Berwick running the visual arts there. He is a really good officer, he always gets involved in the projects and has really […]
