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Untitled blog post from "Re: What we talked about"

by Alex March

I attended one of the ICA Friday salons last week, the topic was professional development, the target audience young artists just leaving university and blinking fearfully in the harsh light of the real world. As I wasn’t the target audience […]

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Untitled blog post from "The Sporting League"

by Marc Renshaw

Sporting League Results: Game 8 Olby effectively ended champions Tranquilayers campaign after only eight games with an impressive away win. Olby boss: ‘That was a good three pointer for us against the champions. I wasn’t worried when we went a […]

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Untitled blog post from "Keeping It Going"

by Kate Murdoch

Being told by my own Mother how she had described me to someone as the daughter who ‘doesn’t work’ stirred up some strong feelings in me. I was quite gobsmacked by what she said. On reflection, I think it got […]

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Resource Guide

Getting legal advice

by Rebecca Farley

Most professional artists will occassionally need to seek legal advice about some aspect of their practice. This guide by Rebecca Farley signposts key sources of legal advice and information.

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Untitled blog post from "Reciprocity"

by Jean McEwan

Talking in the pub after work last night with X, another artist, about Hans Abbing’s book “Why Are Artists Poor” (which I am currently reading) kickstarted some interesting discussions about art and money. I’ve just finished Chapter 2 which is […]

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An international view on artists’ fees

by Susan Jones

Are there more effective ways to demonstrate the value of artists within culture? And what can we learn from policies in other countries? a-n’s Director reports on current UK developments and looks at approaches in Australia, Canada, Sweden and Norway.

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Untitled blog post from "SUPERCONDUCTOR"

by Iris Priest

NewBridge Fieldwork ::: Berlin ::: September 2012 NewBridge Fieldwork is the first part of a new project and collaboration between The NewBridge project, (Newcastle upon Tyne) and Berlinerpool (Berlin). The intentions of the project are to promote and develop new […]

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Untitled blog post from "Keeping It Going"

by Kate Murdoch

Am I able to sustain my practice at the same time as maintaining a blog, I asked when I started writing ‘Keeping It Going.’ In the absence of a studio and access to this blog over the past two weeks, […]

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Art and economics: a conversation

by Stephen Palmer

Jasper Joffe has published a series of email interviews with artists, collectors and economists that seek to illuminate the relationship between art and finance.

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Resource Profile

Career profile: Chris Agnew

by Richard Taylor

After his first solo show in London this June, Richard Taylor talks to Chris Agnew about MA study, moving his studio practice to Romania, individualising professional practice, plus much more.

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Untitled blog post from "University of Kent"

by Lee Devonish

My neighbour’s music is once again seeping through the brick wall as if it were nothing more than a sheet, but as soon as I started to stir some indignation, I realised that this time it’s a live Peter Gabriel […]

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Visiting artists campaign victory

by a-n Editorial

This Wednesday sees the Manifesto Club, English Pen and Artsadmin celebrate their victory in the campaign against visa restrictions on visiting artists, having rallied tirelessly for important changes to red-tape immigration rules.

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Campaign

What makes a successful campaign?

by Jack Hutchinson

The Manifesto Club’s Visiting Artists Campaign forced the Home Office to back down over red-tape immigration rules that were having a direct impact on non-EU artists. Manick Govinda explains how they did it.

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Resource Archive Feature

Postgraduate focus

by a-n Editorial

Here, we profile a selection of courses offering postgraduate level study for artists seeking to develop their practice further within creative, supportive and critically challenging environments.

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Resource Research paper

Artists’ work in 2011

by Susan Jones

This Research paper forms part of a series that looks specifically at the nature and value of openly-advertised work and opportunities for visual and applied artists. Drawing on data published on www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps, this series set out in 2007 to track on an ongoing basis the key categories of awards/fellowships, academic posts, art vacancies, commissions, exhibitions, residencies and competitions/prizes, and by doing so, to identify any trends arising, and provide commentary and contextual evidence and analysis from other related sources, to contribute to arts and cultural consultations and policy.

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Untitled blog post from "University of Kent"

by Lee Devonish

Going into the start of the week in your professional shoes on means that the mucky work tends to get neglected, and so far, nothing whatsoever has been done on the painting or scupture front. I’d set Monday aside as […]

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Exhibitions are not enough: Publicly-funded galleries and artists? professional development

by Reyahn King

Reyahn King explores the role of galleries within professional development for visual artists. In the current climate, how can professional development for visual artists be continued and improved? This paper suggests that one answer lies in the relationship between publicly-funded regional galleries and visual artists becoming wider, deeper, and more strongly valued.

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