Primarily aimed at self-employed artists, this guide sets out why people should be considering a pension or retirement plan and offers advice on a number of different choices that are available.
Throgmorton Restaurant and Bar, London 15 March, 22 March and 5 April
Recently-published research commissioned by Chrysalis Arts to identify how to assist the future development of visual and applied artists in north Yorkshire reveals, amongst other things, the impact on practitioners of changes in the rural economy and of foot and […]
Julie Read reports on her residency in Basel and gives an overview of the artscene in Switzerland.
An artwork by Kevin Hunt created as part of Signpost that aims to draw attention to some of the most superb activity being facilitated by emerging independent artists and curators right now in the UK.
National Glass Centre, Sunderland 15 September – 4 November
Alternative art education programmes come in a range of formats, from entirely self-organised to more structured offerings. Lydia Ashman hears from seven artists who discuss how they chose a programme which would develop their practice and fit with their lifestyles, and offer advice on selecting the right one for your needs.
This checklist by Sheena Etches and Nicholas Sharp covers many issues relevant to small-scale private and public art commissions, with questions to consider and further explanation of issues arising in the notes.
28 December 2011. Soho, London. Recording Time: 50 minutes.
As part of Joshua Sofaer’s Artist as Leader research, artist Richard Layzell and businessman Richard Hicks discuss Layzell’s 7 year tenure as ‘Visionaire’ at AIT software where he created bespoke events that addressed the problems and needs of the developing company.
Adam James, The Booger Dance
Early in March I was in Margate for the National Federation of Artists’ Studio Providers’ (NFASP) AGM and a series of events designed to bring artists and studio providers together to share experience, intelligence and generally bond.
The social media revolution has had a significant impact on the ways artists work. Here we focus on a selection of projects that artists have developed through online collaboration, sourced via our Twitter and Facebook followings.
Ed Whiting, founder of WeDidThis, discusses the opportunities that crowd-funding provides for both arts organisations and artists.
John Plowman unpicks a new book on collaborative practice by Nuno Sacramento and Claudia Zeiske.
The embellishment of international study resounds with the affect of writing and the scripture of applied materials to define a multidisciplinary art practice: but how do you pull yourself away from the developed peer structure of art school?
Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
21 November – 10 January
Jack Hutchinson is an artist, writer and critic. He studied MA: Drawing at Wimbledon School of Art (2006-07), receiving a Professional Preparation Master’s Award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Following graduation he has contributed regularly to a-n Magazine […]
Simon Tegala tells how he needs to adopt many different roles to realise the production of his curatorial projects.
Charlie Levine on Rachel Grants’ relationship to her home town and how she explored notions of community following an award from Longhouse, an organisation in the West Midlands that supports research projects by artists focusing mainly on the public realm.
Emma Cocker discusses the practice of wandering, and considers the critical resonances of such an artform.
Aaron Head: What do I know About Bedford Anyway?
BCA Gallery, Bedford
8 December – 2 February
Emilia Telese’s opening essay offers analysis of the markets for art in the UK highlighting the ‘contradictions and idiosyncrasies’ of the relationship between artists and money,
Martine Rouleau wonders what or who is susceptible to change the market. Can artists adapt it to their own expectations and should the demands of the market influence artists’ work?
“What happened to the people who said ‘we will represent something in the world’? When did artists start to say ‘we will change the world’?”
One of the main tendencies in public space has been to minimise risk – providing mini-cities in which risk has been all but removed.
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