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Jananne Al-Ani
Jananne Al-Ani describes how her experiences as an artist have informed her development of curatorial projects.
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Frances Lord
Frances Lord discusses her practice as a curator, writer, freelance project manager and art consultant with Jane Watt.
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Future Forward 1
Creative and market development programme Designer Maker West Midlands (DMWM), managed by Heather Rigg and funded by Arts Council England, has appointed three mentors to mentor mid-career designer makers through their new Future Forward 1 scheme.
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Why volunteer in the visual arts?
A guide for artists and organisers, with comments from artists and good practice checklist.
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Curatorial organisations
Beyond the curatorial work established by and presented from within art museums and galleries, a plethora of curatorial organisations operate in order to support and develop the practice of curating. This tour, by Charlotte Frost, examines some of the different remits addressed by curatorial organisations, providing an initial orientation in their hugely diverse activities.
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Creativity and innovation
Although you may not know it, 2009 has been designated European Year of Creativity and Innovation in recognition that Europe needs to boost its capacity for creativity and innovation, both for social and economic reasons.
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Curatorial competition
Chris Fite-Wassilak is winner of the inaugural Curatorial Open – a new three-year initiative for emerging curators at post graduate level organised by Hayward Touring.
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Artists Don’t Bite
Art at the Centre is an award scheme from Arts Council England, South East that seeks to involve artists from the outset of regeneration projects across the region. As part of this scheme, Maidstone Borough Council looked to develop an Artists’ Quarter in the heart of the town to promote the area’s wealth of creative talent. Here video-media artist Margherita Gramegna and consultants FrancisKnight talk about their involvement in this process and the resulting work, Artists Don’t Bite.
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Art markets
Sarah Thelwall reveals that there is not one art market but several different ones. These markets are very different in terms of the artists, gallerists and collectors who participate and develop them. This Art market tour articulates the main markets and looks at what drives them.
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Commissioning views
Mark Gubb asks public art commissioners and consultants their views on how they select artists for commissions and what they expect artists to prepare for interview.
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Commissions
Jane Watt delves into the process of commissioning and looks at the organisations and bodies offering opportunities to artists at all stages of their careers. Fully updated for 2008.
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Academic research
Jane Watt looks into the world of academic research and examines research opportunities for artists within institutions and the UK higher education system.
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Rachel Grant and Stoke-on-Trent
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.
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Guyan Porter residency
Kai-Oi Jay Yung speaks to Guyan Porter about his residency at Chandrasevana Creation Centre in Sri Lanka.
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Gayle Chong Kwan: Underground exchanges
Charles Danby explores how Gayle Chong Kwan developed avenues of exchange centred on relationships with food through a community-based residency facilitated by Platform for Art.
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Dias & Riedweg: Border zones and poetic encounters
Catherine Wilson addresses three collaborative projects by Rio de Janeiro-based Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg who develop works with communities and social groups often on the edges of mainstream society.
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Indexing intelligence
Updated for 2008 Research papers, Indexing intelligence is a listing with live weblinks of accessible ‘facts and figures’, research studies, conference reports, publications and other resources that are pertinent to all those working in the visual arts, compiled and edited […]
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Kit Kingsbury – Hungarian Multicultural Center
Paul Stone talks to Kit Kingsbury about her three-week residency at the Hungarian Multicultural Center in Hungary.
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Sheena Macrae – Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces
Paul Stone talks to Sheena Macrae about her three-month residency at Gertrude in Melbourne, Australia and its huge impact on her practice.
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Andrew Tanner
Penny Jones explores the career of Andrew Tanner who has spent ten years as a designer maker developing many successful ranges of batch-produced ceramics.
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Fred Baier
Penny Jones profiles Fred Baier exploring the development of his career since the 1970s and commissions for an impressive range of private and public clients.
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The Arts Foundation
Manick Govinda explores The Arts Foundation’s numerous awards for individual artists and looks at the impact they have on the receipients.
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Ismini Samanidou
Frances Lord profiles Ismini Samanidou who designs woven fabrics for interior spaces, ranging from one-off pieces to limited edition textiles.
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Deirdre Nelson
Penny Jones talks to Deirdre Nelson about her textile-based work, often made in response to museum collections or site histories and informed by local communities, and residencies in the Scottish Highlands and Australia.
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Linda Florence
Frances Lord profiles Linda Florence, who creates wallpapers, flooring surfaces and interior textiles for domestic and commercial interiors, as well as temporary installations in transient materials.
