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With a government spending review impending, the value of culture has had high scale profiling recently.

In the face of a new political era compounded by an unprecedented financial climate, the need to forecast our future living and working conditions is urgently felt.

At the end of another exceptional year for a-n The Artists Information Company, we are taking stock of some of the key milestones for artists this year, as well as forecasting for the climate in which artists might expect to be working in the next decade.

This month’s a-n Collection: Trade-off explores the markets for art in the UK drawing on intelligence gathered at the recent series of NAN Roadshows¹.

Since November 2006, Arts Council England has been asking all across the land to add their views on the public value of the arts.

As Anne Brodie’s Big Antarctica project blog draws to a close, C Moray de Morand’s compelling account of her Berlin residency is building up steam.

The launch of projects unedited in late November was the latest addition to a-n’s series of open, interactive websites.

Are artists part of the problem when it comes to global warming?

Every age rewrites its history in its own image. Each age produces art that reflects that image, whether consciously or not.

“The UK’s leading information and advocacy organisation for artists and their collaborators”, a-n, a newsletter and ‘artists information company’, has become so grossly over laden with the argot of management consultancy.

The launch of Arts Council England’s new strategy for contemporary visual arts heralds the sector’s prioritisation by ACE.

June marks the completion of a-n’s 25-year programme of research, debate and publishing.

The Meeting of Minds Brain Sciences Project¹ put citizens from nine European countries in open dialogue with brain scientists and policymakers, to explore and make decisions on key future concerns.

Notions of sharing knowledge and experiences – both good and bad – are inherent within those who seek continuous improvement and development in their artistic practices.

“The big difference between working in Britain and Europe is that here, you are not really expected to debate ideas. Money and marketing are what matter most. We live in an events culture in the UK.” 1 This remark from […]

I read a-n’s publication Future forecast: Curated Space, edited by Manick Govinda. I thought it was really good and was inspired. Especially liked Louise Short and The Centre of Attention’s Pierre Coinde’s contributions and have written their comments in my […]

What if every school had a studio where children, parents, carers and teachers had the opportunity to experience art and discuss ideas with artists on a daily basis? What if every regeneration programme included a team of artists from the […]

Just a short note of thanks for asking us to participate in the Social space think-tank in September. We felt it really began to explore some of the important issues around the making of art in social space. In an […]

Exchange between public and private can be difficult – as politicians find when arguing for corporate investment into education, healthcare and transport. But what might first appear to be radically different viewpoints are perhaps less so when notions of sustainability […]

As well as this year’s rigorous paper publishing schedule alongside a-n Magazine (see a-n news for upcoming guest editors and themes) we’re pushing ahead on new strategies for web-specific material and interactive content. This month sees publication on www.a-n.co.uk of […]

Feedback from artists involved in July’s artists’ research trip to Berlin highlights some of the benefits from artists’ involvement in the NAN initiative. Miranda Whall, in Berlin for a six-month residency, and organiser of the Berlin programme confirms how doing […]

This month sees the second in the a-n Collections series published.

This month begins the celebrations around a-n’s 25th anniversary. The main focus of the year’s programme is developing a-n’s campaigning role, making sure artists and their needs are ‘visible’ in the wider world. See the Committee for Culture, Media and […]

Remote relatives I found the recent APD event in Liverpool very thought provoking. It was certainly an eye-opener to hear what it’s like on the other side of the proverbial fence. To have four very different views presented served to […]