A-n’s Collaborative relationships series exposes the working relationships between artists and the wide range of professionals they choose to collaborate with. In this article, artist David Cotterrell and Projects Director Carolyn Black reflect on the realisation of a unique and demanding work for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail.
A selection of projects that focus on the development of artists’ practice and their engagement with local communities.
News of current public realm and gallery commissioning projects.
Savage, I’m a Fraud, 2010.
In June 2010, Darlington-based photography collective Wideyed was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Belgrade for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Lucy Carolan of Wideyed about the bursary and its impact on the group.
This month we profile a selection of open exhibition and public art commissioning projects, from applied arts opportunities to innovative site-specific works.
Director of Situations Claire Doherty and artist Stephen Hodge (of Wrights & Sites) give their account of how they developed a contemporary public artwork to reanimate visitors’ experiences of Weston-super-Mare.
Commentary arising from research into local authority arts organisers’ needs, aspirations and modus operandi, revealing how they value and engage with artists and the approaches they take to their own professional development and to supporting the environment for contemporary visual arts.
Artists Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson and curator Emma Underhill discuss their collaboration on a project to create a sculptural ‘habitat’ that will contribute to the life cycle of birds in two urban garden locations.
Thoughts from artists and arts professionals about how cuts in public spending will affect their future working pattern. Plus April Britski gives an account of how recent governmental decisions to cut arts funding have affected Canadian artists.
Selected round-up of forthcoming events, training courses and professional development opportunities from the world of new media arts and imaging.
Kate Raggett and Mandy Fowler give their recollections of an ambitious one-day land art workshop in rural Herefordshire that involved nearly 200 participants, several bales of straw, and a Cessna aircraft.
Public art projects, residencies and commissions in non-gallery spaces.
Francis Thorburn
Mobile Picnic Pavilion
At the beginning of March this year, the Arts Council of Wales hosted ‘Arts in Health and Well-being’, a conference about prevention, intervention and creative action in healthcare.
Artist Kirsten Lavers and Andy O’Hanlon (Arts Development Officer for South Cambridgeshire District Council) talk about Kirsten’s appointment as community artist for Orchard Park, which led to the ambitious multi-layered collaborative project, Crop Marks.
Artist Christine Wilcox-Baker recounts her residency at Tatton Park with Gardens Manager Sam Youd.
Aldo Rinaldi and Katherine Daley-Yates discuss northcabin, a programme of site-specific commissions in an unusual venue in Bristol from 2008-09.
Exploring selected public realm interventions from across the UK.
Toby Paterson, Black Axonometric 1, 2006.
A selection of articles and other content dealing with artists’ income:
This month we take a look at some current projects in the world of commissions, from innovative works in the public realm to those in a gallery interpretation programme and performing artists’ film and video.
Artist Rona Smith, public art consultant Vivien Lovell and architect Soraya Khan discuss the development of Rona’s ambitious North Elevation work which was permanently installed at Lumen United Reform Church last year.
Alison Kershaw and Gill Wright recount the developments that brought art to a unique Grade II* listed building in Manchester.
The most versatile of artforms, art in the public realm includes permanent works as well as temporary installations and architectural manifestations. The appetite for such work has been enhanced through the Big Art Project that enabled communities themselves to make the running for art projects and nurtured their ambitions and narratives over four years. A record one million viewers were attracted to the resulting Channel 4 programmes broadcast in May.
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