“These are dangerous times for people and for our world of arts values … Uncertainty can cause us to be safe, edit complexity, be secretive, conservative” says Susan Jones in her provocation ‘Where is the place for art?’
Susan Jones introduces Perspectives on practice, an a-n Collection selected by Tom Burtonwood from a-n’s ‘back archive’ of publishing from the 1990s.
Susan Jones introduces Beyond the UK – the fourth in the a-n Collection series – selected and edited by Chris Brown.
Susan Jones on a US conference highlighting connectivity.
a-n’s Director of Programmes Susan Jones introduces Good practice in paying artists.
A-n Director of Programmes Susan Jones reviews artists’ jobs and opportunities over the years.
Artist S Mark Gubb talks to Magazine Coordinator Chris Brown as he prepares the last ever issue of a-n Magazine.
Access to professional development is vital to artists’ careers, so here’s something we think will help.
When faced with challenging times and a scarcity of resources, it is understandable that our instinct might be to retract and take fewer risks.
Cara Courage examines the evidence about the gender imbalance in the arts workforce and asks whether it’s really down to women wanting to ‘have it all’.
Artist, educator and AIR Council member Rosalind Davis reports on some recent events for and about artists and contexts for practice.
The continued squeeze on arts funding is throwing up some interesting solutions to supporting artists, whilst raising some serious debates about the future of the profession.
Emily Speed – already well known for her Artists talking blog ‘Getting paid’ and her regular reports for a-n Magazine – added curatorship of an artists’ books project to her portfolio of skills last month, through a commission from a-n.
With September’s forecast of a one in six chance of another recession burning in our ears, it’s vital that non-profits like a-n maintain their critical edge.
Artists and arts organisations had the opportunity to debate current and future professional development needs and aspirations in June as part of strategic planning by Turning Point West Midlands.
On 30 March, Arts Council England announced the winners and losers in the new National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) for funding 2012-15. Here’s a-n’s take on what’s happened, the likely impact on artists, independent arts professionals and the arts ecology as well as highlights from some of the many comments and discussions that are in train.
Anna-Marie Gray scrutinises unpaid internships and questions their impact on one’s career prospects.
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.
A-n The Artists Information Company and Artquest have recently announced a new partnership programme that will provide increased professional development opportunities for artists throughout the UK.
In April, Liverpool-based artist and curator-led group TAXED held an experimental event at A Foundation in Liverpool: TAXED No10: Skillmarket, an exchange for practical skills and useful information.
Sadly, a-n’s Director of Development, Louise Wirz, is leaving to explore new territories.
Arts Council England convened a meeting between regional Turning point groups and national visual arts organisations in July, with representatives from a-n, AIR, Axis, Contemporary Art Society, Engage, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and National Federation of Artists Studios Providers invited to attend.
In December 2008, Worcestershire Contemporary Artists (WCA) was awarded a NAN Go and See bursary to look at different artist-led organisations in urban and rural areas. Emilia Telese talks to Nathaniel Pitt of WCA about the initiative’s development and the impact the bursary had on its activities.
What is an artist-curator? What makes a good collaborative partnership between a curator and an artist? What financial, practical and critical support is available to curators? Do you work with an organisation or go it alone?
Consideration for the environment along with building community engagement feature within some recent projects organised in Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales Northumberland and Derbyshire.
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