Organised by Hayward Touring Exhibitions, the British Art Show takes place every five years and tours to four different cities across the UK.
Managed by Art Projects and Solutions, Forming Ideas is a curatorial development programme that aims to broaden and stimulate debate around contemporary craft practice for curators working across England in art galleries, museums and independently.
Over recent years the discussion around the current state of art teaching, and that of art education, has come to the fore.
In June 2009, Matt Roberts Arts was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Sweden and Denmark for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Matt Roberts of Matt Roberts Arts about the bursary and its impact on the organisation.
Auto-Italia South East was formed in April 2007 by three artists: Amanda Dennis, Kate Cooper and Rachel Pimm. It is the name of the project, a larger network of artists, as well as the space they run in a donated building in South London.
Nick Slater and Kathrin Böhm relate the project by public works and myvillages.org, commissioned as part of Radar’s ‘Group Process’ programme.
Beacon co-director John Plowman and artist Kelly Large discuss the project ‘Our Name is Legion’.
Tether is a Nottingham-based artist collective that forms the nucleus for a cluster of associated activity, including studios, exhibitions, off-site projects, a video programme and podcasts, even stretching to a ‘Tether’ festival.
Faye Claridge received a NAN Re-View bursary in February 2008 in order to initiate mentoring with curator Katy Barron. Emilia Telese talks to her about the bursary and its impact.
Brian McClave and Gavin Peacock recall how they joined forces within their artistic careers, and discuss their motives for collaborating.
Andrea Hawkins, Head of Public Engagement at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery and artist Lucienne Cole talk about an innovative approach to publicly-engaged art.
In a world increasingly skewed by notions of commodity and markets, artists and creative practitioners must be proactive in seeking out opportunities that enable them to experiment and take the risks that will drive up the quality of their work.
Lauren Healey discusses Gallery Glue’s relationship to NAN.
Rachel Lois Clapham discusses David Blandy’s Artangel commissioned project Radio Nights that aimed to uncover aspects of nocturnal London that would otherwise be invisible to regular city dwellers.
Kathy Rae Huffan describes Central Asian Project, a programme of residencies and cultural exchange between artists from the UK and Kazakhstan that took place between 2006-08.
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.
An innovative art project designed to create a new identity for one of London’s most misunderstood areas launched in June on Peckham Square.
To preface a new ongoing series exploring relationships between artists and their collaborators, we asked some of today’s most interesting curators for insights into their practices.
Gillian Nicol introduces this month’s a-n Collection and considers the implication of the ACE Turning point recommendations on RFOs.
The Collecting Live Art symposium that launched independent curatorial initiative Collecting Live Art addressed key issues surrounding the collection, sustainability and legacy of live art.
A look at the winners of recent competitions and prizes.
The UK boasts literally hundreds of visual arts competitions annually. Here, we look at some of the most significant opens and prizes on offer this year.
Paul Hobson’s appointment as Director of the Contemporary Art Society marks activation of a new vision designed to build on CAS’s considerable track-record and forecasts a new role in the national visual arts environment in the run-up to the organisation’s centenary in 2010.
Many artists aspire to permanent studio space, whether self-initiated or rented through a specialist organisation. Here, we explore some current options for artists and makers with the focus not only on developments in London but also elsewhere in England, Wales and Ireland.
The Mayfly connotes ephemerality, a point no doubt in the minds of those naming this series of three one-day events.
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