This article by Furtherfield.org founders and Directors Ruth Catlow and Marc Garrett was originally published in Coding Cultures: A Handbook, commissioned by Francesca da Rimini and d/lux/MediaArts in 2007. Catlow and Garrett discuss the origin and mission of Furtherfield.org and how its participatory platforms are art production tools.
Developing your practice and career beyond the UK
Are you thinking of applying for a grant or award? Over £2.3m was openly offered in these categories through a-ns Jobs and opportunities last year. As its a highly competitive activity, weve compiled this guide to making applications, including some top tips from a range of experienced artists, curators, and arts professionals…
A look at the Glasgow international festival, Asian art triennial and Bucharest Biennale 3.
An overview of funding news for England, Wales and Scotland.
To celebrate the launch of Artists talking, Jane Watt explores the development of Projects unedited, a-ns open space for artists blogs.
Bristol-based artist-led commissioning and curating body Plan 9 are moving to a new home the Old Bridewell Police Station in the city centre.
Exploring the roles and reasons of selected organisations dedicated to widening access to the visual arts through commissioning temporary and permanent interventions in non-gallery spaces in the first of a two-part feature.
After a successful three years in Londons East End, C4RD (Centre for Recent Drawing) is moving to larger premises in Highbury, Islington, and a more accessible location. As a non-profit organisation and museum space, the whole space is dedicated to […]
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.
Professional development opportunities are widely available, ranging from cash awards to advisory sessions and critical debate.
The focus generated this month by Vital 07 is the catalyst for exposing of some of the UKs key promoters of live art today.
Exploring selected arts organisation with significant facilities and programmes for digital and new media practices.
Highlighting new projects by organisations located in Aberdeenshire, Cumbria, Devon, Dumfries, Fife, Mull, Lancashire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Suffolk, and Western Isles. There is, in truth, nothing essentially backward-looking, conservative or traditional in rural culture. There are too many innovators, in too […]
After a far-reaching review and reshaping exercise, the Crafts Council has launched its new three-year plan. Describing itself as the national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK, its key areas of work for the future are summarised as […]
Ayling & Conroy survey the motives and trends that effect how UK commercial galleries select artists to exhibit.
Guyan Porter talks about the socio-economic dynamics of art markets and deconstructs notions of the art market in the UK.
Artists and artists support agencies have benefited from recent Arts Council England funding rounds.
The contemporary visual arts organisation ProjectBase has been established to commission internationally established artists to work with local communities to present exciting and innovative projects.
Radical changes in funding arrangements are due at the Scottish Arts Council (SAC) following last year’s strategic review.
The opportunities available for visual and applied artists to participate in professional development programmes and develop their careers continue to expand.
In December 2006, Guyan Porter began a two-month residency in Sri Lanka, as one of the first of a group of six artists to work at the Chandrasavanah Creation Centre in the south of the island.
Contents include: Should artists’ put life on hold to take up residencies abroad? Low stipends and paying the rent discussed. Advice on preparing grant applications and using The artists’ contracts toolkit online. Reviews from Jerwood Space and Elastic in London, […]
The process of social change is in desperate need of creativity and imagination, and the aesthetic process in urgent need of social engagement