a-n Magazine 2008 November - a-n The Artists Information Company

A major initiative to install brand new public art sculptures at three Prestatyn locations looks a step closer to becoming a reality.

New sonic works presented in October enabled five emerging artists to use personal narratives and found sound of urban spaces to create installations that resonated between the past, present and future of their sites.

The McMaster Review published earlier this year reiterated the direct benefits of having practitioners at the centre of arts decision-making processes.

Recent months have seen changes to the artistic landscape in Nottingham, reflective of a wider shift occurring in the surrounding cultural environment. These changes demonstrate that Nottingham is an increasingly attractive base for artistic activity, with a rising retention of graduates leaving higher education as well as enticing artists from the region and further afield.

Organised by University of Westminster research fellow Clare Twomey to coincide with London Design Week, September’s one-day symposium Collaboration: Artist and Industry held at The Building Centre, London offered international and UK perspectives on artists in residence within the ceramics industry.

Recent art and design graduates from across the UK are showing at the Hub this autumn.

Over 2,500 entries were submitted for the 2008 Jerwood Drawing Prize, advertised through a-n, with sixty-three works shortlisted.