Hello all artists , I’m an experienced propmaker with over 28 years working in the film / tv industry . With the actors strike happening , I would like to offer my services to any artist looking for help in […]
the residency will soon be in the last month and as this approaches i want to reflect how the year has split into four quarters for me. to begin, i reiterate this was a student residency within the creative incubation […]
Hi, does anyone know about support for freelance artists on low incomes? I have just started freelancing after leaving employment and I am building up my portfolio. However although things are in the pipeline I am going to need some […]
The Tiny Book Collaboration is a collaborative book art project.
Tiny Books are 6.5cm x 4.5cm pamphlet sewn books with original artwork covers made by Hope Fitzgerald and filled by creative people with everything from tiny artworks, stitching, prints, etc to everyday notes.
Recording my art practice throughout my residency with CAS + my experience working with the students and the artwork they produce for the project.
Follow the link to read full interview: https://www.britainuncovered.co.uk/post/interview-with-body-confidence-artist-jazmine-saunders
in accepting the studio as a graduate i was faced with how to fund myself while within the residency. i say fund myself as i’ve come to realise how strategic one needs to be when relying on self generated funding […]
out of the windows the shadows are becoming long as the sun sets at a reflective time of year for many reasons. later today i’ll close the studio door after working in the studio for potentially the last time in […]
with the residency in place i turned my attention to the matter of income. i’m yet to listen to the podcast series artonomics. from the trailer description i have a handle on how being a contemporary artist involves more than […]
i’ve been settling into a studio at banks mill since august. banks mill is the business incubation space of the university of derby and my studio is one of 4 spaces made available to students through competitive application, for […]
There’s so much about motherhood that I wish I had known beforehand but nothing quite prepares you for the madness that comes with it. I’m still processing day by day whilst caught up in the wider messiness of day to […]
Mother seems mandatory and has its own status in line with life choices, marriage success and size of kitchen. Becoming educated and having a career separate to the domestic, becoming a maker/artist empowered me to my perceived ideal of Woman. […]
a blog charting my year long journey as one of the 2022-23 student residency co-hort at banks mill in derby.
This has been playing on my mind over the last 6-months which is when my son was born. I always knew it would be this strange balance and potential sacrifice that would need to be made by myself as a […]
Art and Motherhood: how do we do both?
The curator me I am an independent South Asian Artist Curator. My curatorial approach begins with ‘Art’ as a catalyst and framework for the organic process which invites creative practice, theory and collective conversation to allow for happenings. For me, […]
