I hate public transport back home but Swedish public transport is on the next level…I digress onto next episode “Detained” Today it was quiet at Råfilm HQ so I managed to catch up with one of its members Anna Klara […]
I was looking forward to a lazy Swedish afternoon, but it wasn’t to be. My Swedish friend had a singer come round to discuss latest video for his next single and he started talking about different ideas and the 360 […]
I’m not superstitious or anything but as I’m not a good flyer, flying on Friday the 13th had me remembering an episode of the original Twilight Zone featuring William Shatner(Captain Kirk) who’s terrified by creature sat on the wing trying […]
Looking forward to attending film event at FILMBAR gästar Blå Båten in Malmo > I’ll let you know what went on. watch this space
On my return journey from Sweden with Swedish filmmakers we’re invited to conduct interview on local radio station Radio Reform. Talking politics in film
Looking forward to my trip to Malmo Sweden next week thanks to my travel bursary and looking forward to meeting and making new friends amongst the film collective in Malmo. They’ve already lined up a presentation for me to show and talk about my work.
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here Networking Events are bloody hard work if you ask me. I’ve been to a few, wandering about with a weirdly flavoured crisp in my hand and a glass of warm white vinegar… or perhaps a […]
My mentoring year has started well; I received confirmation of funding for a project I’ve been planning since relocating to the Highlands (more on that soon) and I recently went to the Working Together Symposium, organised by the Wysing Arts […]
I was so happy when I found out I was awarded Travel Bursary to network in Sweden. Can’t wait to meet like minded people in my line of work.
I’m coming to the end of the first week off from work and although it seems to have taken a while, I’m really starting to settle down and relax. Perhaps I shouldn’t have spent most of yesterday watching TV and reading, […]
Point 4 – Interview Booth The final point was an opportunity to interview artists/artist parents/creatives to see if there were any commonalities in there response to the previous questions and ask them specifically about their professional development needs. This is […]
43 participants including adults and children 33 General Public 10 Artists/Creatives Point 1 – Suitcase People where asked if they wanted an International or Domestic residency and noted their responses on luggage labels. The scores for this where International […]
A three-day residential workshop aimed at fostering a peer network among artist associate schemes takes place at Plymouth Arts Centre this weekend, as a ‘Jamboree’ of six such schemes meet to create long-lasting connections.
On Tuesday, I went to an artists meeting – set up by fellow blogger Josie Jenkins ( https://www.a-n.co.uk/blogs/skygroundbeing/post/52429535 ) It was wet and miserable, it had been a horrible day in work (half term – loads of kids ) and we […]
To learn more about artist residencies I went to London for a research trip and visited Gasworks and Shape Arts. I had tried to make an appointment with Gasworks although with the building only just re-opening this month after a […]
One of the bonuses to showing at FloatArt was being invited to attend seminars with guest speaker Jeremy Hull. The intention of these seminars was to discuss the process of moving from art school graduate into ‘the real world’ as a […]
This week I have been firming up dates and plans for my artist parent residency research event at Manchester Art Gallery in November. I wanted to use a space that can accommodate everyone with activities for the children and adults […]
This past week has been about listening and taking snapshots of residencies popping up on social media. A good listen was Susan Jones lecture about artists pay since the 90s up until today and it seems that back then it […]
Finally after part self-funding a research trip to Finland, developing the idea over the past 18 months and a second attempt of applying to Arts Council England my project has been funded. I have to start by giving my thanks […]
this is the piece i took last night to the ZAP networking and raffle i was very pleased with the whole event, had a good chat to lots of different artists. I will post the piece i won later on […]
Selected articles, guides and other writing on professional development deliveries and matters.
