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Performance
Unfinished Business
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Coming soon
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Venue:
Towner Art Gallery -
Date:
May 23, 2019 at 06:00 PM -
Location:
South East England
Professional Development - a-n The Artists Information Company
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Courses
My Next Chapter For Creatives at Artpocket Studio, Norwich
A two day programme for artists and creatives to help you think and plan for what’s next; an opportunity to invest in yourself, and your creativity.
News
News story
a-n Artist Bursaries 2019: 162 artists receive a share of £200,000
Announcing the recipients of this year’s a-n Artist Bursaries, which offer awards of £500-£1,500 to a-n Artist members wishing to undertake self-determined professional development over the coming year.
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Profile
Residencies: Wysing Arts Centre
In 2017, Wysing Arts Centre restructured its residency programme to be more responsive to artists’ situations and to support a more diverse pool of practices. Drawing on a conversation that took place between Wysing’s director Donna Lynas and resident artist Tessa Norton at the ‘Pivotal Moments’ conference, Lydia Ashman explores how and why the programme has changed.
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Residencies: Visual Arts in Rural Communities
Visual Arts in Rural Communities hosts residencies in the remote hill-farming area of Tarset in Northumberland. In August 2018, the organisation piloted its first residency for a disabled artist. Lydia Ashman speaks to Project Director Janet Ross and artist, curator and disability advocate Aidan Moesby about the development of the pilot and its impact on the organisation’s programme.
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Profile
Residencies: The Art House
Based in Wakefield, visual arts development agency The Art House continually explores ways to work with artists who face barriers to their practice. Its residency programme supports artists at different stages of their career and is shaped around individuals’ needs. Lydia Ashman speaks to Programme Producer Simon Boase and artist Rosanne Robertson about the tailored support the organisation provides to artists.
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Residencies: The Mothership
The Mothership is an independent residency programme run by artist Anna Best from a purpose built studio nestled in Dorset woodland. Lydia Ashman speaks to Best and former resident artist Dominque Golden about how the flexibility of The Mothership is particularly supportive of artists with families.
Blog Post
back on track…
I feel a lot has happened since my previous post, besides Xmas/New Year that is! I was last here back in November, half way through my solo exhibition ‘peck o’ trouble’ …what a month that was to be. My three guest […]
Blog
Artist
a-n Bursary: Setting up as a Limited Company
Information about setting up as a limited company and interviews with creative businesses
News
News story
a-n Artist Bursaries 2019: open for applications from a-n members
The 2019 a-n Artist Bursaries are now open for applications, with awards of between £500-£1,500 available to a-n Artist and Joint (Artist and Arts Organiser) members wishing to undertake self-directed professional development.
Blog Post
Getting to the heart of the matter and finding our true purpose.
How do I, as coach, get to the heart of the matter? How do we, as humans, work out our true purpose? Big questions that deserve big thinking, for my own life as well as for every client I work […]
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a-n Artist Bursaries 2019
As part of our commitment to supporting artists, we are offering 50+ bursaries of between £500 – £1,500 for self-directed professional development. APPLICATIONS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY ARE NOW CLOSED.
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Artist
a-n Mentoring 2018
Recipient of a-n Mentoring Bursary 2018
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Assembly Cardiff: For artists to survive we must “build alliances and advocate for each other”
For the final Assembly event in the current series, a-n was in Cardiff for a day of discussion and debate around how to survive as a creative practitioner. Trevor H. Smith reports.
Event
Exhibition
Border Controls. Private View and Artist talk
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Archive
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The Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery, Buckhurst Lane Sevenoaks, TN13 1LQ -
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November 08, 2018 -
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November 09, 2018 -
Location:
South East England
News
News story
Clore Visual Artist Fellowship 2019/20: applications now open for a-n supported leadership programme
The Clore Visual Artist Fellowship is for professional artists in the UK who wish to develop as leaders in the cultural sector. The deadline for applications is 29 November 2018.
Blog Post
Happy to be Coaching
It’s been a few months since my last blog and I’m happy to say that I’m keeping with and loving coaching as part of my professional life. Not only is it incredibly satisfying. There’s a real purpose behind each and […]
Event
Talk
IGNITE
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Archive
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Venue:
Dot-Art -
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November 24, 2018 at 02:00 PM -
Location:
North West England
Review
Ways of Being – James Cahill
Artists talk about their lives and careers in the art world
Blog Post
A slow learner
Even after all these years I still feel that every time I make a piece of work or undertake another project, I learn something new… about myself, about my practice, about the way I make my work. Now at the […]
Blog
Arts organiser
Working as a coach
Changing my life, and others, one step at a time.
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Pivotal moments for ‘mid-career’ artists: “We’re reaching a bit of a crisis moment – who are we doing this all for?”
At the conference ‘Pivotal Moments: Professional Development Models for Mid-Career Artists’, staged by London Creative Network (LCN) in association with a-n, participants including artists Keith Piper and Erica Scourti, and Wysing director Donna Lynas discussed career development and the importance of institutional support for artists. Lydia Ashman reports.
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Artist
Groundwork
an account of my a-n Artist Bursary professional development
Event
Networking
Prospecting
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Archive
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Venue:
University Centre Somerset -
Date:
November 01, 2018 at 10:00 AM -
Location:
South West England
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News story
Members’ events: sound art under the Thames, a secret in Hull and pivotal moments in artistic practice
Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section and including exhibitions in Hull, London, Margate and Newhaven.
