Transformation of Arbury Park into an integrated urban development the size of a small town and the intentions and approaches behind it is the subject of a new publication from Commissions East.
This month we take a look at some current projects in the world of commissions, from innovative works in the public realm to those in a gallery interpretation programme and performing artists’ film and video.
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The most versatile of artforms, art in the public realm includes permanent works as well as temporary installations and architectural manifestations. The appetite for such work has been enhanced through the Big Art Project that enabled communities themselves to make the running for art projects and nurtured their ambitions and narratives over four years. A record one million viewers were attracted to the resulting Channel 4 programmes broadcast in May.
Contemporary Art Society’s latest initiative, the Annual Award for Museums, will provide
Artist/filmmaker Anton Hecht’s new work will premier this month.
A new site-specific installation for St Martin’s Church, Colchester, The Manifestation is a unique collaboration founded on the global dialogues of Richard Layzell and Tania Koswycz and presented by Firstsite in partnership with the Colchester Arts Centre.
A remarkable place on the outskirts of Vienna, Macondo exists between an airport, a freeway and the imagination.
‘Overview’ features a new body of work by mixed media artist, Susan Kinley, made over the last three years linking themes of aerial viewpoints, boundaries and fragmentation.
Growth of independent curators and curatorial agencies within the UK over the last decade is no accident. Generated in part as a response to inherent constraints within the traditional gallery and museum world and development of specialist curatorial courses, it has undeniably brought fresh perspectives to artist-curator relationships and, increasingly, supports those practitioners seeking to move across into curation as a natural extension of their visual arts practice.
Sonya Dyer responds to the Mobile Conference event at Peckham Space, 15 March
A 500-metre square area beneath major rail, road and pedestrian transport interchange Bushey Arches that was designated for public art is now home to Tony Stallard’s light work.
The Art in the Social Sphere symposium positioned Radar’s latest programme of work, ‘Group Process’, within the wider context of an increased artistic interest in socially engaged practice. Speakers addressed issues of “authorship, motivations behind an increase in engaged practice […]
‘Re-Route’ at Devon Guild 14 March – 26 April addresses challenges faced by five mid-career makers awarded a contemporary craft fellowship (CCFS). Drawing together research, personal explorations and findings, the exhibition represents the culmination of their year-long fellowships. Developed to […]
Andrea Hawkins, Head of Public Engagement at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery and artist Lucienne Cole talk about an innovative approach to publicly-engaged art.
Consideration for the environment along with building community engagement feature within some recent projects organised in Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales Northumberland and Derbyshire.
Art at the Centre is an award scheme from Arts Council England, South East that seeks to involve artists from the outset of regeneration projects across the region. As part of this scheme, Maidstone Borough Council looked to develop an Artists’ Quarter in the heart of the town to promote the area’s wealth of creative talent. Here video-media artist Margherita Gramegna and consultants FrancisKnight talk about their involvement in this process and the resulting work, Artists Don’t Bite.
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.
A major initiative to install brand new public art sculptures at three Prestatyn locations looks a step closer to becoming a reality.
Artist Neil Armstrong and pharmaceuticals company Specials Clinical Manufacturing talk about working towards a special commission in the latest of our collaborative relationships series.
Mark Gubb asks public art commissioners and consultants their views on how they select artists for commissions and what they expect artists to prepare for interview.
Jane Watt delves into the process of commissioning and looks at the organisations and bodies offering opportunities to artists at all stages of their careers. Fully updated for 2008.
In this month’s round-up we profile six open studio events.
Public artist or visual artist? Open or closed? Fee-paid or speculative? Drawn from interviews, Mark Gubb brings points of view from public art commissioners and consultants into a debate started by artists in the April issue of a-n Magazine.
Heather and Ivan Morison discuss their work I am sorry. Goodbye. as featured on the cover of this month’s a-n Magazine.
