As artists’ bursaries are offered for the ArtWorks conference in April, a-n’s Director shares some of the thinking and research from the ArtWorks Scotland conference, which examined value and ethics in participatory arts.
Creative Scotland has announced details of a series of open session events across Scotland, and promises more to come.
Kevin Harrison, Director of Stirling arts agency Artlink Central, responds to Stirling Council’s recent decision to close The Changing Room, the city’s only contemporary art gallery.
As part of proposals by Stirling Council to save £9m in 2013/14, the Scottish city’s only contemporary art gallery, The Changing Room, is under threat.
While Harriet Harman’s comments have put Newcastle’s cuts to the arts back on the radar, in the North East of Scotland Moray Council is also about to vote to cut its entire arts budget. And while the figures are much smaller, the impact locally could be just as devastating.
Arts funding body Creative Scotland has announced who will be interviewing applicants for the job of new Chief Executive, as well as plans for a series of open meetings about changes at the organisation.
Glasgow-based Victor & Hester launch their 34th journal LOVE, a collaboration with artist Mairi Lafferty, at Dundee Contemporary Arts.
Arts & Business Scotland has announced that its new Chief Executive will be David Watt, currently Director of Glasgow Sculpture Studios.
In the lead up to this year’s Venice Biennale, Scotland + Venice is presenting a series of talks by Hayley Tompkins, Corin Sworn and Duncan Campbell, the three artists representing Scotland at the 55th International Art Exhibition.
An ambitious new exhibition at Stills, Edinburgh, and CCA, Glasgow explores the state of Europe’s economy today and the profound changes that have impacted on us all since the banking crisis of 2008. We talk to curators Angela Dimitrakaki and Kirsten Lloyd about this landmark show.
A statement released by the board of Scottish arts funding body Creative Scotland commits to major changes at the organisation.
Andrew Dixon, the embattled CEO of arts funding body Creative Scotland, is to step down in January.
An Artists’ Open Space meeting in Edinburgh addressed the language of arts funding and cultural value.
Sold out artists’ events in Edinburgh and Glasgow in response to continued debate around Creative Scotland decisions.
Does the latest open letter from Creative Scotland’s Chair suggest that major changes are on the way at the arts funding body?
A new exhibition traces the ‘Glasgow Miracle’ back to the 1970s and the foundation of the city’s Third Eye Centre. Chris Sharratt reports.
UK’s two most significant membership bodies for visual artists reach agreement.
Following a public meeting held in Edinburgh last night, Richard Taylor reports back on how we need to act to stop a paid for Public Entertainment License coming into place in Scotland.
As an important part of platforming the debate around arts funding across the UK, with kind permission we re-publish the editorial introduction to “Language is never neutral” from Variant‘s issue 42.
A recent awardee of Arts Council England’s Grants For The Arts program, I am participating in a 2 month residency investigating post-colonialism and the uncanny body in Saint Louis, Senegal. With additional support from WAAW Centre for Art, this blog […]
The forth and final Creative Scotland dialogue event was held at the impressively refurbished Briggait building on the banks of the River Clyde, Glasgow.
A round-up of recent shortlists, winners and awards.
Angelia Seik’s letter (Letters, a-n Magazine, May 2010) claims that artists don’t have the sense to form a union that would give them a necessary mouthpiece. This isn a-n Magazine June 2010
In March The National Campaign for the Arts staged the ‘This country can no longer afford to subsidise the arts’ debate.
January’s AIR Advisory Group meeting held in Newcastle provided the opportunity to invite Scottish Artists Union President Chris Biddlecombe to come along.
