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Sculpture in the City 2018
The City of London presents an opportunity to submit work to the 2018 Sculpture in the City cultural initiative, which places works in the EC3 area of the city. Entries must be pre existing sculptures…
Collectivity, collaboration and experimentation in Budapest
I was first drawn to Budapest as a tourist, a love kept me coming back, and then I met someone who spoke the same artistic language and we started our first project, a non…
California: an interview with Frankie Carino
Arizona born, Los Angeles based Frankie Carino has been carving out a name for himself as an artist tearing at the traditions of photography, disobeying its materials and testing its presentation techniques. Lively, young…
Interfaces Monthly
Open deadline
Interfaces Monthly is a get together for people working at the junction of art and technology, organised by the Barbican and The Trampery. Each event includes selected artworks, presentations and discussions. They accept proposals on any form of work…
Sculpture Competitions
Some interesting and important issues arise around the enduringly popular artists’ competition format. Many sculpture ‘competitions’ contain this word in their title, but some are promoted as ‘prizes’ or ‘awards’ or ‘contests’. What exactly has an artist won…
Public Art and the Law
Architects’ collaboration with artists and craftworkers has been the subject of serious debate and some activity over the past five years. The ‘art and architecture’ movement in the U.K. started with the 1982 ICA Conference,…
Practice and pedagogy
How can artists earn a living? They often support their practices through some form of teaching. This could be through workshops or academic context. How can this approach to livelihood inform practice and vice versa? Members of…
Sarah Roberts: on the challenges of installation art
Producing work that responds to a specific location presents particular challenges. In this article, installation artist Sarah Roberts discusses some of these. She shares her experiences after graduation on all things installation…
Selling work in independent shops
You might be keen to sell your work – crafts, editions or the like – via independent shops. but do you know how sale or return works and how much commission is the norm? These…
London Centre for Book Arts: a case study
Simon Goode is an artist who set up his own centre and workshop dedicated to book arts in 2012. Here he charts the journey of the London Centre for Book Arts, concentrating…
Tom Sowden: on book arts
This article concentrates on artists books that have a physical form. Here the term artists books means books conceived as an art object. In the following paragraphs I’ll look at ways in which you can…
Selling artists’ moving image
This article addresses important points to consider when selling artists’ moving image. It was written by artist and film maker Stuart Croft (1970 – 2015). How do artists sell film & video work? To overcome the…
Making and selling an artist’s book edition
A detailed case study of Paul Greenleaf’s experiences self publishing and selling an artist’s book edition. In this article he: If you are interested in making artists’ book, also read Tom Sowden’s article…
Working as a sound artist
Jason Singh writes on working as a sound artist. This includes his experience of opportunities, earning, networking and workshops. What is sound art? Wikipedia defines sound art as: “..a diverse group of art practices that…
James Bulley: on sound art
In this article James Bulley charts a short history of the definition of sound art, highlights how constant changes in technology might test the durability of work and explains why collaboration is vital. From its…
Helen Johannessen: working with designers and manufacturers
Commissioning somebody else to manufacture and distribute your own designs can be a daunting prospect. Designer Helen Johannessen talks about her own experiences with this process. Helen describes how she moved from making…
Performance Art and The Law
The resurgence of performance related artistic practices over the past decade raises complex aesthetic, legal and, at times, ethical questions regarding the protection, authorship and ownership of the ‘works’ generated through these artistic practices. The…
ArtlawTV
A series of short films exploring the main legal issues that artists face. Each film comprises an interview with an artist about their work, with an overview of the legal implications of their practice by Henry Lydiate, art legal…