Showing items tagged "Doing it yourself"
Bolton: Land of Opportunity
Two years ago, at a particularly challenging time in our lives my partner and I made big changes, I quit my teaching job and we moved to Bolton from London. Our aim was to prioritise being…
WFH Residency
£1000 award to convert the first COVID lockdown in 2020 into a ‘work from home’ residency Responding to a collapse in work opportunities during the first COVID lockdown, the WFH Residency paid artists to conduct a ‘working from…
Peer mentoring for artists
A peer mentoring group is a regular gathering of artists who support each other. A group might talk about their art practice, their careers, or other professional or cultural developments. It is similar to the ‘crits’…
Bilbao Rocks
During my five months on an artist residency in the Northern Spanish City of Bilbao, I have noticed a lot of artists. Being based in an artist residency centre this is obviously a risk. Considering the size of…
Mexico: Swimming in the belly button moonlake – a path to creative enrichment
In Mexico’s ancient language ‘Nahuatl’ – The word ‘Mexico’ means ‘Bellybutton of the Moon lake’. Mexico City is a megalopolis crawling up the side of a prehistoric…
Berlin: Care and Creativity: Working as a Disabled Artist
I started my training as a dancer fourteen years ago, first at A Level and then at the University of Brighton as part of their Performance and Visual Arts Bachelors Degree…
Glasgow: how to find sanctuary in the dear green place
As artists many of us are introverted beasts who choose the right time to make the most of creativity. It’s about getting a balance that fits with a responsibility to…
How to Proceed
It could be argued that the UK is experiencing a very gradual cultural shift. A decades long and relatively definitive trajectory has been ebbed slowly by episodes of both economic and civic uncertainty and we, as often…
Adaptation strategies of artist-led spaces
A panel discussion, hosted by nomadic artist led space Shipment, on developing sustainable business models for artist led spaces Artist led spaces provide vital access to London’s art world. Both the artists who run them…
Charlotte Marra and Patrick Goddard: on navigating the art world
The art world can be intimidating and complex to those who are new to it. What do emerging artists need to know it avoid its pitfalls? With little or no…
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…
Laura Fowle: on artist opportunities
Can do / Must do : Lost in a Sea of Artist Opportunities Continuing to pursue my practice post University was a consistent challenge. I found it harder to define my work since leaving. One…
Self-organised exhibitions
One of the best, and fastest ways of getting an exhibition is organising your own. This article highlights the key things to consider if you decide on a D.I.Y. approach. At the start of your career, you need…
Budgeting and money advice for artists
Before investing lots of time in researching funding and finance options, work out how much – and what kind – of money you need. Planning your budget We all need different levels of income…
Invitations
Invitations to private views and talks are a good way to attract new audiences. Printed invitations have fallen out of favour recently. The cost of printing and posting them has become prohibitive for many artists. Artist’s now often focus…
Artist statement
An artist’s statement is a short piece of writing about your work. Artist’s statements are as varied and diverse as the art they describe. The following guidelines are suggestions and observations rather than hard and fast rules. Artist…
Sponsorship for artists
Sponsorship is when a business or company supports an artist. For established galleries, sponsorship looks like high profile exhibitions funded by big private companies. It’s a different story for individual artists looking to secure such support. This…
Writing an artist’s biography
An artist biography (or ‘artists biog’) is a paragraph or two about you and your career as a practitioner. It may also contain a line about the key themes to your practice. Biographies are often confused…