Category / Learning Projects
Loft Collective podcast
I was recently coerced into participating in a podcast by artist called Brian Kielt for Loft Collective, of which he is a founding member. You can listen to it here. Loft Collective draws together a diverse group of creative practitioners seeking to establish a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas in contemporary visual culture.…
Greater Manchester Arts Consultancy
My friend and former Ikon colleague Kate Self and I have been looking for ways to work together for ages, and we’ve found it: a project on behalf of Greater Manchester Arts, which engages both of our interests: artist development (me) and participatory practice (Kate). We’ve been invited to map provision and make recommendations for…
Avenue: a new domestic space initiative for artists
I’ve been ruminating on the idea of providing domestic space for artists for a while… and in Spring 2017 I will launch a new initiative – Avenue – that supports artists/ curators/ academics visiting Belfast, from my own home. My proposal is to offer affordable accommodation to individuals and groups in a supportive, artistic environment,…
Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield
I am thrilled to have been awarded an Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield in Arbroath in March 2017. The Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield brings together a group of cultural practitioners three times a year for a two week residency. In the past architects, designers, choreographers, composers, musicians, curators, writers, translators, film makers, researchers and many visual…
Weekend of Weird, Radar
I’d love to make it along to this series of events at Radar in Loughborough at the end of the month… I’m trying to keep those few days free! Programmed by my very clever friend and sometime colleague Kate Self, it reflects an emerging field that encompasses literature, film, music, art and performance. More information below:…
Welcome to my new website
Hi, and welcome… After many years spent espousing the value of a comprehensive online presence to the artists I have worked with, I have been hiding behind institutional profiles for as long as I can remember. Having moved around a lot as well, people seem confused that I am the same person – this website will…
