Category / Mentoring
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.…
Research interests
I thought that it might be helpful (both for you: the reader, and me: the writer) to focus less on my jobs and professional interests, and more on my almost (hesitantly) artistic interests* *I have not made work as an artist for a very long time, but I will again, at some stage. Dammit. These recurrently all…
Belfast Photo Festival
I’m delighted to be coordinating Belfast Photo Festival this year. Running from 1 – 30 June, the 2017 Festival has taken as its inspiration the visual politics of sexuality and the ways in which the camera is used to construct and deconstruct gender binaries. Through a range of exhibitions, talks, workshops, screenings, masterclasses, reviews and…
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…
International Curator Visits
This week, VAI NI welcomed six curators from Paris to visit Northern Ireland to meet artists, studios and galleries in Belfast and Derry. Their packed schedule involved a series of public engagement events, Show & Tells and individual studio visits based on each curator’s personal interests. They are: Raphael Brunel (Independent curator and writer and member…
Mentoring: Paul Moore
Image from the #fleg series, Paul Moore, 2014 Paul has invited me to undertake some support sessions with him, specifically around project management, signposting, writing and developing proposals. I’ve outlined a plan for 8 different sessions, which we’ll start in April 2017. About Paul: Paul Moore is a visual artist based in Belfast working in…
Mentoring: Moran Been-noon
Still from ElectroMmunication, Moran Been-noon, 2008 https://youtu.be/gs8QCguc1uA I’ve been approached by an artist/ curator to undertake some mentoring. We’re figuring out the details and a plan of action but have so far been corresponding by email and Skype. Moran has significant experience and I am excited by the discussions we are having. About Moran: Moran Been-noon is an…