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Cultural Trends journal article: Array Collective in conversation with Jane Morrow
It was great to be invited to interview representatives of Array Collective by Dr Steven Hadley, Policy & Reviews Editor of Cultural Trends journal. Cultural Trends is a peer-reviewed international journal which ‘provides in-depth analysis of the cultural sector and cultural policy. It offers timely investigations into key issues in the arts, culture and…
Arts & Business NI blog post: Cultivate the studio sector to enrich the arts ecology
With so much going on, and having produced so many pieces of writing recently, I forgot to add this blog post that I wrote for Arts & Business NI in November 2021. If you want to read it on the A&BNI site, you can do so here. Trustees’ Week Series 2021| Cultivate the…
VAI Visual Artists’ News Sheet: Mediating Signals, Flax Art Studios
Mediating Signals Curated by Edy Fung, ‘MEDIATING SIGNALS’ took place in two phases at Flax Art Studios, Havelock House, Belfast. The first, ‘Tracing Algo-rhythm’ (29 June – 3 July) presented the work of Julie Louise Bacon, Helena Hamilton and Una Walker; the second, ‘Assigning Ambiguity’ (6 – 10 July) exhibited works by Martin Boyle,…
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…
Studio Visit: John Rainey
Yesterday I visited NI/ London-based artist John Rainey in his (amazingly equipped!) home studio. I invited John to work with me on a new initiative that I’m coordinating on behalf of VAI NI. About John: Through a series of classical references and both manual and digital (3D Print) processes, my sculptures consider how digital…
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…
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,…
Board membership, Creative Exchange Artist Studios
I’m delighted to share the news that I have been appointed as a board member of Creative Exchange Artist Studios. Creative Exchange Artist Studios have been active in East Belfast for the past 20 years, providing essential workspace for visual artists at all stages of their careers. As an artist led initiative, they are renowned…
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…
