The circuit of degree shows rolls on and last night was the turn of the graduates at the Glasgow School of Art  to show their stuff and unlike last year, which - though good - felt a little "flat", this was a show buzzing with ideas and energy, every bit as good as the Dundee and Edinburgh shows over the last few weeks.…

still fresh off the virtual press...!

Arts Business…

Luis Acosta, Six layers of paper, stitched, 14 1/2 x 12 x 2 3/4 in. (36.8 x 30.5 x 7 cm), Gift of Marcia and Alan Docter, 2010

Over the past five years, MAD has…

What a great weekend! Lovely weather, so I got out on my bike a lot and re-visited a site I had found some time ago, the wonderfully unhinged paintings on a house in Tollcross, Glasgow. In September 2012, it looked like this:…

My name is Magdalena Urbanova, I currently work on a book about enameling in Czech language. The…

It is that time of year again, when the degree shows in Scotland all kick off. As usual, the roll is started by Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of  Art & Design - DJCAD for short. Regular readers of my blog will…

This is the main reason of my visit at this year's Collect. Contemporary Jewellery and Silversmithing at its best. Here are a few photos. 

Mi-Ah Rodiger statement headpiece at Galerie Rob Koudijs

Koi bracelets…

Organised by the Crafts Council, Collect: The International Art Fair of Contemporary Objects celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. International galleries and eleven Project Space artists have exhibited under one roof, at The Saatchi Gallery in London.…

Caché, 2011, Mixed media with pigeon tail feathers in antique metal trunk, 46 x 26 x 43 cm…

thoughts about boston, in retrospect.

this was 2011, posting this today in honor of my last experience there..

boston fashion week…

Five Poisons

Outer Stripes are embroidered with applique black seed beads. Interior depicts the tiger with the five poisons. 42" x 22"

Jon Eric Riis is an internationally…

COLLECT is one of the leading art fairs taking place at the Saatchi Gallery. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, COLLECT will bring together the world's finest…

{Frédérique Morrell / Aaron Levin}

Frédérique Morrel is the marriage (in both the proper and the figurative sense) between two artists who met while jumping on neighboring beds…

Academia is only one part of the art world, says Daniel Blight. To reach wider audiences, let's find an alternative to artspeak

"Combining radical notions of performativity and the body as liminal space, my practice interrogates the theoretical limitations of altermodernism. My work, which traverses disparate realms of object-making such as painting and performance, investigates the space…

Time for my teaching session, held in Hraç Arslanyan's "Mahrec Art House" workshops.

Hraç Arslanyan is an amazing jeweller, working with…

New Blue and White

February 20, 2013 - July 14, 2013

Foster Gallery, 158

Discover contemporary interpretations of blue-and-white ceramics…

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Why Innovation in the Arts Matters

Traditional arts groups that neglect to think about how they fit into the broader social context and respond accordingly will fail. This might not happen today or the next day, but the writing is on the wall. While the arts are inherently creative, the need to be innovative is particularly important right now given how our communities have changed and how people want to engage with the…

Museum of Art and Design Director Holly Hotchner Stepping Down After 16 Years…