I am pleased to be able to participate in the new AA2A Engage scheme. This involves artists who have participated in the AA2A scheme, hosting studio visits and engaging with students in other ways that may be helpful to them as they continue their education and begin to think about their careers post graduation.
I do not quite know what I will be doing as yet, because as I understand it, the scheme has asked that visits are within a ten mile radius of their AA2A hosting university and I live considerably further away than that from Teesside, being in North Yorkshire. However, I am sure there are possibilities for me to do something; I always enjoy the opportunity to talk to students and staff alike.
The scheme also allows me to keep this blog going, and although I have been absent (from all my blogs actually) for quite a few months for various reasons, I hope to be able to keep them more updated from now on.
My work for the AA2A scheme this year was only the beginning of my current project about fracking, so I am planning to complete it over the next 5/6 months and get it out to some different galleries. To this end, I not only have to finish the work, but I have been encouraged to apply for an ACE grant, which fills me with horror as I hate the amount of time these take. Artist Rachel Dobbs' crib sheet to help with this process will no doubt be extremely useful. https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/artist-publishes-ace-funding-cheatsheet
May I take this opportunity to wish all students and staff in the art and design faculty a successful and happy academic year.
