by Jon England | Apr 5, 2018 | Jon England - Artist Blog, Our Notes
Returning to write this post after a significant break from the Prospectus project and the best part of a year since our ‘residency’ at Huish Episcopi, it is somewhat at odds with the immediacy of many blogs. If some of the subtle nuances of the moments may be lost,...
by Natalie Parsley | Oct 25, 2017 | Natalie Parsley - Artist Blog, Our Notes
On Thursday 12th October Matthew Cornford came to Taunton and gave his talk on former Art Schools in ‘The Den’, formally the cafeteria of the art school that is now The Cosy Club bar and restaurant. I had a lot to think about after hosting and attending this event so...
by Anna Best | Oct 19, 2017 | Anna Best - Artist Blog, Listening/Learning, Our Notes
This has been recommended to me and I think it will be of interest on the subject of art, art learning, hierarchies in art world and society, our value systems, and a conversational thread that rose to the fore during our workshop as a group – the value of...
by Fiona Hingston | Aug 12, 2017 | Our Notes
Spaces for learning – past, present and future. I didn’t want to hold the April workshop in a school, but since there wasn’t much of a discussion of other possibilities, we went there. At least it was empty. For me school held too many negative memories although...
by Natalie Parsley | Jul 5, 2017 | Natalie Parsley - Artist Blog, Our Notes
Alongside this project, known as Prospectus, I have also been assisting in a learning and education project coordinated by Beccy Swaine at Somerset Art Works called Young ProspectUs. “The aim of Young ProspectUs is to facilitate the opportunity for a small number of...
by Jon England | Jun 8, 2017 | Jon England - Artist Blog, Our Notes
When Fiona Hingston brought a collection of bird-eaten apples to ‘show and tell’ during a Prospectus planning meeting in February, it sparked something in me and in other members of the group too. Winter fuel for Blackbirds, Starlings and Fieldfares they had been...
