Visual Arts

a-n: The Artists Information Company is a UK agency for supporting artists' practice. Their publications and services meet the professional needs of artists and the visual arts sector, identifying changing trends and new needs.

a-n achieve their mission through:

A programme of publications for practitioners, educators and employers

Sectoral research that provides vital evidence for advocacy campaigns and informs cultural development

Partnership projects.

info@a-n.co.uk
www.a-n.co.uk

Acme Studios is a London-based charity, which provides affordable studio space, residencies and awards for non-commercial fine artists. Acme provides over 400 studio units, runs work/live and studio residency schemes and manages an international residencies programme for visiting artists.

Artists are allocated studios based on individual needs and time on the waiting list. If you have any questions about the waiting list or allocation policy, please contact Jemima Brown, Heather Deedman or Calum F Kerr.

Acme Studios
44 Copperfield Road
Bow
London
E3 4RR
Phone: 020 8981 6811
Fax: 020 8983 0567
mail@acme.org.uk
www.acme.org.uk

Membership network for visual and applied arts offers practical professional benefits and much more.

Backed up by a-n The Artists Information Company, AIR (Artists' Interaction & Representation) was established in 2006 and has nearly 11,000 artist members.

Here's what we do:
- keep artists in touch with arts jobs, news, opportunities, and with each other, through our website, regular ebulletins and events
- meet regularly with policy bodies such as the Arts Council to advocate on artists' behalf
- provide specially tailored professional benefits, like our free public liability insurance cover.

Following the introduction of free £5m public and products liability insurance for UK-based AIR members in 2007, brokers Hencilla Canworth Ltd and a-n The Artists Information Company have developed the Artists' Insurance Policy (AIP) for practising visual and applied artists. Providing cover for artwork and materials, studio and contents, and employers' liability at a highly competitive rate, policy benefits are tailored to reflect the diversity of work practice and professional requirements of visual and applied artists.

Artists can choose an 'off the peg' option or request a personalised quote. For further information about the Artists' Insurance Policy (AIP) visit www.a-n.co.uk/AIR_insurance, or to find out how to become an AIR member, visit www.a-n.co.uk/subscribe or call +44 (0) 191 241 8000.

AIR: Artists Interaction and Representation
Phone: +44 (0)191 241 8000
www.a-n.co.uk/subscribe

The Guild is a society of artists, craftsmen and designers drawn together by a common interest in the interaction, development and distribution of creative skills. Together they represent and uphold a variety of views on design and stand for authenticity in a world increasingly uncertain about what is real. Authenticity is expressed in many ways, irrespective of political and stylistic ideology.

The objectives of the Guild are to advance education in all the visual arts and crafts by means of lectures, meetings, demonstrations, discussions ... and to foster and maintain high standards of design and craftsmanship in all branches of the visual arts and crafts in any way which may be beneficial to the community.

Art Workers Guild
6 Queen Square
London WC1N 3AR
Phone: 0207 713 0966
Fax: 0207 713 0967
monica@artworkersguild.org
http://www.artworkersguild.org/

Artbase is a national two-year apprenticeship scheme for emerging artists and designers. The apprenticeship is dedicated to developing professional practice of the artists intending to work in the area of public art.

Each year 30 artists/designers will be selected to join the scheme and will participate in the following:
- live project shadowing and mentoring (with an experienced art practitioner)
- workshop programme (covering all aspects of artists' professional and personal development needs)
- e-learning programme (developing a professional portfolio).

Through the scheme Artbase will help raise the profile of emerging artists and build invaluable experience of the public art and built environment arena.

Artbase has been developed by Impact Art, a public art consultancy that specialises in the embedding of arts strategies and commissions within the public realm and new built environment.

Phone: 01444 484847
info@artbase.org.uk
www.artbase.org.uk

Artquest help London's visual artists and craftspeople by fostering critical engagement and providing practical support to professional London-based visual artists and craftspeople through a website, email and telephone helpline, advice sessions, events and seminars. This support covers areas such as:

- creating, presenting and selling work
- research and development of new work practices, debates and techniques
- financial advice
- legal advice through the Artlaw section of its website.
- ongoing professional development and training opportunities.

Services and resources:
- advice sessions, telephone and email helpline
- workshops, training and conferences.

University of the Arts London
65 Davies Street
London W1K 5DA
Phone: 020 7514 8508
Fax: 020 7514 6211
info@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk

The Artquest website contains over 800 free-to-access web pages of practical support, critical articles and opportunities covering every aspect of a visual artist or craftsperson's career.

Artquest
University of the Arts London
65 Davies Street
London W1K 5DA
info@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk

Artroute - information and advice for visual artists and craftspeople considering living and working in France. Provided by Artquest.

Artroute is an initiative of Artquest and the British Council, France. It has been designed specifically for UK based visual artists and craftspeople who would like to work in France, but are unsure of how to begin or how to find work. It aims to equip UK based practitioners in the basic elements of creative practice - giving a basic knowledge of the French art scene, venues, legal issues, studios, residencies, possible work opportunities, funding and further links to information and advice services already present in France. As with the main Artquest website, Artroute will be constantly updated with new information.

Artquest
Contact name: Russell Martin
Phone: 020 7514 8357 (Monday and Friday only)
Fax: 020 7514 6357
russell@artquest.org.uk
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artroute/

Online register of consultants and trainers in the arts.

www.arts-consultants.org.uk

Arts for Islington is a voluntary sector network of 350 of Islington's artists and arts organisations that provides a forum in which to bring all forsm of cultural providers together so as to protect their interests, and develop their skills and sustainability.

For more information check out www.artsforislington.org.uk

Arts for Islington
Phone: 020 7687 0019
a4i@filmworkshop.com
www.artsforislington.org.uk

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets runs an email-based mailing list to keep you informed of arts related news, events and activities for Tower Hamlets and the surrounding area.

Arts Forum Online is a free weekly e-newsletter for individuals and arts organisations with information on job opportunities, funding, workshops, conferences, news and opportunities for Tower Hamlets and East London.

Members can submit information for inclusion in the newsletter, encouraging the sharing of information within the arts community of Tower Hamlets.

Subscribe to the free arts and events e-newsletter by clicking on the link www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk/?s=34

To submit information for inclusion in the newsletter, please email artsandevents@towerhamlets.gov.uk. Deadline for submissions every Tuesday.

Arts Forum Online
Tower Hamlets Arts & Events
Brady Arts Centre
192 - 196 Hanbury Street
London
E1 5HU
Phone: 020 7364 7903
Fax: 020 7364 7901
artsandevents@towerhamlets.gov.uk
www.towerhamletsarts.org.uk

Artsadmin supports artists working in Live Art, performance, time-based media, installation and innovative artists that do not work in an artform category.

Artsadmin (AA), Live Art Development Agency (LADA) and New Work Network (NWN) are the partners in the Live Art Advisory Network. They offer professional development opportunities for artists, including a framework to support, strengthen and develop Live Art in London.

Live Art refers to a broad range of new kinds of performance by artists who are challenging artform boundaries to create new experiences and new ways of expression.

Services & Resources:

An advice and information service including funding advice, contacts for curators and programmers and networks of support
Bursaries for early and mid-career plus artists
Rehearsal spaces, performance workshops and summer schools
A regularly updated website, bi-annual publication and a weekly email newsletter
Showcases of new work and works in progress
Talks, debates and seminars
Mentoring

Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
London E1 6LS
Phone: 020 7247 5102
Fax: 020 7247 5103
Textphone: 020 7247 5182
manick@artsadmin.co.uk
www.artsadmin.co.uk

All artists and organisations listed on artscape value the opportunity to share their working practices with others, helping to develop the next generation of artists and audiences. Their educational ideals are matched by considerable experience of working in schools and other educational contexts.Artscape enables all artists and organisations to describe their previous work in detail and to include supporting material in the form of images, sound and video recordings.

Artscape
PO Box 1
Sheriff Hutton
York YO60 7YU

Phone: 01653 618429
clare.mallorie@artscape.org.uk
www.artscape.org.uk

ACAVA is an educational charity. It provides a comprehensive range of visual arts services, including the development of public art and community educational projects, training in the use of digital technology for image creation, manipulation and communication, the mounting of exhibitions, and the provision of studios and other facilities for professional artists.

ACAVA offer varies studios to hire across London. To be eligible for an ACAVA studio you can join ACAVA as a member or an associate member and be placed on the waiting list.

54 Blechynden St
London
W10 6RJ
Phone: 020 8960 5015
post@acava.org
www.acava.org

The Association of Illustrators is a non-profit making trade association and members consist primarily of freelance illustrators as well as agents, clients, students and lecturers.

As the only body to represent illustrators in the UK, the AOI has successfully increased the standing of illustration as a profession and improved the commercial and ethical conditions of employment. The AOI devises an annual events programme and provides an advisory service for its members.

The Association of Illustrators
Phone: 020 7613 4328
info@theaoi.com
www.theaoi.com

Bow Arts Trust is committed to providing affordable studio space and live/work space for artists. Bow Arts Trust provision forms an integral part of their ongoing programme of building and enhancing communities of artists and residents in what is rapidly becoming London's new Artist Quarter.

The Bow Arts Trust offers a wide range of affordable studios for visual artists at its main location on Bow Road, E3, in the heart of what is becoming London's new artist quarter. They have two well-established adjacent buildings housing approximately 90 studio spaces, and the Nunnery Gallery.

To apply, for any of Bow Arts Trust studio spaces please fill in and return the application form on their website.

183 Bow Road
London
E3 2SJ
Phone: 020 7538 1719
Fax: 020 8980 7770
property@bowarts.com
www.bowarts.org/studios

Brent Artists Resource is a network for visual artists, that runs a local gallery and supports artists with information and advice.

The Gallery, Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Road, London NW10 2SF
Phone: 020 8459 1421
info@brentartistsresource.org.uk
www.brentartistsresource.org.uk

Chinese Arts Centre is the national organisation for the promotion of contemporary Chinese arts. It is based in Manchester, but a large proportion of its work is done in London. Its aim is to develop a sustainable infrastructure to allow all Chinese arts to flourish in the UK. A large part of what it does is to provide information, advice and guidance to artists of Chinese descent.

Services and resources:
- advice given on career development, artistic practice and opportunities
- small group training in a range of practical, artistic and career skills
- seminars which focus on raising awareness of contemporary Chinese arts or developing a sustainable infrastructure for them
- range of equipment and office support available to artists
- helping people to start or develop a freelance career or arts business
- extensive resource library on Chinese arts and culture.

Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Manchester M4 1EU
Phone: 0161 832 7271
Fax: 0161 832 7513
info@chinese-arts-centre.org
www.chinese-arts-centre.org

City Showcase was founded out of a passionate belief that emerging creative talent both needs and deserves more opportunities to develop and showcase work.Launched in 2003, City Showcase is a not-for-profit company that wants to help tomorrow's talent make it in the commercial world of today.We work with musicians, performers, designers, artists, producers, directors, games developers and talented people in all creative disciplines by providing networking opportunities, workshops, information and showcasing opportunities.

City Showcase
PO Box 2212
RH20 2XJ
www.cityshowcase.co.uk

Art, technology and social change

co-pilot.net has been conceived and managed by SPACE and Solar Associates. It is supported by the Arts Council of England.

Established in 1968, SPACE produces dynamic environments where individuals and communities can engage in creative processes. SPACE supports artistic production, widens participation in visual arts and media, fostering the creative potential of individuals and communities. It fulfils its mission through providing affordable studio space and innovative artistic, educational, media and training programmes that benefit both individuals and communities.

co-pilot.net is an online resource designed to collate knowledge and experiences and enable open discussion for those working at the intersection of art, technology and social change. Anyone is welcome to join, share and exchange views, resources, skills and experiences. co-pilot.net features case studies of convergence between spheres of art, technology and social change as well as interviews, podcasts, videos and lists of useful resources. Users can add content, comment on topics and direct people to their own or other interesting projects.

There currently exists an extensive unmapped landscape of socially engaged work that inspires change through art, technology and participation. This includes working with older people, young people and the socially excluded through the ever-expanding field of new and emerging creative technologies. It is impossible to provide a one-size-fits-all toolkit for a terrain as complex and diverse that is still rarely discussed in a free and open fashion.

co-pilot.net provides the framework to aggregate the wealth of experience and knowledge held by talented individuals and groups to inspire discussion, exchange and action.

You can contribute to the growing pool of knowledge, resources and debate at http://co-pilot.net

http://co-pilot.net

Collage Arts is the principal agency for arts development in north London. It is located in the Wood Green Cultural Quarter, with the Creative Online Centre and studio space for over 150 arts practitioners.

Collage Arts is part of the Creative Industries Support consortium.

Services and resources:
- one-to-one advice
- film/video, music and multimedia courses (OCN Level 2 and 3)
- seminars and talks led by creative industry professionals and arts practitioners
- advice on how to apply for funding and write bids
- technical resources.
- business support for creative practitioners.

www.collage-arts.org

The Courtauld Institute of Art is one of the leading institutes for teaching and research in the history of art and conservation.

The Institute's programme of activity includes:
- undergraduate and postgraduate courses in art and art history
- short courses/programmes
- research.

Support offered:
The Spring and Summer Schools
The Courtauld spring and summer schools' courses focus intensively on a range of topics examining broad themes from ancient to contemporary art, combined with the close study of individual objects. They are taught in small groups (maximum 16 students) and involve lectures, visits to galleries, museums and buildings, often with privileged access to collections.

Courtauld Marshall Scholarships
This scholarship is for graduate study in the history of art at either masters or doctoral level at the Courtauld Institute of Art.

Courses
BA and MA in the History of Art
MA in Curating the Art Museum
Graduate Diploma in the History of Art
Postgraduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings
MA in Painting Conservation (Wall Painting)
MPhil/PhD

Andrew Penman (Deputy Academic Registrar)Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
Phone: 020 7848 1880
Andrew.Penman@courtauld.ac.uk
www.courtauld.ac.uk

The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK. We run schemes to support both emerging and established makers and curators, and create conferences and seminars to encourage debate and share best practice.

We work with a strategic choice of partners to:
– Make contemporary craft exciting and relevant to the widest possible audience
– Nurture and support makers and craft professionals throughout their careers
– Promote the teaching and studying of contemporary craft within schools
– Identify the needs of the sector through in-depth research
– Grow the market for the sale of contemporary craft to collectors, museums, businesses and the general public

Crafts Council
44a Pentonville Road,
Islington,
London N1 9BY
Phone: 020 7278 7700
www.craftscouncil.org.uk

The Creative Space Agency is an innovative service that links owners of vacant property with creative professionals looking for potential spaces in London in which to work, exhibit, perform or rehearse.

The services on offer through the Creative Space Agency include an up to date list of available spaces in London, handy fact sheets and regular training sessions to help creative professionals get the most out of the service.

The Creative Space Agency is a project delivered jointly by CIDA (the Cultural Industries Development Agency) and Urban Space Management.

CIDA is the leading support organisation for the creative and cultural sector. We help thousands of creative individuals, businesses and arts organisations by providing information, business support, professional development training, networking & showcasing opportunities, and by commissioning new work.

Urban Space Management is a leading developer and manager of regeneration projects in Great Britain and the United States, drawing more than 15 million visitors to it projects annually.

This initiative is funded by Arts Council England, London and the London Development Agency.

http://www.creativespaceagency.co.uk/

CreativePeople is a national network of ten consortia dedicated to providing advice and guidance to support the professional development of people working in arts and craft industries. The aim of each consortium is to help those working in the arts and craft industries take a more planned approach to their own professional development, helping them to identify the most useful professional development activities, to prioritise and to implement them.

The CreativePeople network offers a wealth of information on resources and events: workshops, conferences, courses, mentoring schemes, critical appraisal services and online toolkits. It also contains news about job opportunities and commissions. The arts connect search enables you to look for such information on the individual websites of its many partners.

Sign up to receive the CreativePeople network bulletin a regular briefing on the CreativePeople network. http://www.creativepeople.org.uk/register/ebulletins.php

www.creativepeople.org.uk

Diesel House Studios is West London's largest provider of artist studio space. The studios are self-supporting and we actively work with all the artists to build all aspects of their careers. This includes advice on finances, marketing, portfolio development, commercial awareness, pricing and exhibition management.

Elizabeth Rollins-Scott
elizabeth@dieselhousestudios.com
www.dieselhousestudios.com

Doors Opening is the online showcasing and promotional tool designed to meet the needs of artists, crafts people, designers, makers, photographers and others in creative occupations. For £35 a year members receive quality online representation and all the benefits of a personal website and more for a fraction of the cost.

Please visit our website to find out more about our service and how we can help you. Alternatively please email us.

Keir Whitaker and Glenn Badham
Phone: Keir: 07834 592 851 and Glenn: 07712 310 399
info@doorsopening.net
www.doorsopening.net

East London Printmakers run workshops in etching, screenprinting and textile printing in their fully equipped studio in Hackney, east London.

Three-hour workshops usually take place on Wednesday evenings, and are a good way to get an introduction to printmaking, or to refresh your memory if it is a technique that you have tried out in the past. These workshops are very reasonably priced.

ELP also run one-day workshops for beginners, guiding people through the whole process of creating a t-shirt, a screenprint or etching. These are run in collaboration with Space Studios, in which ELP are based.

elpworkshops@hotmail.co.uk
www.eastlondonprintmakers.co.uk

Artquest has a section on its website which compiles an exhaustive list of email newsletters that the Artquest staff subscribe to when updating the site. This is available at http://www.artquest.org.uk

Artsadmin compiles an excellent weekly e-digest of Opportunities... Employment... Training... Conference... Call for Artists... Professional Development... Networking... Information... Recommended What's On. This is available at http://lists.artsadmin.co.uk/phplists/?p=subscribe

Arts Jobs
Receive regular arts-related job postings by email. Email artsjobs-join@listmail.artsfb.org.ukartsjobs-join@listmail.artsfb.org.uk to join. Instructions when joining tell you how to submit messages to the list, and give the choice of receiving emails individually or in a digest.

inIVA bulletin
inIVA is an international-looking visual arts organisation, with gallery space, web commissions, talks and events, and an extensive library of international artists' work. Send a blank email to iniva-subscribe@topica.com or through their website home page at http://www.iniva.org

ACME Studios
ACME publishes a Bulletin two or three times a year which provides the latest information on their work and developments. Download it from their site at http://www.acme.org.uk or contact the ACME office to be added to the list (address on the site).

Space Studios
Space Studios provides studio space to London based artists, mainly in the east end. Their newsletter lists studio opportunities, training programmes and courses open to all. Visit http://www.spacestudios.org.uk to join the mailing list.

engage is a leading professional association. It promotes greater access to, and enjoyment of, the visual arts through professional development, publications, advocacy and action research projects. engage is based in the UK but has an international membership of gallery educators, artist educators and other museum, gallery and education professionals.

Services & Resources:
One-to-one advice for people interested in working in gallery education
National and regional training for gallery and artist educators and development of accredited training courses
Seminars and conferences on various themes.

Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Phone: 020 7729 5858
Fax: 020 7739 3688
info@engage.org
www.engage.org

Escape Artists is an arts and education charity that was established in 1996. Our purpose is to build a bridge from the margins to the mainstream; employing the arts as tool for personal development and social change.

Escape Artists fulfils its purpose at the meeting point of clients, contractors, artists and stakeholders - providing a service which achieves tangible educational and developmental results through professionally managed artistic activity. We don't just see our workshops or productions as a one-off. We want to ensure that the vital importance of people's creativity in promoting health and social welfare can continue to be developed in sustainable forms.

On a more general level, our whole reason for being is to provide access to the arts within some of the country's most disadvantaged communities; such as those within Young Offender Institutions, Secure Hospitals, Prisons, Mental Health Institutions, Hostels for the Homeless, Hospices and elsewhere.

Escape Artists is one of the few dedicated organisations with the experience, resources and training to be able to work with all parties within these sectors, both nationally and internationally.

Studio 24
7-15 Greatorex Street
London
E1 5NF
Phone: 0207 655 0909
info@escapeartists.co.uk
www.escapeartists.co.uk

The Fine Art Trade Guild is the trade association for the art and framing industry
The art and framing industry comprises artists, art publishers, galleries, art shops, picture retailers, framers, restorers, and manufacturers and suppliers to the trade; in effect, everyone involved in bringing pictures to your walls! The Fine Art Trade Guild develops and maintains internationally recognised standards including Print Standards, Framing Standards (Five Levels of Framing), Mountboard Standards and guidelines for Tapes and Adhesives in framing. The Fine Art Trade Guild manages the vocational qualification programme for framers, who can become Guild Commended Framers (GCF) with Advanced qualification options in specialist skills.

Fine Art Trade Guild
16-18 Empress Place
London SW6 1TT
Phone: 020 7381 6616
Fax: 020 7381 2596
www.fineart.co.uk

Forum is Artquest's peer mentoring group project for established visual artists and craftspeople in London. Forum provides a space for established visual artists and craftspeople to engage in constructive, rigorous and critical discussion on their practice.

Artquest initiated Forum in 2004 in response to a lack of available peer mentoring sessions within the London visual art and craft communities for established practitioners. A secondary benefit of the project was the opportunity for artists to network and socialise informally. Artists and craftspeople present their work and concerns about their practice to the rest of their group in a relaxed, informal atmosphere, networking across disciplines and exploring lines of enquiry outside their usual practice.

Artists seeking to set up peer mentoring groups may be interested to read the Artquest's Setting up a Peer Mentoring Group Guidelines in the Manage your career section of the Artquest website.

Artquest
Russell Martin
Phone: 020 7514 8357 (Monday and Friday only)
Fax: 020 7514 6211
russell@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk/manage/peermentoring/peer-mentoring-groups.htm

The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is known internationally for its wide-ranging programme. Its exhibitions vary from historic to contemporary sculpture, as does its active research programme.

As well as managing a specialist library, the Institute curates the British sculpture and archive collections of Leeds Museums & Galleries.

Professional development opportunities available at the Henry Moore Institute include fellowship and internship programmes. The Institute regularly announces calls for academic papers, has an annual essay prize and holds workshops, conferences, talks and symposia throughout the year.

Contact Kirstie Gregory Research Programme Assistant
Henry Moore Institute
74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
Phone: 0113 246 7467
kirstie@henry-moore.ac.uk
www.henry-moore.ac.uk

Innovation RCA's programmes in applied research, product development and creative business enables the college's graduates and business partners to work together more effectively.

Current programmes
IResearch Associates - RCA teams new college graduates with industry partners on one-year research and development projects in the areas of socially inclusive design and commercial innovation.

ISelected Works - RCA commercially develops selected graduate innovations in partnership with business through intellectual property protection, licensing activities or spin-out company formation.

IRapidform - RCA also offers state-of-the-art rapid prototyping facilities to realise, physically and technically, innovation outputs by graduates and business partners of the college.


InnovationRCA offers further product development opportunities to business through department-based collaborative projects and a register of research and development expertise of RCA staff and recent graduates. For more information see www.innovation.rca.ac.uk

John Bound, Innovation RCA, Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU
Phone: 020 7590 4249
john.bound@rca.ac.uk
www.innovation.rca.ac.uk

Our dynamic, artist-led programme provides opportunities for investigation and discussion.
ICA Learning strives to build sustainable relationships with schools, colleges and communities, nurturing interest and appreciation of the creative process, broadening engagement with contemporary arts. Each ICA exhibition is accompanied by a programme of events for schools, colleges and community groups including preview events and downloadable resources for teachers.

Institute of Contemporary Arts
12 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AH
Phone: 020 7930 3647
Fax: 020 7930 0493
www.ica.org.uk

Grants available from £5,000 to £50,000 for visual/performing arts, post-school and post-university vocational and educational initiatives. No deadlines.

22 Fitzroy Square,
London W1P 5HJ
Phone: 020 7388 6287
Fax: 020 7388 6289
info@jerwood.org
www.jerwood.org

Jerwood Space provides excellent rehearsal studios for dance & theatre professionals, as well as a contemporary art gallery and cafe both open to the public. The studios are available to established companies at competitive rates while selected emerging groups and artists may benefit from substantial subsidies on the full cost of rehearsal space.

As well as these "excellent facilities for the work of art", we also offer advice and support to artists from all sectors, together with practical information about the rehearsal process and alternative facilities.

New studios are under currently construction, so there is only limited availability from the autumn; the Cafe & Gallery remain open and all spaces are open from January 2007.

Services & Resources:

Rehearsal Space
Gallery & Cafe open to all
Telephone & one-to-one advice: production, rehearsal and placing your art.

Jerwood Space
171 Union Street
Bankside
London SE1 0LN
Phone: 020 7654 0171
Fax: 020 7654 0172
space@jerwoodspace.co.uk
www.jerwoodspace.co.uk

Is a graphic novel reading group or forum with a focus on comic works based on life narrative, the drama of the domestic and the everyday.

Launching the first meeting in July 2009 the group is being set up by illustrator Nicola Streeten and artist Sarah Lightman. As well as selecting favourite works to base discussion on, artists, academics and fans will be invited to speak. A platform for people to test new works and ideas or works in progress will also be included.

Cost: £1.50

Anyone interested in these areas is welcome to come along and participate....or just come along, we'd love to meet you.

The format:
- invited guest speaker + q&a
- book discussion about comic book/graphic novel recommended by guest in advance
- Open Space with 3 x 10 minute slots for people to present works/ideas.

A lovely room in a trendy venue just off Brick Lane.

The Sewing Room
The Rag Factory
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ

www.ragfactory.org.uk

Directions:
Nearest Tube: Aldgate East. Turn right out of the tube into Whitechapel High Street. Take the first left into Osborne Street and carry straight on into Brick Lane. Take the fourth turning into Heneage Street and The Rag Factory is a little way up.

Nicola Streeten or Sarah Lightman
info@laydeezdocomics.com
www.laydeezdocomics.com

Artquest has been gifted the entire archive of Artlaw articles, published in Art Monthly magazine since 1976. Written by Henry Lydiate, the archive is an invaluable source of legal information to the visual arts community in London and beyond.

Search the Artlaw archive on the Artquest website:
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/artlaw.htm

Artquest
The London Institute
65 Davies Street
London W1K 5DA
Phone: 020 7514 8357, 020 7514 2984
Fax: 020 7514 6211
Minicom: 020 7409 3143
info@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk

http://www.a-n.co.uk
an - the artists infomation company

http://www.newexhibitions.com
A full list of London's galleries

http://www.whitechapel.org
Whitechapel art gallery: exhibitions and educational events

http://www.dacs.org.uk
Designers' and Artists' Copyright Association (DACS)

http://www.axisartists.org
Axis - for information on visual artists

London Printworks Trust offers a culturally diverse arts programme which combines exhibitions, educational activities, textile printing facilities, business advice and a project management service. Since 1991 it has delivered stimulating projects by bringing together artists and designers with emerging practitioners and local groups. The trust aims to strengthen links between contemporary art and design and to provide opportunities for small businesses.

London Printworks Trust
Unit 7
Brighton House
9 Brighton Terrace
London SW9 8DJ
Phone: 020 7738 7841
Fax: 020 7733 6169
info@londonprintworks.com
www.londonprintworks.com

LUX is a not for profit arts agency which explores ideas around artists' moving image practice through exhibition, distribution, publishing, education and research.

LUX
Shacklewell Studios
18 Shacklewell Lane
London, E8 2EZ
Phone: 020 7503 3980
jackie@lux.org.uk
www.lux.org.uk

media contacts: visual arts is a press directory service published in print and online format, and used by artists and galleries across the UK to promote their exhibitions. Our database of over 2000 national and international publications provides detailed insider information on deadlines, lead times, preferred methods of contact, and wherever possible, personal email addresses, for some 4000 arts correspondents across all media.

Our online directory service comes complete with press campaign manager and email sending facility, and is updated every working day, making it the most up-to-date and user friendly press list available.

With a subscription to media contacts you benefit from the thousands of calls made by our team every year, your press list is continuously updated and expanded, you can send out a press release at the touch of a button to all your chosen press, and all this for a fraction of the cost of hiring a PR company.

To find out more about our various subscription rates and packages, visit our website at www.mediacontacts.org.uk. And don’t forget to enquire about our special six monthly artist package, now available to artists across the UK.

media contacts
Phone: 01273 488 996
Fax: 01273 488 497
info@mediacontacts.org.uk
www.mediacontacts.org.uk

Metropolitan Works is London's leading Creative Industries Centre, helping designers and manufacturers develop ideas and bring new products to the marketplace through access to digital manufacturing, workshops, knowledge transfer, advice, courses and exhibitions.

Metropolitan Works is committed to bringing creative talent and London and UK manufacturers together, "providing the tools for creative minds to innovate".

Lisa Maclarty, Metropolitan Works, 41 Commercial Road (Weyhill Road entrance), London E1 1LA
Phone: 020 7320 1827
info@metropolitanworks.org
www.metropolitanworks.org

Flying Start gives thousands of undergraduates and graduates the opportunity to follow their dreams and start their own business.

All the help is free if you are a current student or graduate (of up to five years) of a UK university.

RSA Flying Start Programme - a 12 month free programme for business readiness for graduates from UK universities of up to five years who wish to start businesses in the creative industries area.

To register join Flying Start at www.flyingstart-ncge.com or contact Lorna Collins.

3 Priestley Wharf,
Holt Street,
Birmingham,
B7 4BN
Phone: 0121 380 3545, 07850 682 833
Lorna.collins@ncge.org.uk
www.flyingstart-ncge.com

New Work Network promotes and supports the development of new performance, live and interdisciplinary arts practice by providing demand-led networking support for artists and by facilitating engagement and collaboration between practitioners nationally and internationally.

NWN will play a key role in the development and promotion of new work by establishing a membership with widespread UK regional involvement and international representation, and by providing development for practitioners through networking and collaboration, facilitating access to new ideas and new opportunities.

New Work Network is part of the Live Art Advisory Network.

Services & Resources:

NWN members get

Connected to a national network
Tailored information on development opportunities
Included in a national online calendar of events and activities
Personal, artist company, network, organisation and venue profile pages on the NWN website
Opportunities to market work, events and projects
Opportunities to meet, network, get support from peers and engage in critical debate.

Hannah Crosson (Acting Director)
Toynbee Studios,
28 Commercial Street,
London E1 6AB
Phone: 020 7539 9373
info@newworknetwork.org.uk
www.newworknetwork.org.uk

no.w.here is a film laboratory run by artists for artists, with a unique set of facilities and a range of courses unavailable anywhere else in the UK. Through no.w.here courses and workshops a new generation of artist filmmakers are encouraged to use the facilities in innovative ways that extend and expand their original purpose. At no.w.here, artists can experiment with image production through chemical manipulation and mechanical processes that are not possible at commercial labs. Through its Light Reading series no.w.here convenes regular critical debates and screenings of artists film and video as part of an ongoing dialogue examining experimental film's role in contemporary culture.

Services & Resources:

Bespoke training and education in film production equipment including 1:1 opportunities
Open access to no.w.here facilities and studio space
Subsidised stock and processing costs for members
Salons and mentoring opportunities in collaboration with partner organisations
Artist's residency opportunities based in London, the UK and abroad
Programmed screenings and exhibitions of artists' work.

no.w.here
First Floor, 316-318 Bethnal Green Road
London
E2 OAG

Phone: 020 7729 4494
Fax: 020 7372 3925
courses@nowhere-lab.org
www.nowhere-lab.org

Artquest
We provide advice and information for artists in London (on telephone and email helplines, through one-to-one sessions and during seminars and events), but the website is, obviously, open to all and free to use (except whatever cost is incurred when accessing the internet!). All of the information and advice we research for artists is put on the website, which is updated twice weekly. Visit the Artquest website at http://www.artquest.org.uk


ACAVA
Association of Cultural Advancement Through Visual Arts is an integrated London-based visual arts facility which provides studios and other services for professional artists, organises exhibitions and public art commissions and runs educational and community arts projects.

ACAVA operates from eight buildings in different parts of the city, providing opportunities for people of all ages to access workshop and studio facilities, explore a range of materials and processes, use darkrooms, kilns, forges and computers, and exhibit their work.

In 1999 ACAVA moved into a new purpose designed Lottery funded building in North Kensington with further artists' studios, a digital arts training facility and a community arts resource. From here, ACAVA runs training courses in digital arts for artists and unemployed people in the area, and Artspace, an arts project for people recovering from mental health problems.

A wide variety of artist-led workshops are held on ACAVA premises as well as in schools, colleges, and other participating organisations, ranging from short hourly sessions to year-long courses. Some are set up on conjunction with ACAVA's galleries in Hammersmith and Hackney. Many employ ACAVA's resident studio artists as well as artists from elsewhere.

ACAVA's various educational initiatives aim to promote individual expression and respect for cultural diversity. They aim to develop visual skills in relation to schools' curricula and beyond, to provide work experience and promote career development. ACAVA works with schools, colleges, local authorities, health authorities, disability groups, community groups and other arts organisations representing a wide range of art forms.

ACAVA, 54 Blechynden Street, London W10 6RJ
T +44 20 8960 5015, F+44 20 8960 9269,
learnskills@acava.org.
Visit the ACAVA website at http://www.acava.org


Artsadmin
Runs advisory service and bursary scheme for artists working in live art, time-based media and interdisciplinary practice. Offers help, information and advice on professional and creative development including bursaries, production, distribution, networking, funding, promotion, training and administration, with access to rehearsal space and video resources. Publishes free weekly opportunities and information e-digest. Artsadmin, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS, T +44 20 7247 5102, F +44 20 7247 5103, advisor@artsadmin.co.uk. Visit the Artsadmin website at http://www.artsadmin.co.uk


Live Art Development Agency
Supports live art practice in London and beyond through projects, research and publications. Offers one-to-one bursaries (mainly for established practitioners), artists' discussion forums, training, masterclasses, information and advice. In partnership with Queen Mary College, University of London, organises the annual East End Collaborations event for recent graduates - a platform for new practice and professional development workshops. Live Art Development Agency, First Floor, Rochelle School, Arnold Circus, London E2 7ES. Tel +44 (0)20 7033 0275, Fax +44 (0)20 7033 0276, info@thisisLiveArt.co.uk. Visit the Live Art Development Agency website at http://www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk


New Work Network
Membership organisation bringing together artists, producers and venues working in live art, new media, installation and video for professional development and critical debate. Its vision is to create a national network relevant to the needs of the artists in the sector. Provides opportunities for advocacy, critical debate, professional development, information, ideas and skills exchange. New Work Network, Top Floor, 449-453 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 9QH, T +44 20 7729 5779, info@newworknetwork.org. Visit the New Work Network website at http://www.newworknetwork.org.uk


SPACE
Provides studios, training and digital-arts facilities for artists across London. Visit the SPACE website at http://www.spacestudios.org.uk


Weekend Arts College
The Weekend Arts College provides opportunities for artists and educators to extend their training both within their own specialist discipline and when working with young people. In addition WAC can certificate some of the work carried out by students on these courses.

Professional arts training is available, called The Future Proof programme, and is designed to enable participants to acquire the necessary skills to equip them for arts development work, whether in schools or community settings, and as a consequence of this, to promote the development of this field as a recognised source of employment opportunities and as a progression route for young people who aspire to work within the arts.

Practitioners will work together with experienced tutors in their field to acquire new skills, exchange techniques and experiment with ways to develop good practice in their particular art form. The programme is divided into four main areas: Generic skills looking at design and planning, curriculum delivery and evaluation & assessment; art form skills, looking at issues such as diversity & accessibility, technique vs. creativity and working with mixed ability groups; Professional skills looking at IT (basic & advanced), desktop publishing, internet use, personal management and finance; and additional skills looking at first aid, health & safety, risk assessment and disability issues. Advice and guidance is also available on a one-to-one basis.

WAC Performing Arts & Media College 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QP
Phone: 020 7692 5888
dani@wac.co.uk
www.wac.co.uk

Photodebut promotes, supports and connects emerging photographers. The cooperative was founded in 2003 by three companions: Jan von Holleben, Esther Teichmann and Andy Porter. Today they count 20 photographers which all come from different photographic backgrounds. They are united in their critical approach to their profession and believe in succeeding by sharing knowledge, skills and experience. Photodebut's work reaches from group exhibition, to educational events, commissions and community projects.

Jan von Holleben, Managing Director
Phone: +44 (0) 77 5121 2451
info@photodebut.org
www.photodebut.org

The Prince's Drawing School is an independent educational organisation that enables artists to broaden and extend their drawing practice. Founded by HRH the Prince of Wales in 2000, every term over 400 students attend classes run by the School. They range from professional artists and designers to local secondary school children.

The faculty is made up of approximated 35 practising artists who are experienced teachers from leading international art institutions including the Royal Academy, the Royal College of Art and the Slade. The School is based in a converted warehouse in Shoreditch where there are teaching studios and etching workshops. The School also runs courses in galleries, museums and in and around London in places like market streets and stations.

The Princes Drawing School,
19-22 Charlotte Road,
London EC2A 3SG
Phone: 020 7613 8527
Fax: 020 7613 8599
admin@princesdrawingschool.org
www.princesdrawingschool.org

Q&A provides London based visual arts and crafts professionals with free legal advice from our team of legal specialists. We aim to cover any topic a practitioner might encounter, including studio disputes, contractual issues, copyright and intellectual property, resale royalty rights and much more. Q&A is intended to be a first point of contact with what can be a daunting and expensive process, or it can just set your mind at rest that you're on the right track.

If you're looking for more information on legal issues, as well as current legislation affecting the arts, have a look at the Artlaw Archive: an archive of legal articles written since 1976 by artlaw specialist Henry Lydiate.

Russell Martin, Artquest
Phone: 020 7514 8357
Fax: 020 7514 6211
russell@artquest.org.uk
www.artquest.org.uk/q&a

Committed to the pursuit of excellence in the art form, the Society aims to inspire, inform and engage people with sculpture.
It offers opportunities to see/experience the extraordinary diversity of contemporary work and to learn about from those that make it.
It supports sculptors by providing bursaries to newly emergent sculptors, professional development seminars, a mentoring scheme and awards.

Royal British Society of Sculptors
108 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3RA
Phone: 020 7373 8615
info@rbs.org.uk
www.rbs.org.uk

SPACE is a charitable organisation that continues to provide affordable studios across London with 17 sites currently serving over 500 artists. Based in Hackney, East London, SPACE provides a diverse range of services to artists, including artists' professional development training, technical resources, which include open-access media arts suites, printmaking facilities and a public art and exhibitions programme.

Services & Resources:

One-to-one advice sessions with arts and business advisors
Training, which includes Professional Development, Media Arts, Mentoring, Individual Learning Plans, and Peer Critique Seminars
Technical resources, which include open-access Media Arts suites (video, motion graphics, animation, digital imaging)
Services for young people, which include public art projects and community outreach programmes
Business support.

SPACE
129-131 Mare St
Hackney
London E8 3RH
Phone: 020 8525 4330
Fax: 020 8525 4342
mail@spacestudios.org.uk
www.spacestudios.org.uk

StoneCrabs is a theatre and arts production company. StoneCrabs understand theatre to involve all art forms, fusing together forms of world theatre, dance, music and crossing borders between culture and the arts.

StoneCrabs has a mission to enrich people's lives through theatre. The core ethos is to nourish, to inspire, and to challenge. StoneCrabs is a multi-cultural team producing plays from United Kingdom and abroad.

As part of their commitment to the twin beliefs that education is dialogue and theatre is core to the community, StoneCrabs offers exploratory workshops in techniques designed to develop and build the performative vocabulary of the actor/performer and community facilitator. Workshops are usually based around their current production and seek to utilise the varied skills of those involved.

StoneCrabs
Studio B115
Faircharm Studios
8-10 Creekside
London
SE8 3DX
Phone: 020 8694 6472
Fax: 020 8694 6472
info@stonecrabs.co.uk
www.stonecrabs.co.uk

Studio Voltaire is the first and only artist-led gallery and studio complex in South West London, offering a service for local residents, schools and community groups that was not previously available.

Founded in 1994, Studio Voltaire actively promotes the production and presentation of contemporary art practice with its Exhibition, Education and Studio Programmes. The organisation is committed to widening access to contemporary practice and to harnessing the arts as a vehicle for further education and learning.

Studio Voltaire provides a much-needed resource of affordable studios to London-based artists. It is our key objective to create a supportive and critical atmosphere to develop diverse artistic practices and help provide career opportunities.

1a Nelsons Row, London SW4 7JR
Phone: 020 7622 1294
Fax: 020 7627 8008
info@studiovoltaire.org
http://studiovoltaire.org/

The NFASP's main role is to help artists interested in setting up and running studio groups and organisations to achieve their aims. We know how important studios are to artists, and we appreciate how hard it can be for artists to find affordable space to work.

There is a high demand for studios for all kinds of creative activity, especially the most affordable artists' studios that our members provide, and so you might be asked to join a waiting list. There are often shorter-term opportunities, or ways of sharing studios, so do enquire about this when you get in touch with a provider.

Unit 5
Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
London
E1 6AB
Phone: 020 7426 0067
ask@nfasp.org.uk
www.nfasp.org.uk

TransitionTradition provides work experience, training and networking opportunities for students, graduates and new professionals entering the creative industries. Through their online publication they showcase creativity emerging from academic institutions nationwide.

TransitionTradition work both with Higher Education institutions and individuals to improve the potentially isolating transition period between study and working practice.

sam@transitiontradition.com
www.transitiontradition.com

Q1: How do I go about getting an exhibition of my work?
Q2: Do you have suggestions for possible marketing strategies or advice?
Q3: Are there any London-based networks of artists where I could show my work and get feedback?
Q4: Can I send CD ROMS of my work instead of slides to galleries and exhibition opportunities?
Q5: Where can I find studio space in London?
Q6: How can I get funding for my visual arts practice?
Q7: As an artist with a disability is there any support that I can expect to receive?
Q8: Where can I get paid work or work experience in the art world?
Q9: What process must I go through to register as self-employed, and how does this impact on the tax I pay?
Q10: What copyright issues should I be aware of?

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Q1: How do I go about getting an exhibition of my work?

Exhibiting visual art, particularly in London, means thinking creatively about the context of your work, where you want to exhibit (in a gallery – commerical or public, alternative space, public space etc), and what you want to get out of it. Commercial galleries will only take on artists that they think will make them money (as is their function!), and public galleries will often have a policy of only showing 'mid-career' artists. If you decide to exhibit in galleries, research the space you wish to exhibit in thoroughly to ensure it is suitable. A full list of London's galleries can be found at
http://www.newexhibitions.com, or on the Artquest website at http://www.artquest.org.uk/exhibit/venues/sources.htm.

Visit a-n The Artists' Information Company at http://www.a-n.co.uk for practical background information. The Art World Directory published by Art Review is also a useful read and it's worth visiting the Art Fair held annually in January at the Business Design Centre or Frieze Art Fair held in October in Regent's Park for a flavour of some of the regional and international as well as London-based spaces.

[space 44] is a new, very affordable exhibition space in Dace Road. High ceilings, natural light, low rates. Visit www.spacestudios.org.uk for details.

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Q2: Do you have suggestions for possible marketing strategies or advice?

Tips on self-promotion can be found on Artquest's website in the Exhibiting and Selling section at http://www.artquest.org.uk/exhibit/introduction.htm.

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Q3: Are there any London-based networks of artists where I could show my work and get feedback?

SPACE, in conjunction with the Whitechapel Art Gallery hosts monthly Peer Critique sessions where artists are invited to present and discuss their work with their contemporaries. Facilitated by SPACE Training and Whitechapel Art Gallery Education Departments. Booking essential: http://www.whitechapel.org/ and http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/

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Q4: Can I send CD ROMS of my work instead of slides to galleries and exhibition opportunities?

Check with the gallery first and see what their submissions procedure is, and likewise if it is a call for an exhibition opportunity follow the guidelines that they ask for. Many applications are viewed by a panel of selectors and a) it can be hard for several people to view a monitor screen properly; b) not all organisations have up-to-date software to read the CD ROM properly. The monitor may also not be calibrated properly and if your work is colour specific your work may not be properly represented. If in doubt back up with good slides or photos.

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Q5: Where can I find studio space in London?

Artquest lists virtually all studio providers for visual artists in London at http://www.artquest.org.uk/exhibit/introduction.htm

Ask yourself what you really need and how often you are going to need it – do you really need a studio 24/7 if not you may be able to find a sublet or studio share. Some organisations are now offering open access to particular facilities e.g SPACE offers open access in Digital Arts and Moving Image and will soon have woodworking, ceramics and metal work open access facilities. See www.spacestudios.org.uk

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Q6: How can I get funding for my visual arts practice?

Artists have a variety of funding needs when producing or displaying, or for general support in their working lives as artists. See the Artquest website for information on all types of funding at http://www.artquest.org.uk/money/funding/funding.htm. Artquest also provides access to FunderFinder software.

Come to the Accessing Funding course at SPACE for a breakdown of how to, where to and why to: http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/

Reed In Partnership gives one to one support on Grant finder to Hackney Residents only.

a-n The Artists' Infomation Company provides advice and guidance through the magazine, website and telephone helpline. See http://www.a-n.co.uk

The Arts Council also provide sources of information for funding as well as providing sums of money. See http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/

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Q7: As an artist with a disability is there any support that I can expect to receive?

The Arts Council, London can support artists through its access unit in gaining funding, support and advice.

London Disability Arts Forum seeks to strengthen and develop the image of disability arts and culture. Amongst its activities is the Disability Film Festival. Read more on the LDAF website: http://www.ldaf.org/.

Shape London provides support and training for artists with disabilities. Read more on the Shape website: http://www.shapearts.org.uk/

Artsadmin offers a bursary scheme for individual disabled artists who live in Greater London and wish to work with digital media. Read more on the Artsadmin website: http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/.

See the Disability page in the Resources section of this website for further information.

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Q8: Where can I get paid work or work experience in the art world?

For paid work keep an eye out for Monday and Saturday's Guardian newspaper Job section.

a-n magazine / website also advertises work opportunities across the country. See http://www.a-n.co.uk

Many organisations will list vacancies on their web site.

SPACE has a large volunteer programme in digital and moving image arts, arts administration, public arts etc. Email spaceplace@spacestudios.org.uk for details.

Other organisations e.g. Chisenhale, Camden Arts Centre, Tate, Whitechapel Art Gallery often have work experience and internship opportunities.

Many commercial galleries need invigilators and administrators on a paid or voluntary basis. Word of warning: Only commit to what you feel you can manage – one day a week is often enough as a starting point, make sure you are learning/gaining something from the experience and if possible see if the organisation can cover your food and travel expenses.

If you are in receipt of JSA or similar check informally with your local benefits office in case there are restrictions to the number of hours that you can spend volunteering.

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Q9: What process must I go through to register as self-employed, and how does this impact on the tax I pay?

For a guide to self-employment, see the Artquest guide 'seven steps to self employment' on the Artquest website at: http://www.artquest.org.uk/money/advice/advice.htm.

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Q10: What copyright issues should I be aware of?

Copyright can be a highly complex concept to guard yourself with. In the main, you never automatically relinquish copyright unless you sign a contract giving someone else copyright over a certain piece of your work. For more information, contact the Designers' and Artists' Copyright Association (DACS) through their website at http://www.dacs.org.uk, and read the information on copyright on the Artquest site at http://www.artquest.org.uk/index.htm.

We design and deliver unique arts initiatives and services that address the issues for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and other marginalized people.

Our arts projects, training initiatives and services help raise awareness of issues related to cultural identity, ethnicity, sexual health, HIV/AIDS and human rights. We work locally (London), nationally (UK) and internationally. Our gaywise initiatives are aimed at Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) communities and include:

gaywise arts workshops enable LGBT people to gain artistic skills and allow to create art works in a safe creative environment
drop-in sessions providing a social meeting space offering access to information and additional services
management of Haringey LGBT Network meetings and initiatives.

Wise Thoughts works strategically with statutory and voluntary agencies and continues to co-ordinate events for LGBT History Month and World AIDS Day in North London.

Please visit our website for more information including an e-forum.

Wise Thoughts
2nd Floor,
Wood Green Central Library,
High Road
Wood Green
London N22 6XD

Phone: 020 8889 9555
info@wisethoughts.org
www.wisethoughts.org