Pippa Koszerek reports on the recent Mapping Art Practice symposium that explored the different challenges faced by artists based in and outside of London.
‘Artists in London have no time.’
‘Property prices hit artists twice – home and studio, which makes being an artist in London increasingly untenable.’
‘London art students fantasise about being ‘the one’ to be plucked from their degree show to instant success, regional art students expect to build a career over decades.’
‘It’s much easier to get public funding if you’re based outside London.’
‘There is no art market outside London.’
These are just some of the provocations that Standpoint Gallery curator Fiona MacDonald had gathered from her pre-conversations with artists and panellists taking part in the Mapping Art Practice symposium. Divided into a morning of studio visits at Standpoint Gallery and Studios, and an afternoon of panel discussions at Shoreditch Town Hall, the focus of the event was on the differences, inequalities and approaches of being a practitioner in London versus the rest of the UK... Keep reading on a-n
‘Artists in London have no time.’
‘Property prices hit artists twice – home and studio, which makes being an artist in London increasingly untenable.’
‘London art students fantasise about being ‘the one’ to be plucked from their degree show to instant success, regional art students expect to build a career over decades.’
‘It’s much easier to get public funding if you’re based outside London.’
‘There is no art market outside London.’
These are just some of the provocations that Standpoint Gallery curator Fiona MacDonald had gathered from her pre-conversations with artists and panellists taking part in the Mapping Art Practice symposium. Divided into a morning of studio visits at Standpoint Gallery and Studios, and an afternoon of panel discussions at Shoreditch Town Hall, the focus of the event was on the differences, inequalities and approaches of being a practitioner in London versus the rest of the UK... Keep reading on a-n