Ever since I registered my art studio as a company 4 yrs ago I have enjoyed my new identity of 'entrepreneur'. Today I am thrilled to announce that TransferWise have identified me as an international business owner with an interesting story.
Read MoreNicola Anthony elected as a trustee of the Royal Society of Sculptors
A silver lining of lockdown is being more deeply involved in my wonderful networks, in particular the Royal Society of Sculptors. This led to today, when I am pleased to announce that I have been elected to their Board of Trustees. I will be serving as trustee for the next three years and look forward to helping the society and its members in leading the conversation about about sculpture today. Congratulations also go to Simon Hitchens FRSS, also a newly elected trustee, who I look forward to working alongside.
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A few ways, large and small, that you can support the arts and disadvantaged communities during the pandemic.
Read MoreRTE News features Nicola Anthony's artwork Poetry Net shortlisted for top art prize
Latest News - Art & Migration - Summer 2020
Today on the blog I don’t think I can say it better than in the words of my press team and the Sovereign Art Foundation’s press team, so it’s over to them with an update about my artwork on very topical subject, containing heartbreaking stories, but also an incredibly positive step forward…
Read MoreInterview with curator Valeria Ceregini from JournALL
During lockdown I was interviewed by curator Valeria Ceregini from JournALL. We discuss the challenges of working from home during lockdown and how that has changed the scale of my practice.
Read MoreArt critic Tabish Khan & the Inner Critic
This week has been a little bit tough. It is clear that lots of us have started to hear the voice of our ‘inner critic’ louder than ever. Here I share with you some tips from from art critic Tabish Khan and from psychologist Rick Hanson. What helps you to quieten the voices which try to bring you down?
Read MoreOn Self Judgement - with art competition judge Daryl Goh
In this video you step inside my art studio to see the sketches and doodles about ‘guilt’, (a subtle emotion which has been creeping into our daily interactions as we emerge from isolation), some yoga demonstrations from my lockdown art-studio-assistants (aka cats), and hear a rare interview with professional art competition judge Daryl Goh about understanding objectivity and bias.
Read MoreOh my Singapore!
Cases are rising in Singapore, my home of many years and in many ways a place I feel deeply connected to. Of the 614 new cases overnight ONLY 4 were Singaporean or Permanent Resident. So that means the rest are foreign workers. This is not a new problem. Here is a work I made about a Burmese worker who lost the sight in one eye in 2016 due to bad living and working conditions in Singapore, toiling on the Tuas boats:
Read MoreHow to Survive Lockdown 3: Recognising your Inner Critic
This week, I open up about the inner critic that plagues many people in the creative community, and I speak to art critic Tabish Khan who shares his top-tips for daily lockdown life.
Read MoreOn embracing the ‘rustic’, homemade, say-it-how-it-is approach
Recently, given the lack of professional art studio around me because I am house-bound, I have decided to embrace the ‘rustic’, homemade, say-it-how-it-is approach.
Read MoreA personal note...from an artist in lockdown
This was me in January. I've been absent from your inboxes since then as life got a bit overwhelming for us all. What has happened since then?
Read MoreHow to survive the lockdown 2: What we surround ourselves with
In my search for creative ways to problem solve during this time, I decided to share with you the words from my own creative mentors and coaches who are helping me so much right now.
Read MoreHow to Survive the Lockdown 1: Behind the scenes in the art studio
During this quiet time, I started to have chats with some of my art world mentors, and decided to do a series of mini interviews to share with you, finding those skills, ideas or useful quirks, which are transferable from the art world, to all humans right now in lockdown or in crisis.
Read MoreInspiration from Space
Just a quick post to say, you MUST check out new Google Space:http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/
(Don’t run it on IE, I suspect it will not work!)
I have spent an hour just skimming around between the stars and getting some kind of perspective on just how infinitesimal our solar system is in the grand scheme of things. Beautiful and humbling.
Read MoreArtist in Isolation: The home art studio
During the current lockdown, I have been isolated at home now for two weeks. I welcome you into my home based art studio for some behind-the-scenes art making.
Read More#ArtistSupportPledge: Art for €200
I am delighted taking part in #ArtistSupportPledge, an exciting scheme where artists offer art for €200 or under during this pandemic, with the aim that for every €1000 made the artist will buy another artist’s work. It’s a wonderful cyclical scheme empowering collectors and artists, enabling creatives and art to survive during this time when we have a cultural vacuum and no galleries open to sell art. I hope you support me so that I can support others.
Read MoreIngram collection announces acquisition of 3 works
I am honoured to see more of my artworks go into permanent art collections. Today the news was announced that three of my artworks have been acquired by the The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art.
Read MoreCovid-19: A big list of Resources from artists & creative minds
Covid19 Resources from the art world - Thanks to Inkwell Studios team for asking me to give some tips!
Here are some of the resources I have found 1) for freelancers and creatives, 2) by creatives to provide activities and educational resources for the world, 3) Things that just seem useful to give the mind a different space to dwell in and explore during this time - applicable to all people and ages:
Read MoreAn interview with Nicola Anthony about her shortlisted artwork
Nicola Anthony’s artwork Net Poetry (I) has been shortlisted for the Sovereign Art Prize 2020. In this interview, Nicola answers questions about the rich backstory behind her artworks, how Net Poetry (I) is made, and the international organisations she works with.
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