Category: artist support
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What I’ve learned in 2023
Reflections on my creative life and business over the last year Looking back this year, doing my annual reflect and review process has been tricky. The year got off to a bad start with my dad being very ill and my own health being less than ideal too. We both had surgery and are both…
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Where next?
Working out what’s the right thing to do in 2024 The world is pretty confusing and distracting at the moment isn’t it? It seems harder than ever to focus on your own little world of creative practice when there is so much horror and injustice happening. I’m not claiming this course will fix anything wrong…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 34 Q&A with Ruth Singer
In this episode you’ll hear an edited version of a live Q&A recorded last month on Zoom. The audience were invited to ask questions about my practice in general, or specific current or past projects. You’ll hear me talk about topics including care practices within organisations, caring for others and its impact on practice, and…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 33 with Barbara Burman
I’m joined today by historian and writer Barbara Burman who has just published a wonderful new book called The Point of The Needle, Why Sewing Matters which celebrates and explores the cultural and social importance of plain stitching, using historical sources and also the voices of people sewing today. I was asked to read a…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 32 with Zoe Murphy
Episode 32 of Making Meaning is with designer and all-round creative powerhouse Zoe Murphy. Zoe works with colourful screen prints to transform old furniture into amazing, meaningful pieces. We talk about her multi-faceted creative life, about connecting and sharing creative joy and about how storytelling and research are fundamental to how she works. Furniture and…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode 30 with Jennie McCall
Making Meaning podcast by Ruth Singer with Kate Unwin
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Leicestershire Artist Opportunities
I’ve been working on a great project with Creative Leicestershire recently and we’ve just advertised five artist opportunities for Leicestershire artists. The idea is to create artist-led events in five market towns, each for a week, in empty shops or other similar venues. There’s also mentoring and professional development as part of the project so…
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Find out more about Maker Membership
Is Maker Membership right for you? Listen to members to learn more Are you interested in possibly joining Maker Membership? I realise it’s hard to know if its right for you or not. I’m sharing some different ways you can discover more about what it’s like and see if it ‘s something you would benefit…
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Hearing artists’ voices
Recently I was asked to talk very briefly to a conference about why is it important for artists / creatives to be involved in developing plans for cultural activity and what impact could this have. I have a lot to say about this and could happily have talked for hours but I was limited to…
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Narrative in textile practice
I look for the stories, the challenging subjects, the social justice, the personal and emotional research in creative practice all the time and am delighted when I find it. I recently visited the textile degree show at my local university, Loughborough, to see what the graduates have to say about why they are making what…
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