MembersNEWNew in the Members’ Room: Zinovy Zinik reflects on vodka and life; John Ozimek takes up the new Vetting Database; Viv Regan presents a film on youth volunteering; JJ Charlesworth has a piece in Art Monthly on the trouble with art education; James Panton discusses ethical consumerism and child protection on BBC Radio. New on the Vetting Blog: Photography in pre-school; Serving police officer CRBed; Checking once, checking twice; Manifesto Club wins government u-turn; Model flying events cancelled. Read on… |
Artistic Autonomy Hub
We criticise and oppose pressure on artists to work towards the targets of politicians. We also oppose restrictions on freedom of expression, which ultimately affect all artists who seek to address the experience of contemporary life. We seek to encourage an experimental artistic culture, which is not afraid to make mistakes in the search for truthful forms of expression. We are interested in starting a debate about what students can expect from art school - what is wrong with the current system, and what might a free art school look like? See this article, 'Opting Out', in the latest issue of Art Monthly; and this statement, Towards a free art school. This hub is coordinated by JJ Charlesworth, an art critic and lecturer. If you would like to be involved, or recommend another area of work, contact jj.charlesworth@jjcharlesworth.com. |
The Manifesto Club supports:All those who oppose the new Mayor's ban on drinking on the London Tube... 'Enlightenment is humanity's emergence from self-imposed immaturity. Dare to know! Have courage to use your own understanding!' Immanuel Kant 'What characterises man is his extreme abundance of imagination; therefore, that man is a fantastic animal and that universal history is the gigantic, continuous and insistent effort to go, little by little, putting some order into the crazy fantasy.' José Ortega y Gasset |
We are a network of artists, arts administrators, researchers and students who want to defend artistic autonomy in all its forms. A vibrant artistic culture is founded upon artistic freedom. The only limits for artists should be the limits of the discipline and limits that they choose for themselves. 