Notes 2015 January 2015 | Page 10

ON THE ROAD AXISWEB In the early part of 2014 we ran a programme of tutorial and publishing support for five aspiring writers about art in Scotland. Edinburgh Glasgow Anyone can write about art these days, but there’s a skill to doing it well and more pressure than ever to stand out from the crowd. Our project offered the participants a structured opportunity to learn the tools of the trade, under the expert guidance of three experienced tutors. O N T H E RO A D Dublin Sheffield Llandudno Writing Nottingham Norwich These are just a few of the places we’ve been in 2014, running talks and professional development seminars on topics that ranged from trends in digital curatorship to what art might have to offer our health, healing and well-being. Nearly 1,000 people took part. Sc o t land LONDON CARDIFF Folkstone In fact, so many people signed up for our symposium about ‘Artists working with museum collections’ at the National Museum of Wales in May 2014 that we had to move it into a much larger venue. “A powerhouse of a day” was how one enthusiastic attender described the event. Participants: ≥ Laura Campbell ≥ Valerie Norris ≥ Alexander Storey Gordon ≥ Sarah Rose ≥ Guo-Liang Tan Would you like us to give a professional development talk or work with you on an event? Mentors: Moira Jeffrey Neil Mulholland Sarah Tripp Just contact us at ≥ info@axisweb Project Leader Chris Sharratt PG 10 Our thanks go to colleagues at the Centre for Contemporary Art in Glasgow for their generous support and to our publishing partner This Is Tomorrow. ≥ thisistomorrow.info PG 11