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The work -behind- the work of art

In this new reflection piece, Deputy Director/Social Producer and artist Lucy Wright reflects on the hidden labour that sustains artistic practice - the administration, travel, deadlines, care work, financial precarity, and the constant balancing act that often leaves little time for making itself.

“I sometimes think that the trouble with being an arts worker is that almost no one wants to pay for the real ‘work’ of art.”

Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/uNhPO0Z

📷 : Still from Plough’d (2024) by Lucy Wright, photographed by Tilo Reifenstein.

The work *behind* the work of art Well, technically it’s longer than that, but it’s five years since I officially packed in full-time employment to go part-time with my art practice. It’s…

We’re celebrating Simeon Barclay on his Turner Prize nomination for The Ruin, a spoken-word performance exploring Britishness, class, and masculine identity through the industrial landscape of northern England.

Simeon was commissioned as part of A Class Apart, in which our open call resulted in 13 artists and arts workers reflecting on how class has shaped their lives, practices, and places within the arts sector. We’re sharing his text, ‘Education, Education, Education’ in full in this post. Congratulations Simeon!

👉 To see the full 'A Class Apart' article, head here: https://buff.ly/ySDR2QO
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