emma edmondson
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art/education/finding TOMA - always in suspicious mode. Interview about Made from this Land & censorship below
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https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2023/05/25/under-pressure-the-attack-on-art-in-southend/ 02-06-2009 09:54:27
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APNews: Arts Council England (Arts Council England) has updated its policies, warning that 'political statements' made by individuals linked to an organisation can cause 'reputational risk', breaching funding agreements (1/5)
Final open events if u wanna find out about TOMA prog for 2024/25!
Online sesh w/ TOMA prog leader emma edmondson / 6.30 Weds 6 Dec
Drop-in open day / Sun 10 Dec The Old Waterworks w/ TOMA artists & Lolly Adams 1-5pm for including drop-in monoprinting workshop. Check bio 4 links.
NEXT WEEK ~ Come 2 our open eve on Thur 16 November 5-8pm The Old Waterworks & chat to TOMA artists & make a risograph poster on the in house riso. 🖨️ 🎨 emma edmondson & TOMA artists will be around to chat about the programme! Tkts eventbrite.co.uk/e/toma-open-ev…
This afternoon I dropped into Emma Edmondson's exhibition IN STASIS at The Old Waterworks.
Emma has taken her frustration with political interference and delays to her project 'Made from this Land' and channeled it into these ancillary pieces.
I particularly liked the limerick.
What a genuine pleasure to attend Emma Edmondson's fantastic IN STASIS (land agency is pretty fragile) exhibition at The Old Waterworks tonight. 🧱
I love this space. Yet another jewel in the crown of Southend's Arts & Culture crown! 🎨👑
Well worth checking out comments on this Arts Professional article by Dr. Chrissie Tiller - wondering if Arts Council England will add an explanatory response?
artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/artic…
This is totally symptomatic of imbalance in the funding system between freelance workforce and institutions Arts Council England. Paid university staff being funded to conduct a survey while freelance workers are expected to give their valuable time, energy and insights for free! 🥲
IN STASIS (land agency is pretty fragile)
An on pause, works in progress show.
OPENING EVE with drinks & cake
The Old Waterworks
Friday 3 November
6pm - 9pm
More info soon ~ save the date!
NEW reading groups with Jade de Montserrat: We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself: Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones ~
bit.ly/44Y5aSa These FREE sessions are part of an ongoing collab w/ Pluto Press The Old Waterworks for our The Reading Room project. Starts August.