Current Projects

As well as our 2,000 page, free to access website, Artquest also runs a series of offline seminars, projects and events.

Select a link below to visit the project page and find more information, or visit our project archive for all projects since 2001.

Web resources and networks

Intern Culture

Report on internships in the visual arts

Mixing It Up: An intergenerational perspective

A series of filmed intergenerational dialogues between artists on sustaining practice. Created in partnership with New Work Network.

Trade Secrets

10 Interveiws with practitioners sharing their experiences building a career

Own-it TV

Crafts practitioners interviewed about the legal challenges in turning their practice into a business.

PRIMER

A publication for new graduates to help establish and develop their careers as practitioners in London

ArtlawTV

Artists talk about their practices and their experiences - positive and negative - of working within the boundaries of the law

Money Talks

Artists and makers share tips and tricks on money, funding and finance on a new online social network.

Talks and seminars

IP For Curators

A series of seminars looking at legal issues around putting on show

The New Economy of Art

A series of open discussions throughout 2011-12 focussing on economic developments and opportunities in the cultural sector.

Selling Out

A series of talks and workshops to give you the practical and critical skills you need to make money out of your practice

The Real World

Semimar series looking at real-life case studies by practitioners in London, in partnership with the Whitechapel Gallery

Self Assembly

Exploring the multifarious elements of visual arts and crafts practice with Artquest advisors and invited practitioners in seminars

Residencies

British Library and Artquest Jewellery Designer in Residence

A research residency at the British Library for a jewellery maker with 5+ years of experience

Partnerships

Navigator

Cross-artform collaboration to network knowledge about national occupational standards, codes of conduct, research, professional development and routes to professional practice across art forms

A+

Partnership with a-n The Artists Information Company, providing opportunities to participate in professional development throughout the UK

Visual Arts UK

An alliance of independent representative and membership organisations that have a national or UK wide reach

E17 Art Trail

Supporting artists taking part at the Walthamstow art festival

Artquest Project Archive

Full list of all previous projects since 2001

This article is from the Artlaw Archive of Henry Lydiate's columns published in Art Monthly since 1976, and may contain out of date material.
The article is for information only, and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.
Readers should consult a solicitor for legal advice on specific matters, and artists in London can get free online legal advice from Artquest