At the half way point of the 2012 LIFE BOAT residency, Isabelle Gressel shares her experiences on how her work patterns have changed since graduation.

Art consultant and current Chair of Axis Susan Royce shares useful insights and helpful tips for those who have recently graduated on how to approach making practice pay.

Artsmart 2012 is a programme of talks and workshops designed to help artists get ahead in the creative industries.

It's dip. Show time again: a time for looking back over the past years work and exhibiting it for public view; a time also for looking forward to taking the first few steps along the rocky road to becoming a professional working artist.