Ways and Means: 6-9 December 2010

For the sixth retreat Ways and Means, artists were invited to be both teachers and students, sharing knowledge and exploring skills with peers and guest speakers through practice and collective thinking. Time, materials and processes were stripped back to consider approaches to art practice using the immediate environment, shared knowledge and a light touch. The participants were: Benjamin Brett, Savinder Bual Statement, Lucia Farinati, Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau, Toby Huddlestone, Bob Levene, Jonathan O’Dwyer, Colin Perry, Josephine Reichert, Claire Louise Staunton

The retreat was curated by 1st year college based RCA Curating students Laura Smith, Egle Kulbokaite, Laura Clarke, Mette Kjaergaard Praest, Elizabeth Stanton, Katie Guggenheim, Daniela Berger, Lily Hall and Sabel Gavaldon. The invited speakers were: Bryony Gillard (Artist), Neal White (Artist), Ruth Beale (Artist), Sepake Angiama (Curator) and Andreas Lang (Artist).

ESCALATOR is the pioneering talent plan from Arts Council England, East that finds, supports and invests in the best artistic talent across all artforms throughout the East of England. Escalator is establishing the East of England as the leading UK region for talent development. Since it launched in 2003, Escalator has helped over 250 artists to develop their work, forge new partnerships and reach new audiences.