Arts Case Studies
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Samantha Clark – Visual Artist
“During the month of May 2021, I was able to spend an intensive period of time working in the studio and exploring the use of new surfaces such as kaolin, mica and silver leaf, with a particular…
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Boyd & Grogan – Visual Artists
“Throughout 2021 Boyd & Grogan were introduced to the processes casting, moulding, firing, glazing and stages of working with ceramic materials from both Kirstie Bruce in Sanday and Kerrianne Flett…
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Helen Galland – Textile Artist
“I only knew upholstery from TV makeover programmes and books on the subject, I knew I would feel more confident to make textiles for upholstery purposes if I was physically shown the practice. I am…
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Jeanne Bouza Rose – Visual Artist & Printmaker
“Experimenting with a mentor in the print studio and specifically working with a new mono-print technique for the both of us, released a new form of expression for me. The types of marks I used in…
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Kristyn Grieve – Visual Artist
“I used my award to purchase materials, equipment and online tutorials for oil painting. My main goals were to learn to paint with oils and to establish a regular practice for myself. I feel that I…
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Laura Drever - Visual Artist
“The grant received contributed to the costs of a new computer as well as professional photography of my work. With new software and skills I have been able to update my own website, successfully…
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30 August 2022
VACMA: Jane Haselden – Fibre Artist
“I have experimented with different wild and cultivated plants from our garden for weaving, paper-making (which I hope to use over the rest of the year for further experiments with weaving), and…
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15 March 2022
VACMA: Jack Whitwell
Funded to undertake research and a period of experimentation in ‘photographic sculptures’: photographic installations that can exhibit in a three dimensional manner. “Using the research I had…
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23 November 2021
VACMA: Clare Gee
"Since pulling the tools together I have spent the majority of the year playing - making lengths of cloth, using firstly 4 shafts and simple patterns, up to 8 shafts and more complex patterns, mixing…
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20 September 2021
VACMA: Fiona Sanderson - Crucible
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