Residency at UCLan - AA2A

I'm about half way through my residency at UCLan to develop TLAJ. I've felt a little funny about doing a journal for an artists residency and its been really helpful in strange ways. I'm quite different from the other artists on the scheme who are studio based but actually this journal is a strong part of my practice as an artist and helping it is definitely helping me. It been quite slow starting but Ive got 2 project-journals on the go and more in the pipeline before the end of the scheme.
The most important thing is definitely thinking about where I want this journal to go and deciding how much of 'me' I want to put in it!

New AA2A inspired issues out soon!
Tracey

Lancashire Zine, Artists Book and Multiples Fair 29-30th Jan UCLan

Organised by Craig Atkinson, Cafe Royal this fair will be in 'The Atrium' at University Central Lancashire. I'll be there with TLAJ and the new Issue 7 *fingers crossed*.

Fri 29th 10am-5pm
Sat 30th 10am-4pm

There'll be 30+stalls run by independent publishers, artists and makers and a full colour catalogue will be available.

www.caferoyal.org
www.zinefair.com

There may also be sound installations, performances, workshops and readings at set points throughout the day - hope to see you there, come say hello to TLAJ!

Issue 7 - out soon!

For Issue 7 TLAJ has collaborated with ex-students from Liverpool Uni's new 'Philosophy of Aesthetics' course. The theme was loose from the outset but it seems to have drifted to 'Investigations into Gallery Practice'. It features a look at Tate Liverpool's Fifth Floor programme by Nigel Gully and the amusing 'The 10 Commandments of doing a creative project in Liverpool' by Kenn Taylor.
The issue should be ready for the Lancashire zine fair at UCLAN 30-31st Jan.

AA2A UCLan

I am now on the 2009 Artists Access to Art Colleges at Univeristy of Central Lancs to develop The Liverpool Art Journal through hopefully making collaborations with the students there.
I've already been in the print department a few times and am surprisingly excited about all the print possibility there is!
I hope to really experiment with making my journals more pieces of art in themselves and collaborating between the written word, the flat paper and the explorative image.
Issues or special one-offs will hopefully be out early next year.

Also, TLAJ will be at the Lancs Book and Zine fair orgainsed by Craig Atkinson early next year too.

Issue 6 - Collaboration with 'DIY Presents'

Issue 6 sees an exciting collaboration between artist group ArtBloc and their project 'DIY Presents'. ArtBloc are a newly formed artist co-operative centred in York. Artbloc members also contribute towards peninthesideofmyhead - you can find more images and info at http://www.peninthesideofmyhead.blogspot.com/

I love collaborations like this cos I like to see the journal as a vehicle for exploration and investigation. Things that really can't and shouldn't be planned too much. I'll be formatting the internal stuff this weekend and the journal should be ready next week for buying and reading.
All the best, Tracey

issue 5 out - Apocalypse Now

As a companion to the same titled exhibition at Red Wire Gallery in Liverpool. Pick this issue up at our new supplier-PAD gallery, Preston!

Issue 4 - Liverpool Book Fair Out Now!

Check out your local Ebay as well as News from Nowhere, Liverpool, Bluecoat Display Centre and FACT for your copy of this fantastic version for The Liverpool Artists Book Fair.
Issue 4 is a special edition and chronicles artists from the recent and lovely Artists Book Fair held at 'A Foundation', Liverpool.
This issue features, and is worth buying for this alone, 2 comics by Phil Marsden of Compromise Comics.

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