Ben Jones is based in Gateshead, North East
Ben Jones is an artist, curator and writer. His artistic practice employs video, photography, drawing, text and online media. His interest lies in socially engaged and collaborative art practice to examine how technology/ media can as a (counter) public sphere and a place for discussion and debate at a time of increased restrictions of freedom in the traditional public space.
Qualifications and training
- 2008 MA Curating, Sunderland University, Sunderland
Employment
- 2010 Shadow Curator, Deveron Arts, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
- 2008 Production and Research Assistant for Matt Stokes Film 'The Gainsbrough Packet', 176 Projects and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, London and Gateshead
- 2007 BALTIC Freelance Artist, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Curated projects
- 2009 31 Proposals, Online project, http://jamesandjones.wordpress.com/31-projects/
Web links - gallery/work/projects
Artist's website
Axis selector pages
Axis pages last updated 28/04/2010
