Seven Substack Posts I Read This Week

SLART Reads. A friendship lost over art, a man who thinks we should all go home at five, and a poem that’s gone missing.

Oct 28 • SLART

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#3 Geoff Thompson Podcast

A raw long-form conversation on FEAR with former five times world karate champion, Geoff Thompson.

Published on Cream of The Crop • Oct 28

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I Painted a Sigil to Ward Off Evil and I Don't Know Why

Projekt Rattloch, Weekly Art Practice 2.5. A sigil to ward off evil that I can’t explain, a scraped painting I’m still sitting with, and the product…

Oct 14 • SLART

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7 Books That Shaped My Mind As An Artist

Short reads that rewire how you see, make, present and share your work.

Oct 10 • SLART

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You Don't Need a Plan. You Need to Let Go.

Projekt Rattloch, Weekly Art Practice 2.4. Channelling Rothko with no plan at all, painting like a ship without a rudder, and asking whether a painting…

Oct 7 • SLART

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A grant shortlist, a museum cure and seven drawings on a Monday

Projekt Rattloch, Weekly Art Practice Week 2.3.

Oct 2 • SLART

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September 2026

Is Ed Sheeran The Poundland Jackson Pollock?

Project Rattloch, Weekly Art Practice Week 2.2. Blokes half my age making thousands and two time savers that you can use

Sep 23 • SLART

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25 six foot canvases

Project Rattloch, Weekly Art Practice Week 2.1. A secret that isn't much of a secret, a grant I had no business applying for, and 25 canvases I can't…

Sep 16 • SLART

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Fifteen artist grants, prizes and paid residencies closing September 2026

Open calls for visual artists from Venice to Tokyo

Sep 7 • SLART

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August 2026

Bonjour Avant-garde Swindon!

Carrying on Dubuffet’s Legacy.

Aug 19 • SLART

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All systems go for Swindon City of Culture bid

The monthly Ink Culture Column with Rhona Jack

Published on The Ink • Aug 6

July 2026

Magic Happens When You Just Ask 💫

Weekly Art Practice: Quentin Blake wrote back, a printer is in the post, and I lodged a formal complaint against Joe Lycett

Jul 24 • SLART

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