As part of strategies to ensure artists and the visual arts sector will continue to get access to timely, affordable products and services for the years to come, a-n The Artists Information Company has downsized its North East office. The Victorian Toffee Factory has been refurbished to high environmental standards and is already home to a vibrant cluster of media and digital companies. Set within Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley, neighbours include Star and Shadow cinema, Seven Stories and Northern Print.

a-n The Artists Information Company has brought out two new visual arts research papers, both freely available online, to widen access to sectoral knowledge and support current debates on good practice and community participation.