Holly Willats is the Director of Art Licks, a London-based organisation that supports the work of early career practitioners and artist-led activity countrywide, championing new ways of working together. Art Licks runs a printed magazine, commissioning programme, and annual festival (the Art Licks Weekend). Dealing with languages of care and support, Art Licks considers different situations for collaboration that are focused on process: on the making and doing.
For 2020, Art Licks are carrying out a new project for its printed magazine: producing three issues from different cities across the country, starting with Newcastle. This trilogy of Art Licks magazine aims to explore the varying practices and artist communities across the country: their entrepreneurial methods of collaboration, structures of support, adventurous programming and tactics for sustainability.