A commission by leading letter designer Tom Perkins has recently been installed in the Crafts Council foyer, courtesy of this organisation’s patrons. Launched in February 2004, the Crafts Council Patrons scheme is designed to encourage financial support from individual donors. […]
The 2004 BOC Emerging Artist Award, worth £20,000 has been won by Mauro Bonacina, a recent MA graduate of London’s Goldsmiths College. Judges were Roy Exley (critic, curator and lecturer), Karen Wright (Modern Painters), Sarah Kent (Time Out), Charlotte Heavey […]
Timandra Gustafson has been appointed Executive Director at Visual Associations. She brings a wealth of experience gained during her previous roles, including Head of Visual Arts for Northern Arts. “My role will be to build on what has already been […]
London-based artists’ initiative Cell Project Space has relocated from Dalston to Cambridge Heath Road, supported by a capital grant from Arts Council England to refurbish the gallery and provide new office space and outdoor facilities for future projects. The first […]
Rod McIntosh gives a rundown on this new art fair and talks to the winners of the Signpost competition star prize.
Contents include: ‘The Art of Conflict’ part one, a feature on art in response to war situations. Lucy Wilson looks at international making and selling opportunities for UK designers. Artists and environmental experts explore the collision between natural and manmade, […]
Sixty–one artists’ residencies in twenty–five countries have taken place since the inception of ACE’s International Fellowship Programme in 2001. These have benefited more than 130 artists. A celebratory event for this initiative was held in July at Über–trendy Sketch Art […]
The third Liverpool biennial launches on 18 September as a UK and international festival of contemporary art. Delivered through a partnership between Tate Liverpool, National Museums Liverpool, Bluecoat Art Centre and FACT, it also encompasses exhibitions and off–site projects across […]
A twelve month multi–media project by the Community Channel, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, MadforArts comprises an interactive website and twelve two–minute short films for television. The main objective of the project is to get more […]
ETA has recently published a workbook for artists to support the training and professional development programme for visual and applied artists. Compiled by Linda Ball with contributions from Judy Clark, Deborah Rawson, Monica Ross, Mark Slater and Christopher Stevens, the […]
A timely essay published in June was designed to create a public debate around The Right to Art Campaign, launched last year by VAGA (Visual Arts and Galleries Association) with a coalition of colleagues from across the visual arts sector. […]
Five artists from Poland and five from northern England performed in a programme of events in Tullie House gallery and on the streets of Carlisle in July as part of the artist–developed Cumbria Poland exchange. Artists went on to spend […]
For the first year, fourteen Hidden Art designer–maker studios will be opening their doors to the public in September during the London Design Festival and 100% Guaranteed. Hidden Art Open Studios provides a unique opportunity for design enthusiasts to visit […]
A new Demos report (See ‘Right to Art’ in News) argues that “the contribution of visual artists to the economy is underestimated and misunderstood” and is vital reading for artists who need to keep up–to–date with the political developments that […]
Perhaps the letter in your August 2004 edition entitled ‘Girls, girls, girls’ was so named by the editorial staff to further provoke readers to respond to what was overall a misplaced and simplistic letter? Certainly to call grown women ‘girls’ […]
There are things I want to touch or hold that lie beyond my reach, and ways to bring them closer.
Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich
3 July
Artsway, Hampshire
3 July
Waxham Barn, Norfolk
3–25 July
Crawford Arts Centre, St.Andrews
2 July
Floating ip, Manchester
21 June
Jean Grant believes in “Art Action Change
As part of the NAN initiative, artists from North East England visited Glasgow. Here Alison Unsworth and David Stamp give an overview of their experiences.
Kirsten Lloyd and Juliana Capes report back from a conference in Rotterdam that reaffirmed their belief that artist–led initiatives have a vital role to play in shaping the arts sector.
Between November 2003 and August 2004 we will have undertaken twenty–five Code of Practice for the Visual Arts presentations or seminars with some 550 artists and arts professionals participating. Events have been organised in partnership with the APD network, Engage […]
