This year’s Venice Biennale sees the first separate national presentations from Wales and Scotland. Gordon Dalton and Graham Ramsay preview the two country’s contributions.
Alicia Miller reports from the annual American College Art Association (CAA) conference, billed as the ‘world’s largest forum for the visual arts’ bringing together artists, arts professionals and academics.
Ryan Gander profiles the ‘art band’, Die Kunst, and its recent ‘tour’ of Dutch art schools.
The Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield exhibits contemporary art alongside historical works. Nigel Grimmer raised funds for a solo exhibition there in which he reproduced photos as canvas stretchers to reference the gallery’s collection of paintings. “Applying for a grant […]
At college I made sculpture and used photography to record what I was making.
Lauderdale House runs a programme of events and exhibitions that feature both established and emerging artists. The gallery hosts an annual show by students from Central St Martins; runs open competitions in gay and lesbian arts and photography; and hires […]
Delpha Hudson’s involvement with Art Surgery started in 1998 as unofficial dogsbody, writer and documenter for the Penwith-based project, A Sense of Place. She recorded performances by Andre Stitt, Bobby Baker, Rona Lee, Paul O’Neill and Frank Lusing and held […]
Last year Sandeep Virdee was the first recipient of the Craft Bursary Award, financially supported by London Arts. The award took the form of a six-month residency at London Printworks and covered aspects of professional development including studio practice, academic […]
Three years ago I found myself following my partner to Zanzibar, East Africa.
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Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland
9 April – 16 May
Jeremy Akerman meets Chad McCail to discuss his work and recent residency at Baltic that culminated in a futuristic world of zombies, robots and wealthy parasites.
Emilia Telese on ArtSway’s residency programme.
Curatorial partnership B+B talk about their residency at the Austrian Cultural Forum in London.
“It feels good to know you have someone on your side”. In ‘Journey’s end’, Emilia Telese describes the supportive environment of her residency at Artsway and the ongoing pivotal support it offers artists involved in its programme. In ‘Mad world’ […]
ICA, London
4 April – 18 May
Millenium Library
Norfolk and Norwich
6 January – 6 July
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford
11 April – 15 June
Yorkshire ArtSpace in Sheffield is hosting a national conference on 22 July on artists’ workspaces. Aimed at artists’ studio managers and others who work with studio groups, the intention is to expose good practice and demonstrate policies that are helping […]
Artist James Pyman has won this year’s PizzaExpress Prospects. Now in its fourth year the prize was founded to recognise the talents of both emerging and established artists; and to promote drawing – in its widest sense. The London-based artist […]
Falling ceiling tiles at the Film, Art and Creative Technology Centre (FACT) in Liverpool has resulted in the temporary closure of larger screens. Experts have been called in to investigate after part of the suspended ceiling in screen three became […]
A limited edition publication celebrating live art and performance was launched in April. Produced by Peter Bond in association with Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design, it comprises a 16,000 word illustrated polemical essay accompanied by a colour […]
Phase one of the refurbishment of SPACE’s new Triangle studio site in Mare Street London was completed in March, with artists selected to take on the fifty-five new spaces. Phase two, including the relocation of SPACE training from SPACE Place […]
The Jerwood Foundation’s reputation as the major player in awards to artists is further cemented with a new scheme for photographers. Organised in association with the magazine Portfolio, the Jerwood Photography Awards offer £10,000 in prizes to new photography graduates […]
A group show at MoDA combines the bizarre and surreal with the familiarity of ordinary domestic objects. From the kitsch to the cultivated, visitors can encounter objects as diverse as wallpapered trees, an enormous dog, 7,000 disposable cups, seven windmills […]
