Pete Clarke looks back at how the 1999 Biennial in Liverpool, flaws and all, raised some interesting questions that resulted in a new direction for the 2002 event and the shape of things to come.
Louise Clements and Jonathan Willett describe Spectrum 2002, a light-infused programme of exhibitions and outreach work at Nottingham’s artist-run Lightsource.
Richard Slee, acclaimed ceramicist and winner of last year’s Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, talks to Emma Maiden about his career development.
Neil Zakiewicz profiles the Triangle Arts Trust, celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year.
Louise Short explains the international networks behind the participation of UK artists in this month’s Melbourne Festival.
Simon Morrissey reports from the art scenes of two Baltic capital cities.
Artists Kate Thomas and Nick Morley first met last year when they began residencies at Intaglio Printmaker in London. The one-year residency consisted of £500 worth of materials, access to a workshop equipped with etching presses, darkroom and exposure unit […]
The Apthorp fund for young artists aims to encourage young people who are, or are preparing to be, professional artists. The scheme offers purchase awards from £100 up to £5000 for works made by artists aged between 18 and 30 […]
The Gifted and Talented summer school ran for two weeks over the summer 2002. Organised by Su Harrow, using NGCA in Sunderland as a venue, the first week saw Claire Whitcomb creating wire sculptures. In the second week young people […]
Stroud house gallery opened in 1998 with an aim to present contemporary art to a wider audience. There are approximately seven exhibitions each year and the gallery welcomes approaches from artists. Work is selected by the gallery curator and is […]
After placing an advert in the January issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE for a print worker, Luci Melegari’s vision for a Regional Print Centre at Yale College in Wrexham has become a reality with the appointment of Steffan Jones-Hughes. Since leaving […]
My recent works are produced through a process of assembling a single piece from a number of ready-made commercial puzzles purchased at car boot sales and second-hand shops.
The investigation of repeat pattern forms the basis of my work which fits somewhere between experimental textiles and product design.
Venues across north west England
Arnolfini, Bristol 6 July – 8 September
Spacex Gallery, Exeter 3 July – 31 August
Gasworks Gallery, London 28 June – 11 August
The Gallery, Stratford-Upon-Avon 5 July – 11 August
Jerwood Artists Platform is the latest in a range of visual arts initiatives funded by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. It seeks to showcase emerging and talented visual artists by providing them with a major solo exhibition at the foundation’s own […]
As part of the recent Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Cultureshock commissioned contemporary visual artists to record, document and interpret this major event. As a result, the Singh Twins created a single narrative painting encompassing themes relating to the games, to […]
Somerset Art Week, now in its eighth year, provides an opportunity for artists and makers to show work and open up their studios to an appreciative public. Artists too have benefited from enhanced networking and the sharing of information and […]
Eye-catching new digital artwork appeared last month at the former site of the ABC cinema in Commercial Road, Portsmouth. Over seventy young people from local groups including Hillside Youth Club, Paulsgrove Detached Youth Group and the Freedom Café worked together […]
The Scottish Artists’ Union annual conference held in June was the launched for the SAU’s new Rates of Pay document. Far and away the most radical proposal of the day, this is intended as the first in series of such […]
A unique national online guide to accessible art galleries has now been launched. The Good Gallery Guide showcases venues that are leading the way in making art welcoming and accessible to exhibitors and audiences, whatever their needs. Set up by […]
Tim Birch samples some of the websites selling art online.
