Artists from across the UK will benefit from a-n bursaries specifically designed to support research and development of new collaborations within or beyond the arts. We introduce the artists and projects.
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The second Reith Lecture for BBC Radio 4 by Grayson Perry saw the artist exploring how something is defined as a work of contemporary art.
This week is ‘Frieze week’ in London, and as well as the internationally recognised Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park, the city will be awash with other fairs, some artist-led and focused, some themed, and some unashamedly commercial.
Three painters and an art historian named as the jury of the UK’s most coveted painting prize as its call for entries goes live.
As the first results from AIR’s Paying Artists Survey make clear, artists are finding themselves at the end of the arts food chain as funding cuts bite. Here, a-n’s Director looks at how things stand and suggests a future where practitioners determine the status of their art and of artists.
As the Northern Art Prize opens for the first time in its new spring slot, we talk to curator Sarah Brown and the four artists shortlisted for the £16,500 award.
Second edition of open exhibition invites work in any media from contemporary visual artists of all ages and nationalities.
Details of the new and specially commissioned work by the four artists shortlisted for the Northern Art Prize 2013, which opens at Leeds Art Gallery in March, have been announced.
Wondering what 2013 has in store in terms of conferences and events, art fairs and festivals? We take a look ahead to provide a snapshot of things we think are worth noting in your diary.
Glasgow’s Tramway is to be the host venue for the 2015 Turner Prize, bringing the UK’s highest profile art prize to Scotland for the first time.
With prize money totaling over £10,000, the four winners of the Salon Art Prize 2012 have been announced.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
15 September 2012 – 6 January 2013
The Walker Art gallery, Liverpool
15 September 2012 – 6 January 2013
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
15 September 2012 to 6 January 2013
Walker Art Gallery, liverpool
15 September 2012 – 6 January 2013
Tributes flood in for Michael Stanley, the well-regarded Director of Modern Art Oxford.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
15 September 2012 – 6 January 2013
From an orchestra of 100 electric guitars in the Anglican Cathedral to cakes and coffee in a bakery in Anfield, Liverpool Biennial continues to be a welcome guest in the city.
We talk to John Moores Painting Prize 2012 winner Sarah Pickstone, the prize’s patron Peter Blake, and judge George Shaw.
The short listed artists for the sixth Northern Art Prize are Margaret Harrison, Rosalind Nashashibi, Emily Speed and Joanne Tatham & Tom O’Sullivan.
Unlike many international art biennials, Liverpool Biennial has deep roots in its host city’s contemporary art scene. As the festival reaches an intriguing point in its 13-year history, with a new director and considerably reduced budget, we assess its importance to the city’s visual arts infrastructure.
The five prize-winning artists for the John Moores Painting Prize 2012 have been announced, ahead of the exhibition’s opening in September as part of the Liverpool Biennial.
CAVE is a new artist-led art fair for the city of Liverpool, set to launch during the opening weekend of the 7th Liverpool Biennial in September. We talk to one of its organisers.
The 21-strong list represents a range of practices from artists working across the Northern regions.
Shortlist of UK’s ‘most prestigious’ painting prize announced today.
