Reflections on PADA art residency and my work now
Looking back on my residency in Portugal and the changes it made to my work as a painter.
Looking back on my residency in Portugal and the changes it made to my work as a painter.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Dutch painter, sculptor and graphic artist Jacqueline de Jong at Pippy Houldsworth, London, plus photographic works by American artist Hal Fischer at GoMA, Glasgow.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions in Liverpool, London and Cardiff – all taken from our busy Events section featuring events and shows posted by a-n members.
The winner of the award supporting emerging graduates will receive a bursary of £2,000, plus bespoke mentoring for 12 months.
Want to avoid the high streets this Christmas and support artists and visual arts organisations instead? Here are some gift ideas to get you started.
We take a look back at some of the highlights from the recent a-n Assembly, which focused on activism in the arts and the artist as activist, activator and change maker.
The London-based artist who works across moving image, sculpture, photography and performance receives £10,000 prize during a ceremony at London’s Barbican Centre.
After a hectic summer and autumn of engagement events on the Wirral, I am now just two weeks away from the exhibition opening at the Williamson Art Gallery – 7 December 2019 – 2 February 2020.
Watch my progress at https://www.instagram.com/louise_rea/
Beachtime stories runs until the end of the month and alongside the exhibition is a programme of the trilogy of artists’ films made by Us3 (me, Joanna Jones and Helen Lindon) for Folkestone’s SALT festival. It has been rewarding to get […]
Venue 4 KH7 Artspace Sydhavnsgade 7, DK-8000 Aarhus C Introduction with Jette Gejl, artist A bit about KH7 Artspace (from their website) KH7 artspace is an artist community with associated exhibition space at the south harbor in Aarhus. The ambition […]
Venue 2 & 3 Aarhus Billedkunstcenter (AaBKC) / Aarhus Centre for Visual Art (AaBKC) Introduction to AaBKC and its residency programme with Kirstine Schiess Højmose, Director A bit about Aarhus Billedkunstcenter (AaBKC) (from their website) Aarhus Center for Visual Art (Aarhus […]
Venue 1 ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum Aros Allé 2, DK-8000 Aarhus C Introduction with Ole G. Jørgensen, Programme Manager for ARoS’ new international residency programme and New York-based artists in residence Flux Factory. A bit about ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (from their […]
Venue 2 CHART Art Fair Oslo Plads 1 – 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art – CHART design fair venue Introduction with Iben Bach Elmstrøm, Curator of CHART Design A bit about CHART Design Fair (from their […]
Venue 1 Art Hub Copenhagen Art Hub Copenhagen, Halmtorvet 27, 1700 KBH V Introduction with Helga Just Christoffersen, Executive Director Three artists in residence Alexandra Hunts (NL/UA), Nina Nowak (DE/PL) and Rasmus Røhling (DK) A bit about Art Hub […]
A review of a year-long process of research, development and performance
This week’s selection includes exhibitions in Bristol, Swansea and across London – all taken from our busy Events section featuring shows and events posted by a-n members.
I’m back in the studio this week after two months of domestic distractions, travel and other work, so going back to my August blog is a great way to re-ground myself and pick up the threads from where I was […]
On a beautiful sunny day, we sorted out studios and had a tour of the wider house. Some wonderful, interesting and exciting rooms are on hand to use alongside the studio set up I now have within the studio block. […]
Manchester-based artist Jenny Steele explains how being awarded an a-n Artist Bursary in 2018 helped fund research trips to New York and Miami as preparation for her recent exhibition at Georges Dock Plaza, Liverpool.
London-based artist Liz Atkin creates work both in response to and as way of coping with compulsive skin picking. Alistair Gentry finds out more about her art practice, and the advocacy and education work she undertakes to help others understand and deal with this and other body-focused repetitive behaviour conditions.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions in Cardiff, Kent, Cornwall and Nottingham – all taken from our busy Events section featuring shows and events posted by a-n members.
We take a look back at some of the highlights from the recent a-n Assembly, which explored the idea of ‘London’s edge’ and how, drawn by opportunity and affordability, artists are living and working in new parts of the city.
Interested in being a trustee or board member? Nicola Naismith explores what artists contribute and gain, and speaks to artists with experience to find out about their roles and their advice for joining a board.
Joining a board can provide artists with a voice in the decision-making room and a way to steer the arts agenda. Nicola Naismith explores what’s involved, and hears from artists and their fellow board members about the important contribution artists can make and why being a trustee matters.