It was interesting to read about Rob Kesseler’s fellowship in the October issue of a-n Magazine. I am aware that there are different kinds and his sounds very demanding but what about the average college fellowship? I hope the following […]
The Jerwood Foundation was confirmed as the UK’s most prolific art prize-giver when it handed over £25,500 to six visual artists in September. The £15,000 applied arts prize for glass went to Helen Maurer, selected from a shortlist of eight. […]
Chris Hammonds looks into an evolving gallery that has become a first step for many young and emerging artists to show in London.
Rosemary Shirley visits Reading-based gallery and studio complex Open Hand Open Space and discovers what makes the organisation tick.
Sorcha Dallas’ piece (School’s out, September a-n Magazine) covering undergraduate degree shows in Scotland was – needless to say – the usual bog-standard fare of description over analysis, but I was more dismayed by seeing there was no mention, even […]
School’s out Chris Brown wrote an excellent article about the recent graduates from Welsh colleges of art and design (‘School’s out’, September a-n Magazine). At the risk of being accused of being unnecessarily sensitive to a perceived north-south divide, I […]
In the late seventies my parents took me to see Concorde at a local airshow, which I missed because I didn’t manage to look up in response to the supersonic audio.
Manuel Saiz goes globe trotting in search of video art for the forthcoming Barcelona-based ’25hrs’.
a-n staff have been involved in a flurry of creative activity lately – making the most of the flexible part-time working and artist-friendly policies at a-n. Stephen Palmer has just completed his six-month residency at Northern Print and The Solution […]
Cardiff: Plans are underway to transform a Victorian tram shed in Cardiff into a new contemporary art venue. The brainchild of Cardiff 2008 and architects Caruso St John, once established in 2005, Depot will provide a major international showing space […]
Reviews editor appointed We are pleased to announce that from this issue onwards we have a new reviews editor. Chris Brown, an artist based in Cardiff, will be selecting and commissioning writers for the reviews section of a-n Magazine – […]
2003 Royal Academy graduate Renata Hegyi has won the £10,000 St James Group Fellowship. Taking the form of a bursary to assist a student from the Royal Academy Schools in their first year out of the college, it includes an […]
Planning is now underway for the third Liverpool Biennial in 2004, a foreground for the City of Culture programme in 2008. For the 2002 event, over 180,000 visits were recorded at the UK’s only biennial of contemporary visual art and […]
Speaking about Liverpool’s success in being selected to host City of Culture in 2008, Chair of the judges Sir Jeremy Isaacs commented that this city’s proposal had won because it “scored more goals” than the people’s choice bidder, Newcastle and […]
[a-n] The Artists Information Company is now appointing a research team to undertake a major study into fees and payments for artists. Supported by ACE, this project forms as part of a new portfolio of materials to illuminate and complement […]
Artist Chloe Steele reports on her research trip to China, a country powering itself into the next generation as a major economic player. With a changing political make-up and growing middle class, China is establishing itself as a key player in the international art world.
Ryan Gander profiles the ‘art band’, Die Kunst, and its recent ‘tour’ of Dutch art schools.
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.
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 […]
The bumper issue of [a-n] Magazine this month has a distinctly digital flavour with a critical overview of recent net art and a profile of evolving new media consortium SCAN that aims to promote emergent, collaborative and experimental practice. In […]
John Cornall profiles the international art college.
Introduction to our resources on self-employment.
German-born Gereon Krebber has won the £25,000 Jerwood Sculpture Prize for his proposal to create a one and a half metre tin can with an intriguingly slightly-open lid at the Jerwood Sculpture Park at Whitley Court in Worcestershire. He beat […]
Sarah Bodman explores a selection of recent limited edition works that show a fluid crossover between artists’ books and multiples.
New York is arguably the world’s art capital. In a special four-page focus Jessica Crombie looks into internships and Karen Guthrie investigates activity beyond the commercial gallery scene.
