A three-year programme made up of five parts, the Water Project is taking place in London, Kyoto and Toyota between 2002-2005 and comprises exhibitions, seminars, community events and educational activities. The project commenced in August with the Through Flow seminars […]
The master of Hollywood remakes and literary allusion, Douglas Gordon, talks through his career development with Morgan Falconer.
Fiona Rutherford rounds up what’s been happening with this artist-led textile group currently celebrating its ruby anniversary.
Emilia Telese reports from the ‘screaming independent art scene’ in Tuscany.
Tom Burtonwood provides an overview of the artist-run scene in the Chicago.
Derek Mawudoku graduated from Goldsmith’s college in the late 1980s and works as a printmaker producing black and white monotypes. In 2001 he received a project grant from the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation and used the money to organise a solo […]
Richard Slee, acclaimed ceramicist and winner of last year’s Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, talks to Emma Maiden about his career development.
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 […]
Every summer the spotlight falls on Norwich and ‘East international’. Arguably the most prestigious open submission exhibition in the UK, curators, dealers and others visit from far and wide and many of today’s well-known artists launched their careers as a result of participation in ‘East’. But what of the artists for whom the city is home? Paul Stone visited Norwich to find out more.
Contemporary Applied Arts, London 14 June – 27 July
Benedict Carpenter’s sculpture for this year’s Jerwood Sculpture Prize was unveiled in June at the Jerwood Sculpture Park, Worcestershire. The bronze sculpture entitled Universal Object, is an ambiguous figurative form derived from the famous ink blot Rorschach tests which triggered […]
This year will be the second ‘Fresh Art’ event at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
Here gallery director and selector Chris Noraika outlines his view on the event’s somewhat controversial status, and some artists tell us of their experiences and expectations.
Sally Shaw meets artistic duo John Wood and Paul Harrison to talk about collaboration, long-distance relationships and career development.
Over the past three years Steven Barrett has had nine exhibitions as a result of applying for opportunities listed in [a-n] MAGAZINE. These included his first solo show in the annual ‘New works’ exhibition at the Farnham Maltings Gallery, as […]
The Ann Sutton Foundation (ASF) was established in October 2001 to raise the profile and design quality of woven textiles in the UK. The launch in June coincided with the 2002 art college degree shows and incorporated an exhibition entitled […]
G39’s Chris Brown reports on a stimulating seminar for artist-led initiatives in southwest England.
Angharad Pearce Jones reports on the relationship between Welsh artists and musicians, and the creation of Capsule, a new visual arts venture that celebrates this creative crossover.
Judith Staines visits Mumbai and reports on its reputation for contemporary art.
If you can make a case that your work would benefit from £5000 and you graduate in the summer of 2002, then you’re eligible for a Woo Foundation bursary. Nicholas Rena received an award in 2001 and was pleased to […]
G39 and Chapter, Cardiff 23 February – 30 March
Brendan Fletcher takes a look at how artist-led initiatives, and the Manchester galleries’ willingness to listen have helped shape the current changes in the Manchester art scene.
With a long history of working with artists, Habitat’s art programme provides the opportunity of prime viewing space that acts as a springboard for young artists.
Organised by twelve second-year students on the Royal College of Art’s MA in Curating Contemporary Art, FAIR was something of a hybrid between an exhibition and an international art fair. Max Andrews reports on this pioneering project and profiles some of the participants.
With visual arts students all over the country graduating in the next few months, there will soon be a wealth of new talent around. For artists, the first year out of education can be an exciting but difficult one. With a steep learning curve ahead, often it can seem like all the opportunities available are beyond reach.
This month, in Opportunities, there is plenty to help guide you into the world of the professional artist. Some opportunities are specifically aimed at new graduates and others are open to artists at all stages of their careers.
To introduce the section, Molly Tufnell talks about winning a prize for stitched textiles, that is open to textiles students and new graduates (see Awards for more information).
Clark Dawson meets Chad McCail and Eliza Gilchrist to discuss the furniture recycling workshops they run for young ex-homeless people.
