The artist-led Standpoint Gallery announces the winner of this year’s Mark Tanner Sculpture Award during an exhibition that celebrates ten years of the prize.
Tino Sehgal, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, David Shrigley and Laure Prouvost have been announced as the shortlisted artists for this year’s Turner Prize.
As a new art competition launches in Leeds, we speak to the project’s curator, its sponsor and one of the shortlisted artists about the city’s changing; and self-sustaining; art scene.
Still time to make a nomination before Christmas for the prestigious Liverpool Art Prize.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is giving £500,000 in support for communities in North East England, providing grants in partnership with the Community Foundation for work in the arts, education, the environment and social change.
Three artists share prize money totalling £8500 in this year’s ING Discerning Eye exhibition.
Previewing this weekend “a high profile open outside of London – organised by artists for artists”.
Ten shortlisted artists revealed for the Griffin Art Prize, a new award for painting and drawing supporting emerging talent.
Painters Joy Wolfenden and Holly Frean win top prizes.
After his first solo show in London this June, Richard Taylor talks to Chris Agnew about MA study, moving his studio practice to Romania, individualising professional practice, plus much more.
A selection of artists’ projects taking place through the summer.
Woolgather Art Prize 2012 opens tonight at 1 Cross York Street, Leeds.
This Research paper forms part of a series that looks specifically at the nature and value of openly-advertised work and opportunities for visual and applied artists. Drawing on data published on www.a-n.co.uk/jobs, this series set out in 2007 to track […]
Part of an annual series of papers analysing data about artists’ employment opportunities, patterns and incomes. Narrative compares between years and tracks changes from previous years.
This Research paper forms part of a series that looks specifically at the nature and value of openly-advertised work and opportunities for visual and applied artists. Drawing on data published on www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps, this series set out in 2007 to track on an ongoing basis the key categories of awards/fellowships, academic posts, art vacancies, commissions, exhibitions, residencies and competitions/prizes, and by doing so, to identify any trends arising, and provide commentary and contextual evidence and analysis from other related sources, to contribute to arts and cultural consultations and policy.
Supporting the international activities of artists and arts organisations is a key function for many national arts funding agencies. In order to investigate this area of arts policy and identify key issues affecting the programs and priorities of such agencies, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) conducted a worldwide survey in English, French and Spanish, the results of which have been analysed and supplemented by other research and presented in a report.
Explores the affect of the economic recession on the livelihoods of artists in terms of access to employment and career opportunities and raises concerns about how artists’ practice is likely to fare in this period of arts austerity. [HTML format]
Poussin Gallery, London
11 February – 12 March 2011
January’s AIR Advisory Group meeting held in Newcastle provided the opportunity to invite Scottish Artists Union President Chris Biddlecombe to come along.
Jane Watt looks into the world of academic research and examines research opportunities for artists within institutions and the UK higher education system.
The shortlist for the John Moores 25 Contemporary Painting Prize was announced in July.
Nina Madden explores the myriad of awards offered by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
A review of the changing face of work for visual artists using a-n’s regularly researched and published information on jobs and opportunities. Focusing on the main areas of awards and fellowships, commissions, competitions and prizes, exhibitions and residencies, this paper […]
