From 1 April, there will be two new funding programmes for England, to be run from the regional offices: Grants to organisations: investment for organisations including arts projects, capital, organisational development and research and development. Grants to individuals: investment for […]
New Delhi isn’t an obvious destination for visual arts practitioners. However, as Judith Staines discovered, scratch the surface and a more interesting picture starts to emerge.
After completing a degree in graphic design Jimmy Turrell broadened his artistic vision gaining experience in as many areas of arts practice as possible. As artist-in-residence at The Crucible Theatre he worked with a group of young people, creating an […]
Since completing an MA in ceramics in 1998, I’ve worked with and in response to a diverse range of people, environments and themes.
Susan MacWilliam reports on her residency at Caribbean Contemporary Arts (CCA), Trinidad.
Glasgow-based artists Ben Woodeson and John Beagles give accounts of two very different recent events in Berlin: the artist-run BBQ Project and Art Forum Berlin, the city’s annual art fair.
In its thirty-five year contemporary history, the residency has become a complex affair, according to research by the Centre for Cultural Policy and Management in Newcastle upon Tyne. A study conducted by Kevin Stephens as part of the Year of […]
Susannah Silver considers the impact of the Year of the Artist and it’s legacy.
Simon Morrissey cuts to the chase with Cornelia Parker and finds out how she has fought commercial pressures to follow her own artistic agenda.
The Japan 2001 Festival was launched nationally in May and runs through to March next year. Visual arts features highly, incorporating exhibitions, residencies and international exchanges. Shows include ‘Contemporary Japanese Ceramics’ at the V&A Museum until 27 August, the Mona-Ha […]
On the West Coast of America, Harrell Fletcher is making history – not in the grandiose sense, but through an approach to art-making that brings out individual voices and stories.
Visual arts is well featured amongst the Year of the Artist programme of residencies in the national press and media recently announced. At The Guardian will be digital artist Michael Atavar, who’s working processes will have an impact for six […]
Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts, University Of East Anglia, Norwich
1 October – 8 December
“Artists work in the interface between the real and the imagined. They coax us out of the numbness of the everyday and into a heightened space where we can inhabit other lives and find ourselves in other circumstances. The mind […]
Drifting south west to Cornwall, Alan Bleakley describes PALP, an artist-led group committed to experimental, collaborative and socially inclusive projects.
David Butler reports on the current crop of ground-breaking collaborations between art and science that are giving artists the time to undertake sustained, open-ended research without the expectation of a specific outcome.
Last May, C Visual Art conducted a two-week residency at Torre Abbey in Torquay funded by Awards for All. Five artists were involved and by combining the individual skills of the group they produced an installation that focused on the […]
Valerie Coffin Price reports from Est-Nord-Est, an artist-led centre in Quebec, Canada.
This year’s Big Draw, running 16-23 October, brings together one thousand venues of all types and sizes. Included are the major national museums, shopping centres, stately homes, Roman palaces, folk museums, steam pumping stations, church halls, gardens, stations and even […]
In the first of a six-part series ‘Inhabited spaces’, Alice Angus presents artists’ perspectives on language and its relationship to place.
Neil Zakiewicz profiles the Triangle Arts Trust, celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year.
Louise Short explains the international networks behind the participation of UK artists in this month’s Melbourne Festival.
Artists Kate Thomas and Nick Morley first met last year when they began residencies at Intaglio Printmaker in London. The one-year residency consisted of £500 worth of materials, access to a workshop equipped with etching presses, darkroom and exposure unit […]
Draws together the regional and national evaluations of the 2000 – 2001 ACE sponsored Year of the Artist, which commissioned 1000 artist residencies.
Venues across north west England
