Three artists present work stemming from their recent residencies at the 19th century, neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle, a former family home near Bangor now managed by the National Trust.
For her Clipping the Church project in Erdington, Birmingham-based Czech artist Tereza Buskova has combined idiosyncratic customs and community workshops to create a public procession involving baked goods, live music, elaborate costume and the local church. Anneka French speaks to the artist and parish priest Reverend Freda Evans.
The Artists Fund pilot programme – a partnership between a-n, Artquest and DACS – has chosen the recipients of five £1,000 grants and three commissions worth £2,000 each.
24 artists selected for annual showcase of Bow Art’s studio artists, with exhibition at Nunnery Gallery in East London to be curated by painter Anj Smith.
This week’s selection includes a sensitive exploration of mental health in Nottingham, an exhibition of Belgium-based artists in Manchester, and in Edinburgh an overview of Scottish art since the end of the second world war.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news. This week includes artwork pulled from Hong Kong’s tallest tower over political message, Courtauld Institute revamp and Arts Council England agreement with De Montfort University.
It is a dreich November day, a day when the whole country is shrouded in mist, perhaps as the aftermath of Halloween or just the reality of autumn. I have the chance to escape and listen to Graham Fagen talking […]
As part of The Grand Tour, a Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire initiative connecting historic collections with contemporary art, the artist Pablo Bronstein has brought some Chatsworth House bling to the white cube gallery spaces of Nottingham Contemporary. Wayne Burrows finds out why.
When is the last time you were ‘seized with enthusiasm’? It was dodging the heat on San Giorgio that I stumbled into The Giorgio Cini Foundation and discovered four small books by Bruno Munari. They instantly catapulted my mind from […]
Venice is without doubt one of the biggest and most important Contemporary art events in the calendar. Every year the Biennnale seems to get bigger as more and more countries join together with the curated projects and larger gallery exhibitions. […]
C is for Manuel Conde, A-Z of Filipino Cultural Exports Patrick Flores, Curator of the Filipino Pavilion at ‘The 56th Venice Biennial’ presents ‘Tie A String Around the World’, a group exhibition featuring 4 Filipino artists including, Manuel Conde, Carlos Francisco, […]
The third round of a-n’s Re:view bursary scheme has made nine funding awards to a total of 11 artists to develop their practice through self-determined professional development.
The artist Alan Davie, who was known for creating works that drew heavily on myth and ‘magic symbolism’, has died at the age of 93.
After seven years as head of the Arts Council Collection, in October Caroline Douglas became the new Director of the Contemporary Art Society. She looks back on a hectic, ‘high-octane’ year.
After a long period of waiting, I finally know what the dates for my show in Berlin next year will be. The sense of relief is palpable, even though I knew that the proposals had been agreed in principle, it […]
Bob Dickinson meets Maria Balshaw of Manchester and Whitworth galleries and Sarah Perks of Cornerhouse to discuss the impact of Manchester International Festival’s visual arts programme on the city’s artist community, and the reemergence of performance at the festival.
Portuguese Pavilion, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013
An essential part of Biennale are the many receptions that the pavilions and assorted foundations and exhibitions host. These take place throughout the three days of the preview and create definite focal points that punctuate an otherwise endless schedule of […]
My journey to the Gatwick already offered something: a gift that should not be ignored. There was a young woman sitting in front of me on the seats prioritised for disabled and older people. She was sitting by the window […]
The Biennale has proven to be quite easy to get into as gate security is not as rigid as it could be. With just one copy of the preview invitation it was possible to get multiple people in using the […]
The Infr’action Venezia Festival presented quite different sorts of performances to those found within the national pavilions. It is a dedeicated performance art festival which ran parallel to the preview days of the Biennale for the second time. It mostly […]
Bruce Nauman – “Double Steel Cage” Nauman’s Double Steel Cage was suggested for me to look at right at this project … and is included in two of my four sketchbooks as this piece s quite influencial in terms of […]
Newtown-based gallery Oriel Davies announced the winners of its Open 2012 Awards at a ceremony on 28 April.
Venice It is a strange feeling to be in Venice when the Biennale is not on, all my previous visits were in conjunction with my visits to the oldest established art festival La Biennale di Venzia. I have thought April […]
Six months on from completing her degree in Dundee, we catch up with Hannah Imlach in Edinburgh, a month before she embarks on an artist residency.
