News briefing with national and international stories, including: We Are Not Surprised call on Tate to sever all links with art dealer Anthony D’Offay, Marta Moreira De Almeida appointed deputy director of Serralves Museum Of Contemporary Art in Porto, and Ikon Gallery director Jonathan Watkins to curate Quebec City’s ninth Manif d’art biennial.
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes a cabinet of curiosities at Whitechapel Gallery, London, an exhibition inspired by Virginia Woolf’s writings at Tate St Ives, and a reimagining of public sculpture and monuments at Spike Island, Bristol.
The volunteer-run gallery, which opened in its current space in Glasgow’s east end two years ago, is to close in May following its Glasgow International exhibition.
A year after it launched in the Devonshire Ward of the East Sussex town, the Devonshire Collective is hosting its second Digital Weekender as it continues to work with artists to develop and strengthen the local scene. Eastbourne-based artist Judith Alder reports.
News briefing with national and international stories, including: Arts Alive Wales to be rebranded as Peak; Guggenheim curator offered Trump White House loan of Maurizio Cattelan’s solid gold functioning toilet.
A new report backs several recommendations from #FreeMoveCreate campaign supporters on principles of what post-Brexit travel arrangement should include, such as the need for it to be simple and allow for short notice travel.
The founder and lead singer of the hugely influential post-punk band the Fall died on Wednesday 24 January.
Creative Scotland has announced the recipients of regular funding for the 2018-21 period, with some big names leaving the portfolio and some new additions including Stills Gallery and the Scottish Contemporary Art Network.
The London-based publisher of books on contemporary art has gone into liquidation and its Islington book shop has closed its doors.
Taking its inspiration from the 1940s’ School Prints project featuring works by artists such as Picasso and Henry Moore, prints by Martin Creed, Jeremy Deller, Anthea Hamilton, Helen Marten, Haroon Mirza and Rose Wylie will be sold to fund learning programme that will help children engage with art.
News briefing with national and international stories, including: American artist Jack Whitten dies aged 78; French artists call for Jeff Koons sculpture to be scrapped; Zuza Golińska wins inaugural ArtePrize 2017.
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes an exploration of masculinity at Vane in Newcastle and a group show that traces the acoustic lives of different cities and places across the Arab world at Nottingham Contemporary.
News briefing with national and international stories, including: Towner Art Gallery appoints new director; Chuck Close accused of sexual misconduct by four more women; potential Merz Barn buyer says it won’t be shipped to China.
Highlights for the week ahead selected from a-n’s Events section posted by members, with exhibitions and events in Eastbourne, Hull, London and Warrington.
Five projects posted by a-n members on our busy Events section and this week including exhibitions in Canterbury, Cardiff and London.
For the latest dispatch in our ongoing Scene Report series, artist, curator and founding director of the Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art, Ryan Hughes, offers a snapshot of visual arts activity in the 2021 UK City of Culture.
News briefing with national and international stories, including: Matt Hancock made culture secretary in cabinet reshuffle, replacing Karen Bradley; tours organised by Christoph Büchel of Trump’s border wall prototypes prove popular; and artists sign letter in support of Lorde’s decision to cancel gig in Israel.
This week’s selection from a-n’s busy Events section; exhibitions and events posted by a-n members including selections from Birmingham, London and Penarth.
What does 2018 have in store in terms of exhibitions, art fairs, festivals, conferences and other events? We take a month-by-month look at what the year ahead has to offer.
The Birmingham gallery and artists’ studios was added to Arts Council England’s national portfolio this year, marking a new chapter in its development. Programme director Kim McAleese and associate curator Seán Elder map out the before and after of “a pretty incredible year”.
The director of Manchester’s Castlefield Gallery looks back on her first year in the role, a period which has seen the organisation renew its Arts Council England NPO status enabling it to push forward with its talent development programme for artists.
The director of the Glasgow-based art organisation, which in 2017 celebrated its 10th year, reflects on the achievement of survival in the current funding climate while bemoaning the car crash of contemporary British politics.
