At a-n, we know that small awards to artists specifically for self-determined professional development make a big difference. That’s why we’re extending the artists’ bursary programme in 2014.
A new centre for contemporary art and learning has just opened in a landmark heritage building in Leeds. Tina Jackson paid a visit to The Tetley’s opening weekend to find a “buzzing and inclusive event” that pitched agitprop public discussion and an artist’s open studio alongside a selection of curated artefacts from the the building’s former life as a brewery, and provided a fascinating perspective on the relationship between art and labour.
Plans for an artist-led workspace designed to encourage talented art graduates to stay in Plymouth receives a £2million boost from the European Regional Development Fund.
Grayson Perry used his final Reith Lecture for BBC Radio 4 to look at his journey to becoming an artist, and to discuss the central purpose of creating art, which he described as “meaning making”.
A new artist-led space at the heart of Manchester’s city centre is aiming to provide emerging artists with essential support and professional practice development.
This week’s selection, covering 25-31 October, takes us to New York, Singapore, Utrecht, Krakow and Minneapolis.
Q-Art, the art education organisation, is launching a new pocket guide and video at a forthcoming day of screenings and discussions that will explore the topic of the art crit.
The second edition of the Artists’ Moving Image Festival at Tramway, Glasgow, features an eclectic selection of film exclusively programmed by artists and writers who have a connection to the city, and includes screenings of work by the American artist Ellen Cantor, who died earlier this year.
Chisenhale Art Place is marking its +30 anniversary with an open event across the three organisations that occupy the building in east London. We talk to Arts Manager Andrea Davidson and founding artist John Fuller about its history, ethos and how it plans to celebrate.
A new offsite project in Leigh from Castlefield Gallery and Cross Street Arts, comes at a time when the town’s Turnpike Gallery is facing an uncertain future as council budget cuts bite.
A small rural town in Derbyshire is hosting a weekend of talks, discussion and performance as part of the visual arts programme of its annual festival. We talk to the curator and one of the festival’s commissioned artists.
The In:Site festival of recent graduate work, organised by Craftspace, returns to Cathedral Square, Birmingham, for its third year. Craftspace Director Deirdre Figueiredo explains what the week-long event means to new makers and artists in the UK.
A new artist-led studio and gallery space housed in three shipping containers on the Somerset coast has just announced a residency opportunity for an emerging artist. We find out more from printmaker Susan Lowe, one of the project’s organisers.
As the exhibition TO-MORROW or TO-DAY opens simultaneously in Leeds and Ghent, we find out why linking up with other artist-led organisations is so important.
Axisweb announce three sessions that explore next step strategies for new artists after graduation.
The five nominees for this year’s Max Mara prize for UK-based women artists have been announced by the Whitechapel Gallery.
Glasgow Print Studio has commissioned forty new print editions to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Pippa Koszerek speaks to its Director John Mackechnie about marking this special occasion.
Stepping out as a new artist? a-n’s new Signpost publication tells you what you need to know, and where to find it.
Five talented emerging makers unveil the results of their £7,500 Jerwood Makers Open commissions this week in London. We talk to the Director of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and two of this year’s selected makers about the project.
The Centre is Here symposium saw representatives of alternative art schools presenting their visions for art education. Kathryn Ashill, who starts an MA at Glasgow School of Art in September, found plenty to take on board as she prepares to embark on her course.
Artsmart, a three-week festival of events, activities and workshops aimed at helping students get to grips with the creative industries, launches in London.
As the degree show season gets into full swing, Professor Tom Davies from Staffordshire University responds to a-n’s recent report on approaches to professional practice in visual and applied arts courses.
For the latest part of his Artist as leader research, Joshua Sofaer meets Masato Nakamura. The founder-director of 3331 Arts Chiyoda arts centre in Japan discusses leadership as a collaboration and his efforts to both challenge and collaborate with existing art world structures.
Lincoln is developing a strong, artist-led art scene that is responding to the particularities of the area while presenting the work of local and international artists. We report from this historic East Midlands city.
A new research study identifies how visual arts courses are addressing graduate employability and preparing students for life after art school.
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