Now in its 65th year, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition offers an annual snapshot of the talent coming out of British art schools. Laura Robertson takes a tour and finds work by the 55 selected graduates that captures the social and political concerns of the times.
From a Tory MP being devoured by birds of prey to an exploration of modern methods of communication and human intimacy, this week’s tour of recommended exhibitions includes shows in Glasgow, Sunderland, Nottingham and more.
MODEL is a new artist-run gallery in Liverpool that aims to provide a flexible and experimental platform for artist-led activity in the city. Laura Robertson pays a visit and speaks to its three founders.
The threat to postgraduate degrees in specialist arts subjects is growing, as public sector cuts deplete training budgets and universities start to close their smaller courses in favour of more lucrative undergraduate programmes. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.
Sarah Perks, Cornerhouse/HOME’s head of visual arts, has taken up a new professorship at Manchester School of Art which aims to strengthen collaboration between academia and the arts in the city.
From artist-led adventures in Leicester to an exploration of a 19th century German educationalist in Bristol, we pick five must-see exhibitions from across the UK.
Former Edinburgh Napier graduate, Alicia Bruce, has been named as the recipient of the £5,000 RSA Morton Award 2014 towards researching and developing a new body of photographic work.
A new photobook from The Archive of Modern Conflict captures the magic and vertiginous tomfoolery of 1930s Cambridge undergraduates climbing the city’s buildings by night. Tim Clark considers the merits of Thomas Mailaender’s The Night Climbers of Cambridge.
Hackney WickED returns for its sixth incarnation in seven years – this time with Arts Council England funding.
For the second in our seasonal series, we’ve selected some stimulating books to keep you company over those long, hot summer days. So whether you’ll be relaxing on the beach, sipping cocktails by the pool, museum-hopping on a city break, or sheltering from the rain in a cosy tent – pack one of our holiday reads and enjoy that well-earned break!
Matt’s Gallery in London is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a fundraising party and tombola where even the event’s tickets are a limited edition artwork.
Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery has responded to widespread criticism from artists and withdrawn an advert for unpaid volunteers to help install a forthcoming exhibition by Glasgow artist Jim Lambie.
This year’s shortlist features Duncan Campbell, Tris Vonna-Michell, Ciara Phillips and James Richards.
The 48-page a-n Degree Shows Guide 2014 is the biggest yet, featuring more than 60 forthcoming shows across the UK, plus perspectives on this vital and exciting time from artists, curators, academics and graduating students. Available online via issuu it’s out now.
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.
The deadline for this year’s a-n Degree Shows Guide is fast approaching – make sure that your show is getting the promotion it deserves.
Scottish jeweller Kelly Munro has been announced as the Rising Stars 2014 winner at the opening of this year’s exhibition, which showcases the work of emerging craft makers and applied artists who have recently graduated from programmes across the UK.
A new Crafts Council report paints a sombre picture for the future of craft in education, but there are some positives to be found among statistics that show a decline in participation despite an overall increase in provision.
Duncan of Jordanstone graduates Calum and Fraser Brownlee have been awarded the inaugural Fleming-Wyfold Bursary, worth £14,000, at the RSA New Contemporaries exhibition for art and architecture graduates in Scotland.
The artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman died on 19 February 1994. To mark 20 years since his death from an AIDS-related illness, a series of events and screenings are happening throughout the year, including two recently opened exhibitions in London. We talk to the shows’ curators and explore the riches on display.
A new, historically sensitive space at Edinburgh’s former City Observatory on Calton Hill expands Collective’s programme of Scottish and international work.
Polly Staple, director of Chisenhale Gallery in London’s East End, has been awarded the £25,000 Genesis Award for mentoring in the arts.
A Turner Prize winner and three former nominees make up the selection panel for this year’s open platform aimed at final-year students and recent graduates from UK art schools.
Is it acceptable to advertise for unpaid, full-time interns? And what is a reasonable level of pay for the directors of a registered charity that receives over £1million a year from Arts Council England? Two stories about the Serpentine Gallery provide food for thought.
The £60,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award has been won by Elizabeth Price, in conjuction with an Oxford-based partnership led by the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.
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