Redeye’s National Photography Symposium, an annual gathering for ideas and discussion, takes place at the new Library of Birmingham this month. Redeye director Paul Herrmann explains what’s in store.
The German photographer Michael Schmidt has been selected as the winner of this year’s Prix Pictet photography prize, for his series investigating the ways in which we feed ourselves.
Irish artist Richard Mosse has been awarded the £30,000 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2014 for his haunting yet seductive work on the wartorn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
It’s not exactly a vintage year for the highly-coveted Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, hosted by The Photographers’ Gallery, but one shortlisted artist in particular makes a bold statement for the award.
Emma Smith, former Head of Creative Enterprise at the Bluecoat, will lead the biennial festival through next phase of growth.
The recent Europa Re-Imagined symposium in Cardiff was the latest event organised by the European Prospects project, exploring issues of experience and identity through photography and contemporary art in Europe. Rory Duckhouse reports.
The Social: Encountering Photography, a new festival for photography in Sunderland and north-east England, opens to the public today. We speak to the organisers, Carol McKay and Amanda Ritson about what’s in store, and offer a selection of some of the newly commissioned work.
London-based artist duo Broomberg and Chanarin scoop the £30,000 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 for their imaginative reworking of Bertolt Brecht’s 1955 War Primer.
The UK’s newest photography festival, Diffusion, has just opened to the public in Cardiff. We speak to its director, David Drake, about opportunities, challenges and what sets it apart from the rest.
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 has opened at The Photographers’ Gallery in London and offers the most expanded view of what photography is, or can be, since its inception.
This year’s shortlisted artists explore the parameters of photography and invite us to reconsider the meaning of the contemporary photograph.
London based artist Emma Douglas works with a wide range of media, including drawing, printing, painting, photography, sculpture and film. Here she reflects on a successful year that included winning the Working Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.
Artist and photographer Joy Gregory reflects on a ‘rollercoaster’ year, which has included major commissions, publishing an award-winning book, and receiving an Honorary Professorship.
This Autumn the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Visual Arts and Artists was reconstituted with cross-party support from MPs and Peers. The group provides a forum for parliamentarians to better understand the challenges faced by UK visual artists and the […]
Shows by a-n members across the UK, including a solo exhibition in Edinburgh by Holly Davey, outdoor sculpture in Yorkshire by Matthew Darbyshire, plus group shows featuring works by artists Rae-Yen Song, Zoe Anker and Małgorzata Dawidek
Artist and a-n member Joshua Woolford discusses their practice, which is rooted in cultural research and their personal experiences as a member of the queer Black Afro-Caribbean diaspora living in England.
Solo shows from a-n members Naomi Frears, Adham Faramawy and Sonia Boyce, plus a major craft fair and outdoor sculpture exhibition in London
Exhibitions, festivals and events from a-n members, including Joy Gregory, Libby Heaney, Will Cruickshank and Jenny Steele.
Shows by a-n members in Venice and the UK including Vlatka Horvat’s Croatian Pavilion, a Disability Arts Movement group show, plus Rachael Clerke launches Art Business Ltd.
Highlights from a-n members including solo exhibitions by Maz Murray in Southend-on-Sea, Nikta Mohammadi in Salford and Gayle Chong Kwan in Southampton.
Artist Sonia Boué has launched a new, life-enhancing creative self-help resource for neurodivergent people. Conceived during the first Covid lockdown in 2020, the Neurophototherapy Project‘s roots began with a process of self-documentation at home while isolated from her studio. Sharing […]
Artist and a-n member Lindsey Mendick speaks to Ellen Wilkinson about collaboration, restlessness and starting her own gallery.
Highlights from a-n members across the UK, including solo exhibitions by Susan Hughes in Derry~Londonderry and Freya Dooley in Sheffield.
Artist and a-n member Jo Longhurst speaks to Ellen Wilkinson about the challenges of making art around unseen disabilities.
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