The McMaster Review published earlier this year reiterated the direct benefits of having practitioners at the centre of arts decision-making processes.
New sonic works presented in October enabled five emerging artists to use personal narratives and found sound of urban spaces to create installations that resonated between the past, present and future of their sites.
Artist Neil Armstrong and pharmaceuticals company Specials Clinical Manufacturing talk about working towards a special commission in the latest of our collaborative relationships series.
With half the UK’s population residing outwith urban conurbations, and regional and arts and cultural policies prioritising local engagement, locations often regarded as countrified are strategically raising their art world profile through imaginative programmes and project.
Now the largest photography festival in the UK, photomonth 08 encompasses over 100 exhibitions and events in more than sixty galleries and spaces in East London, featuring up to 500 photographers.
The October art fair frenzy kicks off with Art London 2-6 October at Royal Hospital Chelsea, celebrating its tenth anniversary by presenting eighty galleries, 1,000 artists and five continents.
Glancing at the simmering surface of Lake Ontario in mid-summer, it’s hard to imagine that Toronto will be snow-covered for most of winter. The extreme conditions, however, don’t stop the city from boasting a vibrant art scene. Distinguishing itself from […]
Jerwood Space
30 July – 31 August
Tim Birch profiles John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize in the build up to the twenty-fifth exhibition.
Highlighting digital and new media commissions, exhibitions, research and resource developments.
Part of ‘Press & Release’ exhibition
Phoenix Gallery, Brighton
26 April – 7 June
Kai-Oi Jay Yung speaks to Guyan Porter about his residency at Chandrasevana Creation Centre in Sri Lanka.
Paul Stone talks to Sheena Macrae about her three-month residency at Gertrude in Melbourne, Australia and its huge impact on her practice.
The Jerwood Foundation, one of the UK’s best supporters of artists’ practice through their awards and prizes programmes, has a focus this month on photography.
Festival of Contemporary Visual Art and Ecology
2-11 May
St Marys in Castro, Walmer Castle, Deal Castle
13 April – 1 June
Kate Stoddart profiles jeweller Cynthia Cousens, looking specifically at awards, exhibitions and research projects.
Manick Govinda explores The Arts Foundation’s numerous awards for individual artists and looks at the impact they have on the receipients.
Artists Sarah Craske and Stacy Keeler and curator Jessica Baum talk about the challenges of working together in the latest in our collaborative relationships series.
Students from universities and art colleges across the UK will be travelling to the capital to showcase their work over the summer.
The largest UK annual event of its kind, Hereford Photography Festival celebrates its 18th year in 2008.
Penny Jones talks to Deirdre Nelson about her textile-based work, often made in response to museum collections or site histories and informed by local communities, and residencies in the Scottish Highlands and Australia.
Cynthia Cousens profiles Anne Brodie, who uses film, photography and glass, discussing her career development and fellowship to Antarctica in 2006/7.
Open studio events are an insight into how artists make work, giving a very different perspective from seeing finished works in a gallery setting or a commissioned piece in a public space. Here we take a look at some of the studios opening their doors over the next few months.
Charlotte Frost delves into the on and offline world of Furtherfield.org, where web surfers are encouraged and enabled to become co-producers in art making/situating via platforms such as VisitorsStudio and projects like DIWO (Do It With Others).
Read guides and profiles that offer valuable information, insights and strategies on art practice from a range of expert voices. Plus extensive archive of past publications.
Use 'Explore', filters and tags to browse and find content.
Popular searches include:
Fees and payments,
Studios
,
Self-employment,
Residencies,
Prizes and awards, Artist-led,
Commissions, Good practice, Curatorial practice.
