Over 180,000 people have visited the newly expanded Manchester gallery since it reopened in February following the completion of £15m refurbishment, smashing its previous highest annual visitor figure in just three months.
Three events across the UK will showcase artists working with museums, whilst a questionnaire seeks artists’ views on future collaborations and the setting up of a subject specialist network.
Co-artistic director of British Ceramics Biennial and former senior visual arts officer for Arts Council England dies aged 66.
Richard Taylor visits Newcastle University’s undergraduate degree show at the Hatton Gallery and Fine Art building.
Originally published in this year’s a-n Degree Shows Guide, Steven Bode, director of Film and Video Umbrella, discusses the challenges faced by moving image work at degree shows.
The Board of Iniva, the Institute of International Visual Arts, have appointed a new director following a competitive interview process and a period of uncertainty about the organisation’s future.
This week’s selection includes George Shaw’s suburban nostalgia in London, Nicolas Party’s wall paintings and portraits in Edinburgh and Grayson Perry’s ceramic pots in Margate.
Five exhibitions by a-n’s members – posted on our lively Events listings section – take us on a journey to Colliers Wood, Ipswich, Northallerton, Plymouth and Tottenham.
Darren Henley, the new chief executive of Arts Council England, has outlined his vision for future investment in artists and for additional regional funding for arts organisations, during a speech at Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.
Ferens Art Gallery to host annual prize as part of UK City of Culture.
Multi-award winning British novelist David Mitchell has been named as the second writer to take part in artist Katie Paterson’s Future Library project in Norway.
Manchester School of Art’s Visual Resource Centre, containing around 300,000 slides spanning 50 years, is at risk of being lost. As MA and PhD students launch the Adopt a Slide project to highlight the archive’s value, Chris Sharratt calls for the art school to recognise the uniqueness of this collection of analogue artefacts.
After last week’s announcement by the Bank of England that it is seeking nominations from the world of visual arts for the next face of the £20 note, followers of @an_artnews have been sharing their thoughts on who it should be.
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2015 announce the 37 artists participating in this year’s touring exhibition, selected from over 1600 applications.
A new report published by a-n brings together research findings to inform recommendations for a future approach to the payment of artists exhibiting in publicly-funded galleries.
Engraved ceramics exploring emotions, a video piece inspired by the works of Beethoven, Turner and Hokusai, and a ‘photo album’ of fantasy portraits are among works created by children and young people for a new national touring exhibition that launches at Turner Contemporary in June.
This year’s Slade BA/BFA exhibition features 27 artists who have worked hard to produce a busy show where the works complement each other, rather than compete.
This week’s selection includes a survey of William Hogarth in Bristol and an exploration of Walsall’s social history.
As HOME, Manchester’s new space for art, theatre and cinema, fully opens to the public, Bob Dickinson looks at its place in the city’s arts ecology, the significance of its cross-disciplinary approach to commissioning, and where it sits in the city’s wider regeneration plans and the creation of a ‘northern powerhouse’.
This week’s selection of member-posted shows and events include a consultation on the case for culture in the North East, sound cinema in London and advisory sessions in Wales.
The 2015 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design degree show launches this weekend in Dundee, with the opening night being live streamed by the college for the first time. In a Q&A originally published in the a-n Degree Shows Guide 2015, Art, Philosophy and Contemporary Practices student Eilidh Wilson talks about how she prepared for the show.
The Exeter gallery aims to raise £10,000 to fund artists’ residencies and public events.
Bergen Kunsthall’s director, Martin Clark, will be returning to his student roots to curate the 2016 edition of the international contemporary art exhibition, Art Sheffield.
Artist and curator Gaynor O’Flynn’s Artists for Nepal campaign is raising funds to help victims of the recent earthquakes in Himalayan region.
The public has decided which museums and galleries are to host six artists for the Connect! Museums at Night festival in October.
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