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This week’s selection features a post-production studio in Bristol, old and modern masters in Norwich and an exploration of Birmingham’s history.

Published on the occasion of her solo exhibition at Foam in Amsterdam, Regine Petersen’s Find a Fallen Star is made up of three hardcover books in one slipcase that combine photography with archival material to narrate and establish a small history of meteorite incidents.

10 artists announced for major new alternative education scheme led by a consortium of artist-led and NPO organisations.

Our selection of what’s on highlights for the next week, drawn from postings by a-n’s members on the site’s Events listings section.

A beardless Gavin Turk will be presenting his new limited editions series Project Beard this weekend at The Other Art Fair London. The art fair for ‘undiscovered’ artists will be launching its first regional edition in Bristol in June.

Axisweb’s board of trustees has announced the appointment of Mark Smith as executive director, replacing Sheila McGregor who stepped down at the beginning of April.

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art director Godfrey Worsdale is to leave the organisation in July to join The Henry Moore Foundation as its new head.

Artworks encouraging people to vote in the general election will be appearing on billboards around the UK from this Thursday, 23 April, with a new work by first-time-voter Jordan Alex Smith joining those of the five already announced artists.

Artists who live or practice in East London are in with a chance of winning a cash prize of £10,000 plus a solo exhibition in Bow.

This week’s selection includes an exhibition of abstract painting and textiles at Tate Modern, a history of nitrate extraction at Liverpool’s Bluecoat and a printmaking group show in Scarborough.

Every week, a-n’s members post details of events and exhibitions across the UK on the site’s Events listings section. We pick some of the highlights from the next seven days.

The fifth Converse x Dazed Emerging Artist Award, open to all non-represented artists who are not currently in education, has gone to Lawrence Lek.

Following a successful crowdfunding campaign and call for entries, Uliana Apatina has been annnounced as the recipient of the inaugural Kim Fielding Award for experimental arts.

Matthew Rowe, director of Firstsite gallery in Colchester, has stepped down after just over two years in the job.