As work continues to clear the historic Mackintosh building following Friday’s fire, Glasgow School of Art announces bursaries for students and the Scottish government pledges its support in restoring the damaged section of the art school.
We continue our coverage of degree shows across the UK with a tour of the Slade School of Art BA/BFA show in London.
This week’s selection includes a marrying of abstract and representational imagery in Nottingham, two exhibitions exploring different aspects of London life, and a chance to revisit work by Douglas Gordon as part of a celebration of the last 25 years of Scottish art.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has issued a statement saying the destruction of the structure and majority of the contents of Glasgow School of Art has been prevented.
Fire fighters in Glasgow are tackling a major blaze at Glasgow School of Art’s Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building.
Bob and Roberta Smith’s Art Party film is to be released on 21 August and will be accompanied by a series of parties across the UK.
The artists for the 2014 edition of Bloomberg New Contemporaries, which will this year form part of the Liverpool Biennial programme, have been announced.
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.
Esther Teichmann’s Fractal Scars, Saltwater and Tears, published by Self Publish, Be Happy, is an ambiguous and dreamy rumination on loss, longing, femininity and the nude. Tim Clark steps into an imaginary world of desire and finds a vertiginous exploration of womanhood.
Asia Triennial Manchester 2014 returns for its third edition this September, with the theme of ‘Conflict and Compassion’.
As the degree shows season gathers pace, we take a trip to Dundee for the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design show.
For London-based artists, finding a secure, affordable, and long-term studio can be a struggle, with many existing spaces threatened by the relentless march of redevelopment and rising rents. Lou Boyd, Kitty Knowles and Emma Finamore of EastLondonLines.co.uk discuss the problem with artists and studio providers, and uncover how artists in east London are rising to the challenge – and finding new solutions.
DACS is calling on artists and estates to take part in a survey on the Artist’s Resale Right, following a call for evidence on its workings by the UK government.
This week we start our journey in Manchester for a Bob and Roberta Smith curated exhibition of artwork, music and writing by prisoners and offenders, head to Brighton to enjoy the kaleidoscopic sculptural forms of Jacob Dahlgren, and end up in London where artist-in-residence Gerry Bibby is probing an art organisation’s idiosyncrasies.
a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign launches today with its own dedicated website at www.payingartists.org.uk
House of Illustration have appointed a new director in time for the grand opening of the world’s first gallery and education space for illustration.
Andrew Dodds and Alan Goulbourne take up first posts in a 3-year residency programme celebrating Welsh waterways.
The sixth edition of Museums at Night begins this evening with museums, galleries and heritage sites throughout the UK taking part and playing host to various leading visual artists.
Canada’s representative bodies for artists, CARFAC and RAAV, have won their court battle with the National Gallery of Canada to set a binding minimum fee for artists.
Royal College of Art graduate Neil Raitt has been awarded the £5,000 Catlin Art Prize for a new body of work, comprising large-scale abstract paintings that experiment with repetition and perspective.
A new union for visual and applied artists is marking its launch with events in London and Newcastle.
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.
Students at University of the Arts London have launched a petition calling on the university to scrap a 20% commission on sales of work at degree shows.
a-n’s programme of professional development workshops and seminars for artists and visual arts freelancers continues this summer with new events just announced in Stoke-on-Trent and Nottinghamshire.
43 artists are in the running to win the inaugural East London Painting Prize.
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