It’s been a difficult year personally and professionally for Bob and Roberta Smith. But the success of the Art Party Conference in November has reinforced his view that it’s always worth advocating for the arts and demanding change.
Arts Council England prepares to cut NPOs again next year, but strategic funding will take the hit from 2015/16.
Leading ‘contemporary miniaturist’ Imran Qureshi has completed the latest Art on the Underground commission, celebrating 150 years of London’s underground tube network.
The Director of Spike Island, Bristol, reflects on 2013, from the impact of funding cuts to surviving cider-based cocktails at the opening night of the New Contemporaries exhibition.
Is it acceptable to advertise for unpaid, full-time interns? And what is a reasonable level of pay for the directors of a registered charity that receives over £1million a year from Arts Council England? Two stories about the Serpentine Gallery provide food for thought.
A just published summary of a-n’s audited accounts to March 2013 shows how its operations benefit its members, subscribers and stakeholders.
Peter Bazalgette took up his new role as Chair of Arts Council England in February this year, replacing Liz Forgan. So, as government funding cuts continue to bite, how has 2013 been as head of England’s arts funding body?
Jeremy Deller’s British Pavilion show at this year’s Venice Biennale was a wittily subversive highlight of the 55th International Art Exhibition. No surprise, then, that his answers to our 2013 questionnaire are witty and – perhaps – just a little bit subversive…
For the last of guides to Christmas shopping alternatives to the high street, we take a look at gift ideas from artist-led charities, self-organised publishers and craft centres around the UK.
How do artists fare when they show work in publicly-funded galleries in the UK? New research commissioned by a-n and AIR looking specifically at artists’ experiences reveals the gulf between the expectations of artists and galleries.
No Boundaries conference aims to break the mould and stimulate debate among leaders and emerging leaders on new directions for the arts.
The Warwick Commission is aiming to develop new policy thinking and practical recommendations related to the long-term sustainability of culture in the face of tough economic challenges.
This week’s must-see shows include Madge Gill in Twickenham, Edward Chell in Liverpool and a digital exploration of gravity in Derby.
This week (13-19 December) our whistlestop tour of the global art scene takes us to Brazil, Sweden, Italy and Germany.
Artes Mundi, the Cardiff-based international art prize, has announced a shortlist of ten artists for the 2014 edition.
Four new directors have been announced at Creative Scotland as part of CEO Janet Archer’s restructuring of the senior staff team.
In part three of our series highlighting artworks by artists and designer-makers that provide an enticing alternative to the high street, we visit Bexhill-on-Sea, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Liverpool and London.
The V&A has announced Turkish fashion label Dice Kayek, established in by sisters Ece and Ayşe Ege, as the winner of the international prize for contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic tradition.
From the Turner Prize to the recent Lumiere festival, the visual arts has played an important role in Derry-Londonderry’s 12 months as the first UK City of Culture. But as the year draws to a close, what will its legacy be for art and artists in the city?
This week’s must-see shows include Jake and Dinos Chapman at the Serpentine Sackler, Thomas Bayrle at BALTIC, and a look back at the work of South African artist Albert Adams at Gallery Oldham.
This week (6-12 December) our snapshot of international art activity takes us to Seoul, Miami, Amsterdam and Villeurbanne in France.
Continuing our series on visually rich art books, Tim Clark takes a peek inside Paul Salveson’s Between the Shell, winner of the First Book Award 2013, and discovers an unexpected and absurdist upheaval of everyday environments.
Ben Harman, Curator of Contemporary Art at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art, has been appointed director of Stills Gallery, Edinburgh.
The Nigerian curator and writer Okwui Enwezor has been announced as the Director of the 56th International Art Exhibition.
Tim Clark, who writes a-n’s fortnightly PICTURED column, provides a rundown of the ten visually rich art books that have piqued his curiosity during 2013.
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