An open letter signed by artists including Tracey Emin, Douglas Gordon and Ed Ruscha, as well as the actors Val Kilmer and Ewan McGregor, has called on the board of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to reopen the recently closed Inverleith House as a gallery for contemporary art.
As the news of Donald Trump’s US election victory sinks in, artists and those working in the visual arts have been sharing their thoughts on his surprise win.
One of six artists shortlisted for this year’s Artes Mundi prize, John Akomfrah is known for his beautifully-shot film installations that tackle big themes such as race, cultural identity, migration and post-colonialism. Fisun Güner talks to him.
Hot on the heels of the closure of Inverleith House gallery in Edinburgh comes the news that Glasgow Sculpture Studios is to end its exhibition programme. Chris Sharratt sees worrying signs for the resilience of the visual arts sector in Scotland.
This year’s Compass Festival of live art features 18 events, many of which have walking at their heart as performers and participants infiltrate and interact with the city around them. Lydia Ashman finds out more from the festival’s director and some of the artists taking part.
This week’s selection includes reverberative play and DIY mechanics in London, a group show with Andy Warhol in a railway arch in Glasgow, and new paintings in Nottingham.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: pocket knife gifts as performance art, visa-dodging artworks for YSP, and LGBTQ histories at British Museum.
This week’s selection taken from a-n’s busy Events section includes an open exhibition in Somerset, portraiture on the margins in London, and a Q&A with Picasso’s muse in Dartington.
Artist Donal Moloney’s painting, Cave Floor, is the visitors’ favourite, chosen from the 54 works on show at this year’s exhibition in Liverpool.
A new publication by critic and writer John Berger and artist John Christie presents their correspondence of letters and small books, creating ‘artists’ books within a book’. Sarah Bodman finds reading it an enchanting experience.
The Cardiff Contemporary festival, with its broad theme of ‘communication’, continues throughout Wales’ capital city until 19 November. Pippa Koszerek picks out some works for a closer look.
Unions including UNISON, UNITE, the PCS and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain organise national march in London starting from the British Library and ending with a rally outside the National Gallery.
The Beirut-based artist has been announced as the winner of the biennial award for his forensically powerful film installation, earshot.
The former creative programmer for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is to take on role at the creative production organisation.
This week’s selection includes iconic painting in London, a dystopian installation in Liverpool, controversial photography in Derry, and new craft in Portsmouth.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Cost-effective studios for London artists, winner of Doug Moran prize announced, and new museums opening in France despite state budget cuts.
A new 73-page Brexit Report from the Creative Industries Foundation draws on evidence provided by its members in order to present a series of recommendations to government as well as highlighting the challenges that lie ahead for the sector.
Event and exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from a-n’s busy Events section and featuring events and exhibitions posted by a-n members.
The Worthing-based sculptor Oliver Macdonald receives the £7,000 Shape Arts’ bursary plus a three-month residency at Turner Contemporary in Margate.
Scottish artist Katie Paterson has recently published her first monograph, documenting almost 10 years of multidisciplinary projects that range from a 100-year artwork to streetlights powered by lightning. Anneka French finds out more.
Arts Council England’s current Relationship Manager for Visual Arts to take over from Kwong Lee as Director of Castlefield Gallery in January 2017.
The first-ever Hepworth Prize for Sculpture exhibition has just opened at The Hepworth Wakefield, featuring work by shortlisted artists Phyllida Barlow, Steven Claydon, Helen Marten and David Medalla. Pippa Koszerek reports.
The 2016 Artes Mundi prize exhibition at National Museum Cardiff and Chapter features the work of six shortlisted international artists including John Akomfrah and Bedwyr Williams, all vying for the £40,000 award. Fisun Güner reports.
This week’s selection includes new sculptural commissions in Cardiff, painting, drawing and photography in Manchester, and a robotic installation in Liverpool.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: artist Tania announces bid for Cuban presidency, Anicka Yi wins 2016 Hugo Boss Prize, and divided reception for Doris Salcedo’s memorial in Bogotá.
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