Artists’ Union England formally recognised
Artists’ Union England has received its ‘certificate of independence’ after a three-year process, establishing it as an officially recognised union.
Artists’ Union England has received its ‘certificate of independence’ after a three-year process, establishing it as an officially recognised union.
The fifth edition of the Sheffield Fringe festival at Bloc Projects features work by more than 35 artists and questions the objectification of the ‘real’. Chris Sharratt finds out more from curator Minou Norouzi.
The London gallery’s expanded 2016 architecture programme has opened to the public, featuring the 16th annual pavilion designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and four newly commissioned summer houses.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Fitzwilliam Museum rescues badly damaged Renaissance painting, Banksy leaves mural and cheeky note in Bristol school, and Modern Art Oxford launches first crowd-funding campaign.
Selected from a-n’s busy Events section: reflected neo-gothic architecture in Scunthorpe, paintings in London and Salford, digital residencies, and Hindu alpono works in Bolton.
A new series of podcasts from artist-run Manifest Arts provides interviews with artists and arts organisers in the North West of England.
John Stezaker, known for his photographic collages constructed from found images, has turned curator for ‘Turning to See: From Van Dyck to Lucian Freud’ at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Anneka French talks to the artist about his new departure, how he selected works for the show, and where his own art fits in.
As the search continues for a new home to house Rogue Artists’ Studios, Bob Dickinson visits a show of work by 11 of the building’s 100-plus artists and asks where next for artists in Manchester’s fast-changing city centre.
For the latest in her ongoing series looking at artists’ books, Sarah Bodman previews forthcoming events at Baltic, Gateshead and The Forum, Norwich.
The London-based painter receives a specially commissioned artwork by Turner Prize nominated artist Alison Wilding.
Following a busy weekend of degree show openings across the country, we take a look at some of the highlights from our ongoing a-n Instagram takeovers, with images posted from Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Brighton, Falmouth and Loughborough.
For just 10 days, the Whitstable Biennale transforms the seaside town on the Kent coast with its intelligent art-led approach and unusual new commissions. Dany Louise reports from a biennial like no other.
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched by V22 to help fund London’s first creche in an artists’ studio complex.
This week’s selection includes painting in Edinburgh, digital images in Portsmouth, and sculpture in Yorkshire.
At 88, the American painter Alex Katz is as prolific as ever, producing large-scale works and exhibiting widely. With a new show just opened at the Serpentine Gallery, Fisun Güner talks to the Brooklyn-born, Manhattan-based artist about finding his way in the 1950s, getting noticed in the 1990s, and hitting his stride in his later years.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news. This week includes a new Google project aiming to create art, suspects arrested for theft of Francis Bacon paintings and how creative arts can re-engage prisoners in education.
Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section, take us to Folkstone, London, Newcastle and Redditch.
The A.L.T. fundraiser is raising money for the annual Art Licks Weekend, selling functional items for the home by ten emerging artists.
A new exhibition featuring proposals for a permanent artwork in the city has just opened, featuring scale models from Brian Griffiths, Roger Hiorns, Heather and Ivan Morison, Susan Philipsz and Keith Wilson
The inaugural edition of the £100,000 award aims to raise the profile of mid-career women artists via an exhibition at a major art gallery outside London.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announces ambitious public art project spanning 17 of London’s most celebrated bridges, from Albert Bridge in Chelsea to Tower Bridge in the City.
Three artists present work stemming from their recent residencies at the 19th century, neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle, a former family home near Bangor now managed by the National Trust.
For her Clipping the Church project in Erdington, Birmingham-based Czech artist Tereza Buskova has combined idiosyncratic customs and community workshops to create a public procession involving baked goods, live music, elaborate costume and the local church. Anneka French speaks to the artist and parish priest Reverend Freda Evans.
Central Saint Martins’ MA Fine Arts student wins award of £5,000 plus rent-free Acme studio for one year.
The Artists Fund pilot programme – a partnership between a-n, Artquest and DACS – has chosen the recipients of five £1,000 grants and three commissions worth £2,000 each.