ArtWorks Alliance, a new body backed by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and with a-n amongst its founding members, has been formed to promote the strategic and developmental interests of participatory arts.
Organised by collaborative artists Brass Art, the Folds in Time conference at the Freud Museum will explore the uncanny and unconscious within artistic responses to architectural space. Kristin Mojsiewicz explains to Pippa Koszerek why artists are at the centre of the event.
Now in its 15th year, for 2015 the annual temporary pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery is designed by Spanish architects SelgasCano. Julian Vigo asks the pair about the thinking behind their colourful, playful structure.
This week’s must-see shows include a scene of destruction at South London Gallery, a major survey of contemporary ceramic practice in Cardiff, and a career-spanning retrospective of Dutch surrealism in Edinburgh.
This week’s selection of member-posted shows and events taken from a-n’s lively Events section looks at exhibitions in Durham, Eastbourne, Newcastle, Scarborough and Southampton.
The Argentinian artist best known for his large-scale concrete and clay sculptures has won the international art prize sponsored by fine art paper manufacturer Canson.
The ongoing dispute at The National Gallery, London, will be debated in the House of Commons today.
The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme has announced its first round of placements, with the visual arts represented by The Common Guild in Glasgow and Eastside Projects in Birmingham. Richard Taylor reports.
As part of its recent Architecture Season, Hauser & Wirth Somerset has announced the winner of The Shed Project, a competition for young architects to create a residency space for artists.
Artists will be opening their studios to the public over the weekend, despite this year’s Hackney WickED Art Festival being cancelled.
David Shrigley’s new mascot for Glasgow football club Partick Thistle, launched at the club’s ground yesterday, has been causing a bit of a Twitter storm. Chris Sharratt reports.
A Kickstarter campaign organised by Cumbria Printmakers hopes to fund a new open access printmaking space for local artists and the wider public at Ellers Mill in Dalston. Jack Hutchinson reports.
Millions needed to prevent landscape painting of Mediterranean bay from 1880s – on loan to Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum for the last 29 years – being exported.
Originally published on The Conversation, Russell Williams of University of London Institute in Paris explores France’s paradoxical relationship with controversial artworks, following the recent vandalism of Anish Kapoor’s installation at Versailles.
In a piece originally published as part of a-n’s 2015 Degree Shows Guide, Artes Mundi director Karen MacKinnon discusses the wider possibilities of the degree show for artists developing a socially-engaged art practice.
This week’s selection includes the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, figurative oil painting at the Serpentine and a look back at a 1970s artist project at Birmingham’s Eastside Projects.
The third triennial Daiwa Foundation Art Prize , designed to give a British artist exposure to Japan’s visual arts sector, has been awarded to Oliver Beer.
Five events by a-n’s members – posted onto the popular Events listings page – include exhibitions and events in Bolton, Grantham, Hertford, London and Somerset.
Since 2003, In Certain Places has been developing new and unusual art projects for the city of Preston. As the UCLan-backed organisation opens its doors for a short exhibition of work by four emerging artists, Bob Dickinson discovers more about its sociable approach to public art.
Israeli artist Matan Ben-Cnaan has won the £30,000 portrait prize for his allegorical scene inspired by the bible story of Jephthah and his daughter.
De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea is currently showing Bridget Riley: The Curve Paintings 1961-2014, featuring more than 30 paintings and studies. Dany Louise takes a tour of the show with Riley and finds out more about her approach to painting and abstraction.
As part of LeftCoast’s Creative People and Places professional development programme, a-n will be delivering four workshops in July, including two brand-new pilot sessions on project management and freelance strategies.
The Curating the Campus symposium, held to mark the launch of the University of Leeds’ Public Art Strategy, brought together speakers from across the UK to discuss commissioning and presenting public art on campus. Amelia Crouch reports.
Sally Lee becomes new executive director of regional branch of Canadian Artists’ Representation/le Front des artistes Canadiens.
The first of two summer exhibitions at the CASS, London is a high-calibre show featuring excellent curation. Jack Hutchinson reports, and finds that the student exhibitors are already planning for the future.
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