The £110million project is to be built on the former Granada Studios site, with Manchester International Festival announced as operator of the new ‘flagship’ cultural venue.
Sarah McCrory has been appointed director of Goldsmiths’ new gallery of contemporary art, designed by Assemble and set to open to the public in spring 2018.
The Exeter-based organisation has announced a new programme of commissions, talks, events and projects supported by a major Arts Council England Grants for the Arts award.
The current director of Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Art Galleries is expected to take the top job at Tate.
Artist John Walter wins the Hayward Touring 2017 Curatorial Open with his proposal Shonky: the Aesthetics of Awkwardness.
‘This Is An Art School’ project, offering the public free studio workshops, launches the Tate Exchange Associates programme of over 100 events.
This week’s selection includes the art of taxidermy in London, contemporary works inspired by Georgian painting in Bath, and Turner’s watercolours in Edinburgh.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Richard Deacon wins sculpture prize, Berlin gallerist Barbara Weiss dies aged 56, petitioners demand Saint Louis Museum halts loan of painting for Trump inauguration.
Exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from a-n’s busy Events section.
What does 2017 have in store in terms of conferences and events, exhibitions, art fairs and festivals? We take a month-by-month look at what the year has to offer – and we’ll be adding new events for later in the year as they’re confirmed.
Turner Prize-winning artist Ofili to receive a CBE, while Smith and Gander receive OBEs in annual New Year awards.
The art critic and Booker Prize-winning author, who became widely known due to his 1972 BBC TV series, Ways of Seeing, has died.
Five exhibitions and commissions from a-n members on display over the holiday season, taken from our busy Events listings section.
The J20 Art Strike is calling for ‘an act of non-compliance’ from artists, museums, galleries and art schools on 20 January.
For the second year running, a-n is supporting the unique Clore Visual Artist Fellowship as part of the Clore Leadership programme. UK-based artists can apply now.
A selection of the best exhibitions over the festive period, including shows in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Wakefield, Gateshead, Cardiff and Cornwall.
University of Kent graduate Daniel Owusu wins £2,500 bursary and programme of professional development.
This week’s selection taken from a-n’s busy Events section includes Spanish ghost villages on Google maps, explorations of light and colour in Derby and Leeds, and a tree sculpture in Hull.
Scott leaves her current role at Holburne Museum in Bath to become the first female director of the world’s oldest purpose-built public art gallery.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Anish Kapoor banned from using world’s most glittery glitter, the second ACE diversity report, and Gdansk community mural cut up and put on sale by British art dealer.
The 2017 a-n bursaries are now open for applications from a-n Artist members, and alongside our regular Professional development, Travel awards and Venice Biennale bursaries, for the first time we’re offering members the chance to attend the preview of Documenta 14 in Kassel.
Woodrow Kernohan, director and CEO of Ireland’s biennial of contemporary art, is to succeed Stephen Foster as director of the John Hansard Gallery as it relocates to a new £28.5m arts venue.
The arts commissioning programme for disabled artists has announced 60 projects shortlisted for its latest round of commissions and awards.
The Brighton-based artists’ group, known internationally for its interactive and game-based artworks using digital technology, has been awarded the US $50,000 prize presented by the Nam June Paik Art Centre in Korea.
This week’s selection includes architectural drawing in London and painting in Edinburgh, plus assemblages and video in Birmingham.
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