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.
For our second Instagram degree shows takeover, Andy Jones visited the preview of the graphic design and illustration show at Liverpool School of Art and Design.
24 artists selected for annual showcase of Bow Art’s studio artists, with exhibition at Nunnery Gallery in East London to be curated by painter Anj Smith.
This week’s selection includes a sensitive exploration of mental health in Nottingham, an exhibition of Belgium-based artists in Manchester, and in Edinburgh an overview of Scottish art since the end of the second world war.
The 2016 Frieze Artist Award goes to Yuri Pattison for a networked project that aims to reveal trending consumer data from Frieze London live during October’s edition of the fair.
Highlights for the week ahead selected from our busy Events section and featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n’s members.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news. This week includes artwork pulled from Hong Kong’s tallest tower over political message, Courtauld Institute revamp and Arts Council England agreement with De Montfort University.
A £15,000 prize and £90,000 production budget has been awarded to a team based in Treviso, Italy to develop a project that uses digital technology to explore art on display at Tate Britain and the Tate website.
With the degree shows season in full swing, a team of a-n Members is taking over a-n’s Instagram to post images and commentary from shows around the country. Following Olivia Aspinall’s takeover at Central Saint Martins, Andy Jones looks forward to his visit to the Liverpool School of Art and Design Graphic Design and Illustration show.
The inaugural edition of residency scheme supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation will see four artists given £10,000 each to research climate change with three institutions.
The Cardiff-born 2014 Turner Prize nominee has been chosen from a shortlist of three to represent Wales at the 57th Venice Biennale.
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced the four artists and collectives from across Scotland selected to participate in its programme dedicated to supporting artists at the beginning of their careers.
This week’s selection includes participatory art in Llandudno, conceptual art in Somerset and painting in Liverpool.
Unlimited is to continue to produce new works by disabled artists following funding from Arts Council England for its third programme.
Event and exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from our busy Events section and featuring events and exhibitions posted by a-n members.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news. This week includes a debate on museum free entry policy, the mismanagement of EU funds for Italy’s cultural heritage sites, and a Boston artist who has created ‘the smallest house in the world’ – available to rent on Airbnb.
Filmmaker wins 10th anniversary edition of £5,000 prize for recent graduates with video work featuring hand puppets made from latex chicken skin.
Siobhan Davies Dance has announced Hepworth Wakefield director of programme Lauren A Wright as its new programme director.
A new biennial arts festival celebrating the Thames Estuary will feature 70 artists working in partnership with Estuarine communities to develop and present their work.
The street artist known for his large stick-figure murals has donated prints for auction at Christie’s to raise money for Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Art Charitable Fund.
Filmmaker receives £10,000 grant to cover studio rent at Acme studios for one year.
This week’s selection features installation in Swansea, video in Exeter and painting in London.
A Sainsbury’s store in North London has provoked outrage from artists on social media after advertising an unpaid opportunity for an artist to redesign its staff canteen.
Five projects from a-n members, selected from our busy Events section, take us to Hull, Langport, Leigh on Sea, London and Spalding.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news. This week includes the latest on Tate/BP sponsorship secrecy, the Japanese artist charged with obscenity, and censorship of the arts in Egypt and Turkey.
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