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With more than double the anticipated number of responses, the Artists’ Livelihoods survey into how visual artists in England live and work forms part of the most comprehensive study of its kind in over a decade. Stephen Palmer reports.

This week’s selection includes light works in Birmingham, conceptual art in London and cross-disciplinary practice in Edinburgh.

Creatives for Europe, a coalition of organisations, trade unions and representative bodies from the arts and creative industries, launched last week with a panel discussion at the House of Lords. Pippa Koszerek reports.

Shortlisted artists to develop proposals for a major new £30,000 commission, with winner to be announced at the end of 2016.

This week’s selection, chosen from listings posted by a-n members on the site’s Events section, includes exhibitions in Brixton, Leamington Spa, Penzance, Rye and Wimbledon.

46 artists have been selected for the annual open submission exhibition that showcases new and recent fine art graduates.

The philanthropist who co-founded the Outset Contemporary Art Fund has been named as the new chief executive of London’s Serpentine Galleries, where she will succeed current director Julia Peyton-Jones in July.

New collection displays at Tate Modern when its extension opens in June will feature work by 300 artists from 57 countries, 75% of which have been acquired since 2000.

In a speech to launch a new report, Funding Arts and Culture in an Age of Austerity, Arts Council England chair Sir Peter Bazalgette has been outlining how local authorities can work with ACE to develop new ways to support the arts and culture sector.

At the recent Art Is… event at Tate Modern, the Freelands Foundation gathered together a cast of artists, educators, gallery directors and more to present a series of talks and discussions about the idea of socially useful art, the importance of art education, and the role of creative freedom for artists. Fisun Guner reports.

Ingleby Gallery, which represents 26 artists including Charles Avery and Katie Paterson, is to sell its home for the last eight years and move into a smaller, less costly space.

London-based artist and filmmaker wins £25,000 prize to fund the making of new work to be exhibited in Amsterdam in 2018.

The Oxfordshire festival, which offers an alternative to traditional music festivals by placing visual art at the centre, has received additional funding from Arts Council England.

This week’s selection includes an exploration of comedy in Liverpool, a survey of multi-layered portraiture in Bradford, and a parental collaboration in Salford.

This year’s Glasgow International sprawls across 75 venues, features the work of over 200 international and local artists, and features a curatorial theme focusing on the city’s post-industrial status. Chris Sharratt reports.

As the Port Talbot steelworks crisis continues, this Saturday a mini-festival takes place at the site of the former steelworks in Ebbw Vale, curated by artist Stefhan Caddick.

Highlights for the week ahead selected from our busy Events section and featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n’s members.

Recipients of the latest round of a-n bursaries have been announced, with over £32,000 awarded to a-n Artist members to support research trips to countries including Ukraine, China and USA.

This July, Kathy Noble and the ICA curate the first edition of Art Night, a roving annual contemporary art festival for London initiated and organised by Unlimited Productions.

As City of Culture 2017 approaches, Hull’s longest-running artist-led gallery leaves its premises of 19 years to make way for new £36 million music and conference venue.

This week’s selection includes sculpture and drawing in Bexhill, digitally printed fabrics in Portsmouth and experimental film in London.

Gallery on Decima Street will act as home for next four years before anticipated move to permanent large-scale space on South Bank in 2020.

Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section, take us to Bolton, Cardiff, Fife, Manchester and Wrexham.

The Freelands Foundation has launched a new award to raise the profile of women artists and support the work of visual arts organisations outside London.