The programme for the sixth edition of the biennial festival Art Sheffield will include a number of site-specific installations and a focus on 1980s ‘scratch video’.
Arts Council England has awarded small capital grants to 39 organisations across the country, including to visual arts organisations Aspex, Spike Island, Pallant House Gallery and the Towner Trust.
The Design and Artists Copyright Society is marking ten years of the Artist’s Resale Right in the UK with the publication of a white paper containing key facts and figures about the scheme, which has so far distributed £47 million in royalties.
Five events posted by a-n’s members on our popular Events listings section. This week’s selection includes meditations on immortality, ceramics exploring the language of nature, and light installations that provide a portal to fantasy destinations.
Sally Shaw, currently head of programme at Modern Art Oxford, has been appointed the new director of Firstsite in Colchester.
Kate Murdoch wins the fourth annual Shape Open with her sculpture Bad Head Day, inspired by the muddle and confusion that being partially deaf can cause.
The National Society for Education in Art and Design’s Survey Report 2015-16 states that in the last five years government policies in England have impacted not only on the value of the subject, but on the time and resources needed for children and young people to participate and excel in art, craft and design.
A march in Cardiff on Saturday saw the city’s arts community come together to protest at proposed Cardiff Council cuts to the arts and culture budget.
This week’s selection features sculpture shows in London and Leeds, an exploration of of post-industrial landscapes and production in Sheffield, plus an exhibition of drawings in Sunderland.
Contemporary Visual Arts Network is hosting a free event in Leeds in March exploring the benefits that artists bring to society and the role they play in defining the cultural shape of our towns and cities. a-n members can apply for travel bursaries to attend.
This week’s selection, chosen from listings posted by a-n members on our Events section include a festival of light in Cambridge, a symposium on the future of the high street in Cheltenham and three exhibitions exploring painting and photography.
London-based artist Marcia Farquhar recipient of inaugural £10,000 award for live art.
The fourth edition of the prize for final-year undergraduate fine art students, which offers a total award fund of £40,000 and a first prize that includes a 12-month studio fellowship at BALTIC 39 in Newcastle upon Tyne, is open for applications.
Decision to move world famous collection from northern city to London receives widespread criticism, with online petition already gaining 11,000 signatures.
The sixth Max Mara Art Prize for Women, a collaboration between the Italian fashion group and the Whitechapel Gallery, has been won by Emma Hart.
London-based artist wins Europe’s leading open competition for figurative and representational art.
Liverpool Biennial has announced the ten artists who will benefit from its Associate Artists Programme, a new initiative to support artists based in the north of England to develop their careers internationally.
Eleven artists and designers have been shortlisted for the fourth edition of the £25,000 international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition.
This week’s selection features video work in Bristol and Birmingham, plus painting shows in Walsall, London and Glasgow.
London-based Scottish artist awarded £10,000 to help pay for living and working expenses over the next 12 months.
Artist Jonathan Monk crosses the boundaries between art and football by creating unique giveaway for Partick Thistle fans.
Visitors to Bob and Roberta Smith’s show at William Morris Gallery have been leaving postcards calling for London’s prospective mayoral candidates to sign up to arts education pledge.
Highlights for the week ahead selected from our busy Events section and featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n’s members.
Philippe Parreno has been announced as the second artist in the annual Hyundai Commission series for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.
New Orleans-style jazz funeral procession will take place on 6 February to raise awareness of damage caused by Cardiff Council’s arts funding cuts.
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