Lowcs International has awarded commissions to two artists, Liam Aitken and Rich White, following the Swansea-based organisation’s second annual Public Art Open Submission competition.
Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard have been announced winners of The 2014 British Independent Film Award’s Debut Director category for 20,000 Days on Earth, their feature film about Nick Cave that merges fiction with documentary.
The five artists selected for the fifth Jerwood Makers Open, who will each receive a £7500 commission, have been announced.
A new five-year strategy for Arts Council Wales abandons artform emphasis and sets out to enable creative professionals to work at their best and connect with the whole of Wales.
The UK now has representative cities for five of the seven creative industries championed by the Creative Cities Network. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.
The winner of the 2014 Film London Jarman Award and the four recipients of Random Acts commissions for Channel 4 have been announced.
As part of an action by Liberate Tate, Jon Snow, chair of Tate’s Members Council has been presented with an edition of Conrad Atkinson’s The Oil Ship for display in one of the Tate members’ rooms.
The artist Bob and Roberta Smith is to stand against former Education Secretary Michael Gove in his solidly Tory Surrey Heath constituency.
Tim Clark, who writes a-n’s fortnightly PICTURED column, delves into his ten favourite photo books of 2014.
Glasgow-based filmmaker Duncan Campbell has been announced winner of the 2014 Turner Prize.
The Museums Association’s Cuts Survey 2014 reveals that more public collections are at risk following the negative impact that four years of cuts have had on the sector.
This week’s selection includes a show in Llandudno that links the act of breathing with the gesture of drawing a line, works dealing with authorship and identity in Salisbury, and a theatrical exploration of an imagined relationship between Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth in Sheffield.
Kelly Best and Georgie Grace have been selected for Jerwood Encounters: 3-Phase – a year-long artist development opportunity with exhibitions at Eastside Projects, Jerwood Space and g39.
This Saturday, Newcastle upon Tyne’s Globe Gallery is hosting a celebratory night of ‘audio visual stimulation’ to mark the closure of its current space – and a move to pastures new.
John Smith’s latest film installation, White Hole, a continuation of his Film London Jarman Award commission, opens at The Gallery, Tyneside Cinema’s new artists’ moving image space.
A report into the Glasgow School of Art fire has confirmed that the fire was started when inflammable gases from a foam canister were ignited – and that a new fire suppression system was not operational at the time of the blaze.
Looking for Christmas present ideas, want to support artists and/or organisations that promote contemporary art? There are loads of opportunities to buy unusual or limited edition works online, while also putting some much-needed money back into the visual arts ecology. Here’s 10 ideas to start you off.
The latest round of a-n’s Go and see bursaries – supporting the exchange of knowledge and fostering joint developments between artist-led groups – is now open for applications. Here we explain how to apply and profile some of the successful projects from the previous round.
The three artists shortlisted for the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation’s third triennial prize have been announced.
The French-Albanian artist Anri Sala has been awarded the sixth Vincent Award, which recognises European contemporary art.
The £40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for an artist working within a museum has been won by Nathaniel Mellors in partnership with Preston’s Harris Museum.
A symposium in Seoul this week will address the issues of artists’ fees in Korea and will include discussion of a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
This week’s must-see shows include a billboard in Sheffield, a new graduate group show in London and a sculptural event at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds.
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop opens its £3 million purpose-built studios and hub with a number of new artists commissions.
Goldsmiths is to celebrate the life and critical influence of leading cultural theorist Stuart Hall with a week-long series of discussions, screenings and exhibitions that culminates with an international conference exploring his legacy.
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