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A Q&A with… Sean Edwards, artist representing Wales at the 2019 Venice Biennale
Sean Edwards is presenting new work in Venice that draws on his experiences of growing up on a council estate in 1980s Cardiff and includes sculpture, film, prints, quilts and a radio play produced in partnership with National Theatre Wales. David Trigg finds out more.
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A Q&A with… Teresa Gleadowe, founder of CAST and curator of Groundwork, Cornwall
Taking place in venues across west Cornwall including an abandoned church, a telecommunications station and a snooker club, the five-month Groundwork programme of international contemporary art is organised by the Cornubian Arts & Science Trust (CAST). David Trigg discusses art and place with the organisation’s influential curator.
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Cost of volunteering: will UK arts ecology pay the price?
As cuts continue to bite, arts organisations are plugging the funding gap by replacing paid staff – such as gallery invigilators – with unpaid volunteers. We look at three galleries in Liverpool and Bristol that have done just that, and assess what this growing trend could mean for both individual artists and the UK’s arts ecology.
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Bristol Art Weekender: “There’s a sea change in the city’s cultural ecology”
This May Day bank holiday weekend sees the launch of the Bristol Art Weekender, a four-day event that brings together 16 of the city’s visual arts venues, producers and artist-run initiatives for the first time. We talk to some of those involved and investigate the wider context for the upsurge in cultural activity in the city.
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New Contemporaries 2013: a show of contrasts
This year’s Bloomberg New Contemporaries features the work of 46 students and recent graduates from UK art schools. Ranging from minimalist purism to a giant ‘fish finger’, it provides a snapshot of current work that delights and bemuses.
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Artes Mundi exhibition opens in Cardiff
We report from the opening of the fifth Artes Mundi prize in Cardiff, featuring seven international artists including Tania Bruguera, Phil Collins and Teresa Margolles.