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Catto Contemporary, London
10 January – 3 March
Catto Contemporary, London
10 January – 3 March
Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
11 January – 15 February
Siân Bowen: Ream
11 January – 8 February
The Old Museum Arts Centre, North Belfast
10 January – 8 February
Millais Gallery, Southampton
10 January – 1 February
The UK/German company Uninvited Guests has almost completed its tour with Offline, a unique brand of performance and multimedia work combining hi- and low-tech, the visceral and the virtual. Material for Offline was gathered by wandering the web as electronic […]
Located in a ‘cultural industries’ area ourselves for the past three years, we can confirm that the advantages – creative networking and exchange, vibrant working environment, immediate access to like-minded cultural specialists, mutual support in development, etc – are there […]
A new commission from Julian Opie has launched redevelopment of the West Wing at Barts as a national Breast Care Centre of Excellence. Architects Greenhill Jenner’s proposal will create a contemporary, state-of-the-art medical facility with strong ‘patient appeal’ whilst celebrating […]
Heralded as the north of England’s answer to the Turner Prize, the Comme ça Art Prize North aims to raise the profile of artists living and working beyond London. Worth £10,000 (against the Turner Prize of £20,000), the prize will […]
An artists’ gathering will take place on 29/30 March in Manchester as part of a move by [a-n] THE ARTISTS INFORMATION COMPANY’s to support and enhance the networking of artists’ networks. This has been informed by recent surveys that have […]
Photography, animation and video feature in an exhibition by emerging artists at London’s Pump House Gallery until 9 March. Recent Goldsmiths graduate Finnish artist Axel Antas seems to create something out of almost nothing. Dust, condensation, clouds and snow have […]
Carolyn Black’s first time working away from her home and studio was a UNESCO funded residency in Java, Indonesia.
Lucy Harrison gives an account of a collaborative project in Tallinn, Estonia.
Becky Shaw describes how she negotiated the difference between the expectations of her work and the reality of her practice when she received a prestigious international art prize.
Paul Edwards describes how residencies provide him with the opportunity to concentrate wholly on his practice.
Stare is an interactive live art piece that seeks to redefine the rules of engagement between artist and audience. Concerned with the passive role of the art object, John Rogers attempts to reverse the balance by making unbroken eye contact […]
Art Works in Mental Health was developed in 2002 to increase understanding of the role of art and artistic expression in the lives of people who are affected by mental illness through showcases of their work. The project culminated in […]
Annie Cattrell is concerned with the hidden structures and systems of life. Her work evolves by isolating and fragmenting these systems in three dimensions, allowing the viewer to access the physical boundaries between the interior world of the body-mind and […]
I relate to my work as moving still-drawings rather than animation or video.
Set in the context of Manchester Art Gallery’s collection of landscape painting – particularly its Dutch landscapes – and conceived as an opportunity to reconsider contemporary and historical representations of the land, Jeff Wall exhibited eight pristine transparencies in lightboxes […]
There’s a wonderful essay by naturalist and travel writer Barry Lopez entitled Effleurage: The Stroke of Fire in which Lopez lovingly describes the excitement and mystery of working with a wood-fuelled anagama kiln called The Dragon. It is just such […]
Video works rarely entice you to watch the whole thing. Graham Fagen’s Radio Roselle, in contrast, is one you want to keep watching. In a darkened, chair-lined room – more club mock-up than gallery space – a large screen depicts […]
Hundreds of artists, ranging from students to newcomers and well-established practitioners, are expected to compete for this year’s £10,000 PizzaExpress Prospects contemporary drawing prize. Established four years ago, the prize aims to promote the widest definition of drawing. Submissions can […]
From 1 April, there will be two new funding programmes for England, to be run from the regional offices: Grants to organisations: investment for organisations including arts projects, capital, organisational development and research and development. Grants to individuals: investment for […]
Artist Kelly Atkins, of carpet recycling company Carpet Burns, has been awarded the Sherrards Excellence in Arts Award. Sponsored by Barclays Bank, these £250 cash awards now in their third year are aimed at small businesses. Currently artist-in-residence at University […]