Film and Video Umbrella (FVU) is a curatorial agency based in London.
The organisation was established in 1989 to promote and develop artists’ single-screen works in film and video, and is now one of the principal touring agencies for artists’ film, video and digital media in the UK.
Kira O’Reilly is the latest in a long line of female practitioners to investigate issues surrounding representation of the body and gender via that most direct tool of the artist’s palette: performance art. Below she writes about the principle concerns of her practice, whilst also assessing suitable contexts for the mediation of such work.
Neil Purcell explains the background to this artists’ group and its first project.
Showing abroad is not necessarily just another chance for an artist to exhibit their work, it can also be the start of future opportunities for collaboration. For myself, this couldn’t be more true than my participation in ‘VANE Export’, an […]
FIX is a biennial live performance and video festival organised by Catalyst Arts, Belfast. FIX has been in existence since 1994 but it was felt that FIX98 should have its profile raised and become a more prestigious event through the […]
Academy Schloss Solitude is located at the edge of a forest in the grounds of a baroque castle on the outskirts of Stuttgart. It is completely isolated with no shops, bars, etc within the near vicinity, and with access to […]
Returning from a research trip to Antwerp, ICE report on the activities of NICC, Belgium’s leading artists’ organisation.
This is the first of a series of articles that focus on artists living and working in different cities across the world. Each gives insight into the artist’s practice, the influence of the city and their thoughts on the relationships between the two. The artist’s have also been asked to identify places they recommend for visitors, as well as key arts organisations to contact for further information.
‘Perceiving the Invisible’ is a series of interactive works that result from my six-month Year of the Artist residency in the physics department of University of Cambridge. The Cavendish Laboratory has been host to cutting-edge discoveries since 1874, including the […]
In July 2000 I had the opportunity to work with artist Huw Davies, on a bronze sculpture and series of bronze panels for the Abertridwr village square regeneration scheme near Caerphilli, South Wales. The project was commissioned by Groundwork Trust […]
In July 2000, on the generously wooded estate of the Thomson’s in Blackridge, Scotland, the matchstick hearth-rug (pictured on the cover of the December issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE) was ignited via a fifty-metre fuse-line constructed of left-over matches, with both […]
‘Home (Between 8 and 10pm)’ was an exhibition curated by MASS, that began by looking at aspects of taste and home-ownership. However, this was not about unfathomable DIY assembly packs from Sweden, nor Sir Terrance Conran’s call for cool austerity […]
In Spring 2000 I responded to an advert in [a-n] MAGAZINE for a solo exhibition at The Pearoom, Heckington. To my delight, I was selected and began to develop a new body of work. I love walking and decided to […]
In the June 2000 issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design advertised the Wheatley Bequest Fine Art Fellowship in Painting. From 40 applications received, artist John Russell was appointed. Head of School Mike Holland talks about the two fellowship schemes currently being run by the university.
A five-week photographic expedition to the USA in 1982 gave me the opportunity to travel to Miami, New York, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco.
My work spans many different media – from sculpture to performance.
Using sculpture and installation, much of my work deals with the reinterpretation and colonisation of space – both hidden and visible.
Oriel 31, Newtown, Powys 13 January – 17 February
Camden Arts Centre, London 26 January – 18 March
Gasworks Gallery, London 12 January – 11 February
The Mackintosh Library, Glasgow School of Art 16 January – 10 February
The Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon 15 January – 28 January
In January, awards of £25,000 went to fourteen of Scotland’s leading artists, whose work represents the visual, literary and performing arts. By far the largest of their kind in the UK and now in their second year, the Creative Scotland […]
Amongst other more prosaic activities, travelling on a tram provides time to dream and if you’re unlucky, to lose things. As part of the Year of the Artist, three northwest artists have created new works which explores the experience, for […]
Art Gene, a new initiative with artists and performers at its core, is set to make a significant intervention into the life of Barrow-in-Furness, a town perhaps presently better-known for its industrial scope than for its arts scene. Thanks to […]
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