After the October’s decision by Dorset County Council not to grant a 99-year lease to Sherborne House Trust, the trustees have no alternative but closure. Although the programme is due to run to August 2008 the house could be forced […]
Paul Hobson’s appointment as Director of the Contemporary Art Society marks activation of a new vision designed to build on CAS’s considerable track-record and forecasts a new role in the national visual arts environment in the run-up to the organisation’s centenary in 2010.
The Craft Potters Association is fifty years’ old this year.
Updates on new appointments within visual arts development and curating.
The new developments at the Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange have had a mixed response from local and national media, with three main strands.
Julia Manheim was appointed lead artist by West Sussex County Council to explore how art might be incorporated into the fabric of new school buildings in Crawley.
Members of Laundry – an association of West Midlands-based artists whose work includes digital media, community arts, visual arts and performance – presented work at Gothenburg’s artist-led Galleri 54 in November.
News from the 2007 Zoo Art Fair.
‘Beacon’ is a recurring feature within the Lincolnshire expanse, with 2007 seeing the fourth annual collection of sited works in the county’s rural landscape and towns.
New appointments and farewells.
A report from the Education and Skills Select Committee has confirmed the value of Creative Partnerships’ work within the curriculum.
Scotland’s largest gathering of artists, arts organisations and delegates from the cultural sector will converge on Edinburgh next year for a three-day cultural summit.
Ceramic artists Elise Austrin, Karen Atherley, Jo Davies, Akiko Hirai and Joanna London are amongst exhibitors in ‘Handmade 07’, being held at Chelsea Old Town Hall 27-30 November.
This month’s visual arts appointments
Arts Council England’s announcement on 26 September of its new Chief Executive, Alan Davey, was met with mixed feelings in the arts world.
Leeds-based artists Lucy Gibson and Yvonne Carmichael are curating a new gallery space in Leeds.
Herts open studios celebrated its seventeenth year in September.
MASA Artists – a group of visual arts practitioners with studios on Blackfriars Road, Salford – are celebrating the organisation’s 25th anniversary with a series of artistic initiatives over the forthcoming months.
Public art think tank ixia’s recent review of public art and planning in England revealed that, through the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the government is considering changes to the planning system.
After a far-reaching review and reshaping exercise, the Crafts Council has launched its new three-year plan. Describing itself as the national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK, its key areas of work for the future are summarised as […]
The Mayfly connotes ephemerality, a point no doubt in the minds of those naming this series of three one-day events.
30 Years of Side Gallery
Until 10 November
Seventy-seven artists have been shortlisted for 2007 Jerwood Drawing Prize, which includes a first prize of £6,000, a second prize of £3,000, and two student awards each of £1,000. Included are Holly Antrum, Lucy Austin, Catherine Bertola, Lizzie Cannon, Julie […]
Nottingham-based Reactor’s newly-commissioned, site-specific project, The Tetra Phase set in Manchester’s The Old Fire Station beside Piccadilly Station employs CCTV to offer a unique perspective. Set in this disused historic building – known only as The Station – it presents […]
Involving ten artists and two curators, ‘The Suitcase Project’ provides an extended period of international collaboration between Cardiff and Copenhagen, creating works that fit into a suitcase. The project developed around ideas of portability, travel and transition. In keeping with […]
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