An exhibition project launched 30 April will focus on the significance of the artwork as object and the nature of its creation. Bringing together emerging artists from around the UK, the Mill Workers project at Islington Mill on Manchesters edge […]
In January 2006, Artists resale rights will be a reality in the UK, after many years of hard lobbying by artists organisations and individual artists. Arguably the most important new right for artists in recent history, this will ensure that […]
The Value of Visual Exploration: Understanding Cultural Activities with Young People by Dr Roz Hall has been published by The Public. Based on exploring forms of cultural participation and evaluation, the book has arisen from a five-year action research project […]
A partnership between Glasgow School of Art and Chinas Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing has generated a new course starting in September, enabling 100 Chinese students annually to begin studies at home and complete degrees in Glasgow. The […]
A plethora of shortlists and prize-winners have recently been announced, making April a bonanza prize month.
Amongst recent projects designed to provide a supportive environment for artists whilst they undertake public projects is The way I see it. Organised as part of Suffolk County Councils Making art work scheme and aimed at new artists, it takes […]
Art in the Public Realm is the next seminar in NALGAOs programme, aimed at arts officers and elected members. Held on 11 April in association with South Cambridgeshire District Council, the event will focus on the tools and experience required […]
The creativity of artists living in Wales is marked by Arts Council Wales annual Creative Wales Awards. With over £215,000 offered to nineteen artists across all artforms, these awards provide valuable time out to review current practice and research new […]
Bookville, a temporary bookshop project in Newcastle upon Tyne, opened its doors in February. Managed by artist Graeme Walker, Bookville is specialising in books made by artists, but also stocks artists multiples, zines, prints, film and music. The shop includes […]
The decision as to which image to use on the cover of a-n magazine each month is never an easy one. Were well aware of the impact on an artist of having an image distributed directly to 32,000 readers and […]
Weve a whole new set of essays available on www.a-n.co.uk as a result of Novembers NAN event Quo vadis. They are freely available to all as part of a-ns ongoing support for artists networking activities. Specially commissioned by Chris Brown […]
EQUATA, the Disability Arts Development Agency for South West England, has announced the first ever Devon Disabled Artists Consultation Day, to be held on 31 March from 3 pm 7 pm at the Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter. The […]
Artists in Australia have the National Association for the Visual Arts to thank for an improvement of their tax status with the tax office. Tamara Winikoff, NAVAs Executive Director confirmed the Australian Tax Offices new stance, saying: Finally, after eight […]
Twenty-three of Scotlands leading writers, visual artists, poets, musicians, dance artists and crafts professionals have been shortlisted for this years Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Creative Scotland Awards. The £300,000 awards scheme is for projects that are inspiring and highly […]
An ambitious new media public art project for Perth opening in September includes a number of artworks commissioned by Iliyana Nedkova, New Media Creative Director of Horsecross, the organisation behind the project. The half million pound project is being developed […]
Finding the Common Threads is a two-year study being conducted by the Centre for Creative Communities with support from Arts Council England, London and Deutsche Bank. With London as its focus, the project is investigating some of the issues funders […]
Gateshead Council launched a new-look Town Hall Square in January with the unveiling of John Creeds public sculpture Acceleration. Commissioned by Gateshead Council and funded by One NorthEast under the Single Regeneration Budget, the artist was selected as part of […]
Arts Council England is to undertake a review of the presentation of contemporary visual arts to inform the development of a national strategy that will help create closer links and collaboration across heritage and contemporary visual arts and commercial sectors. […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee instigated an inquiry into the sponsorship, by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, of the UK art market. A particular focus is ways of supporting and encouraging living artists and the production of […]
Arts organisations in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham have been encouraged to collaborate in new creative work through a commissioning fund offered as part of the Three Cities Cultural Consortium initiative, funded by Arts Council England and the Millennium Commission. Grants […]
The Creativity and the artist seminar will examine the argument by the Scottish Executive that the creativity of Scots, from the classroom to the board room, is the edge we need in a competitive world and goes on to charge […]
APD (Artists Professional Development) network has received a £10,000 grant from Arts Council England to identify mechanisms to secure its future as the visual arts professional development umbrella. The offer arose after APD commissioned an independent strategic review from arts […]
National artists organisation The Art House, will be building new artists studios in Wakefield following Wakefield Councils decision to grant land for the project. The Art House is an inclusive organisation for visual artists, that particularly addresses the problems facing […]
a-ns events and activities programme is on the increase for 2005, providing even more opportunities for critical discussion and professional networking for artists and their collaborators. An underlying principle for us when generating external projects is to work in partnership […]
Thanks to a partnership with Arts Council England, weve extended the portfolio of material freely available on www.a-n.co.uk around artists fees and payments. Now included is in-depth research by University of Newcastle in artists fees and payments and the attitudes […]