An installation by Nick Crowe for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s Bothy Gallery responds to the internal space and hints at the landscape beyond. For Nasdaq Landscape, Crowe displays his drawings on twelve flipcharts, each combining a graph with a landscape, […]
In its thirty-five year contemporary history, the residency has become a complex affair, according to research by the Centre for Cultural Policy and Management in Newcastle upon Tyne. A study conducted by Kevin Stephens as part of the Year of […]
Until 5 January the Myles Meehan Gallery at Darlington Arts Centre plays host to incredible paper sculptures that contain projected images from Japan and England and conjure up the nature and characteristics of river movement. The installation, Light on Water […]
An added bonus for the seventy-seven first-time exhibitors at the Chelsea Crafts Fair in October was the opportunity to win the Crafts Council newcomers awards. Worth £250 for each of the two week’s programmes, these went to jeweller Susan Pietzsch […]
Artists and galleries have been prominent in expressing concern at proposals for restructuring the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). Following withering criticism of ACW’s lack of vision and poor performance, consultant Anthony Everitt was appointed to recommend a new structure […]
A new scheme, with awards of up to £50,000 to fund innovative research, was launched by the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) in June. The Innovation Awards Scheme will support research on developing significant breakthroughs in knowledge and understanding, […]
In June, Black, Asian and Chinese arts were given a significant boost from lottery funds as the Arts Council of England (ACE) announced that £29 million of the £90 million allocated to the Arts Capital Programme will go to Black, […]
Artspace Portsmouth has mounted an exhibition that celebrates twenty-one years as an arts organisation. ‘Key Works’, showing at the City Museum and Records Office in Portsmouth, until 2 September, investigates perceptions of museum artefacts. Exhibiting artists had access to the […]
As part of environmental improvements to the Clyde and Rutherglen, Joseph Ingelby was commissioned by South Lanarkshire Council to make a sculpture at Dalmarnock Bridge. Made in galvanised steel and copper, Slipstream takes its inspiration from nautical, navigational and natural […]
In May, second-year fine art students from Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) competed for the opportunity to place new work in the new arts centre and café at St Martins Church in Birmingham’s Bull Ring. Due to open […]
Grab 5 is a healthy eating promotion aimed at tackling the key barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption – affordability, availability, and acceptability – for primary school children. Funded by the Community Fund and run by Sustain, the alliance for […]
The Ovation 2002 Awards for Yorkshire and Humberside were launched in May. Developed by the Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA) they celebrate the outstanding creative achievements of individuals or creative businesses working with CIDA, each of whom has achieved significant […]
North Yorkshire-based Chrysalis Arts recently got a boost to its development programme from the Development Fund for Rural Renewal. A £219,500 grant will enable this public art and training organisation to expand its activities, including enhancement of its role as […]
The notion of a Scottish Artists’ Union may have seemed a distant prospect when debated in May last year, but now it is well on the way to achieving success. With the central concern to operate as a truly ‘national’ […]
The time it can take to turn lively conference proceedings enjoyed by a limited number into a publication available to many more is exemplified by Out of the Bubble, recently launched. Based on an event of the same name held […]
Good news for arts practitioners in England. On 19 March, the DCMC (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) launched its consultation document Culture and Creativity: the next ten years, outlining a raft of significant proposals affecting individual arts practitioners, arts […]
The £20,000 Beck’s Futures prize, that claims to represent the cutting edge of British art, has been won by painter Tim Stoner. His works are created through time-consuming process of colour-layering, building up oil and glaze onto linen to acheive […]
Two key factors come up in all surveys of artists’ studios – the need for security of tenure and for affordable rents. You don’t have to own your studio building to achieve these but it’s one way of securing them. […]
The Japan 2001 Festival was launched nationally in May and runs through to March next year. Visual arts features highly, incorporating exhibitions, residencies and international exchanges. Shows include ‘Contemporary Japanese Ceramics’ at the V&A Museum until 27 August, the Mona-Ha […]
Chris Bucklow’s new series of work Tetrarchs, along with his spectral Guest series from the early 90s convey his concern with the metaphysical possibilities of the photographic medium. His multiple approach to his subject matter, utilising photography, drawing and video, […]
Ten years ago: The TWSA project which intended to create a new perception of possibilities for public art in four cities included work by Mona Hatoum. Vong Phaophanit, Richard Deacon, and Donald Rodney; The Spectator Painting Competition offered a £2,000 […]
Visual arts is well featured amongst the Year of the Artist programme of residencies in the national press and media recently announced. At The Guardian will be digital artist Michael Atavar, who’s working processes will have an impact for six […]
“Art is increasingly international” states the NAA in the preface to its Art Exchange debate on 2 December at Tate Modern. Without doubt, improved transport and communications technology has led to an increase in inter-country dialogue and the wider circulation […]
Amongst winners of East England Arts’ ‘six of the Best’ awards, announced in November, are artist Erika Tan (Best new talent) and Wysing Arts (Best place to enjoy the arts). Prizes awarded in six categories – others include Best creative […]
Scotland’s second international festival of live art takes place 3 February – 15 March in Glasgow. Launched in 2002 – out of the fusion of ‘New Moves’ Scotland’s contemporary dance festival and the National Review of Live Art – ‘New […]
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