Susan Sloan took up the post of artist-in-residence at the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) at Bournemouth University in January 2002 after completing an MPhil in 3D Motion Graphics and Virtual Prototyping at Glasgow School of Art. Her background […]
The first York Open Studios was held over one weekend last March and included the work of nineteen different artists over nine separate sites in York. The work featured was largely a mix of painting, printmaking and ceramics with many […]
The ‘Discerning eye’ exhibition is unique in two ways. Firstly, with a size limitation of 20″x20″, it is the largest contemporary exhibition of small works in the UK. Secondly, all the works in the exhibition are chosen according to the […]
Jerwood Artists Platform is the latest in a range of visual arts initiatives funded by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. It seeks to showcase emerging and talented visual artists by providing them with a major solo exhibition at the foundation’s own […]
As part of the recent Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Cultureshock commissioned contemporary visual artists to record, document and interpret this major event. As a result, the Singh Twins created a single narrative painting encompassing themes relating to the games, to […]
Somerset Art Week, now in its eighth year, provides an opportunity for artists and makers to show work and open up their studios to an appreciative public. Artists too have benefited from enhanced networking and the sharing of information and […]
Eye-catching new digital artwork appeared last month at the former site of the ABC cinema in Commercial Road, Portsmouth. Over seventy young people from local groups including Hillside Youth Club, Paulsgrove Detached Youth Group and the Freedom Café worked together […]
The Scottish Artists’ Union annual conference held in June was the launched for the SAU’s new Rates of Pay document. Far and away the most radical proposal of the day, this is intended as the first in series of such […]
A unique national online guide to accessible art galleries has now been launched. The Good Gallery Guide showcases venues that are leading the way in making art welcoming and accessible to exhibitors and audiences, whatever their needs. Set up by […]
Lucy Wilson takes a look at some of the glass and ceramic artwork being made and exhibited currently.
Tim Birch joins Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale mid-way through their three years on the road taking art to places that other galleries can’t reach.
Mark Gubb describes Derby’s newest artist-led organisation and calls for other artists to get involved.
Julie Read gives an account of her experience on a residency in the Austrian capital.
Susan Miller gives an overview of her time spent in the Spanish capital as a result of a travel award from the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation.
Deirdre King profiles LA-based artists’ initiative Raid Projects and its international activities.
Every five years the provincial German town of Kassel, one hundred miles north of Frankfurt, hosts one of the biggest events in the art world calendar. Frederika Whitehead profiles ‘Documenta 11’ and picks some of her personal highlights.
After 22 years in education, and with a first class degree in Graphic Arts from Liverpool University under her belt, Pip Stanley was feeling “well and truly institutionalised and very unsure of what to expect in the world of illustration”. […]
A call for artists was listed in the February issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE inviting artists to take part in an exhibition called INside-OUT at the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA). This Opportunities listing elicited responses from artists throughout […]
Stephen Davids is a Youth Worker and community artist in east London currently studying for a BA honours degree in Informal Education. He was recently commissioned to design and create a mural for the children’s ward at The Royal London […]
After responding to an opportunity listing in the October 2001 issue of [a-n] Magazine for a residency in Charing Cross Hospital, Clare Johnson was selected and invited to start work in December. The project organised by the Arts Committee for […]
The Land and the Samling programme reached a climax in July when sixty young people from schools and colleges in north east England worked alongside professional artists at Kielder Forest, Northumberland. The result of a creative partnership between the Samling […]
A book celebrating the extraordinary work of Welfare State International, written by founder John Fox, was launched in July. Established in 1968, Welfare State made their name with groundbreaking events such as ‘The Raising of the Titanic’ in a London […]
Following a successful pilot last year, the Yorkshire Open Biennale will be a regular fixture from 2003. Organised by Wakefield Art Gallery and Wakefield Artsmill this biannual event will offer a two-stage exhibiting opportunity for artists in the region. The […]
The APT Gallery reopened recently after substantial refurbishment and has now embarked on a dynamic programme of exhibitions. First off was a group show curated by Leila Galloway and Roxy Walsh entitled ‘Ten days in Deptford’. This coincided with the […]
Benedict Carpenter’s sculpture for this year’s Jerwood Sculpture Prize was unveiled in June at the Jerwood Sculpture Park, Worcestershire. The bronze sculpture entitled Universal Object, is an ambiguous figurative form derived from the famous ink blot Rorschach tests which triggered […]
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