Worcester has recently witnessed the addition of a new £16 million retail development by St Modwen Developments. An arts strategy was included in the planning stages, with new works commissioned and artists consulted as part of the design process. Paul […]
The Arts and Disability Forum based in Belfast offers grants of up to £5,000 to disabled artists throughout Ireland working in all art forms. Awards are granted for a specific project or body of work. Seeing it both ways is […]
I recently completed a public art commission for the new Library and Learning Centre at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea, Llandudno’s modest, faded Victorian gentility is home to Oriel Mostyn Gallery. ‘Something in the Ether’ was a discussion using ‘Mostyn 12′ – the gallery’s twelfth annual open exhibition – to ask whether and how an open show pinpoints emerging trends in artists’ practice.
For the last five years I have painted cowboys, explorers and criminals – men seeking liberation outside the laws and limits of society in dangerous, exhilarating places.
Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham 7 September – 2 November
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London 14 September – 19 October
Cube, Manchester 11 September – 2 November
Wrexham Arts Centre, Wrexham 14 September – 26 October
The University of Gloucestershire and The Jerwood Charitable Foundation recently announced the winners of this year’s Jerwood Drawing Prize, selected from a severty-five strong shortlist. First prize of £5,000 went to Adam Dant, second prize of £3,000 to Ansel Krut […]
The Crafts Council is commissioning a substantial new socio-economic survey of makers in England and Wales, to find out about their working lives, professional development needs and their attitudes to bodies such as the Crafts Council. This new survey will […]
A major review of the legal and regulatory framework for charities and not-for-profit sector has led to proposals for comprehensive reform. Published by the Strategy Unit of the Government’s Cabinet Office in a consultation document entitled Private Action, Public Benefit, […]
The £15,000 first prize in the Singer and Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour competition has gone to Paul Emsley for his painting Rhinoceros. The Young Artist Award, worth £5,000 to the most impressive watercolour by an artist under twenty-five, went to Nicholas […]
The Arts Council of England (ACE) has issued new guidance for artists and arts organisations working with children or vulnerable adults. This move is in response to the requirement of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) for an enhanced […]
A three-year programme made up of five parts, the Water Project is taking place in London, Kyoto and Toyota between 2002-2005 and comprises exhibitions, seminars, community events and educational activities. The project commenced in August with the Through Flow seminars […]
Sally O’Reilly pursues the free-for-all ethos of gaming.
The master of Hollywood remakes and literary allusion, Douglas Gordon, talks through his career development with Morgan Falconer.
Fiona Rutherford rounds up what’s been happening with this artist-led textile group currently celebrating its ruby anniversary.
Site-specificity and community involvement might be buzzwords for attracting funding bodies, but they are no guarantee of project success. Emma Safe visited Swansea for this year’s Locws2 to find out how they tackled some of the issues.
Emilia Telese reports from the ‘screaming independent art scene’ in Tuscany.
Tom Burtonwood provides an overview of the artist-run scene in the Chicago.
Lorna Green reports on her participation in the Okanagan/Thompson International Sculpture Symposium in British Columbia, Canada.
Valerie Coffin Price reports from Est-Nord-Est, an artist-led centre in Quebec, Canada.
In conjunction with London Arts, Space offers two Cultural Diversity Awards annually, consisting of a year’s free studio space at Space Place in London and an exhibition at the end of this period. Carolina Caycedo received an award last February. […]
