A word of caution to all those who are considering the many commissions on offer in the NHS – a lot of money is available, but it brings its own unique risks. Having successfully tendered for a major commission at […]
Anna Gray and Polly Verity, two artists who attended last month’s Networking Artists Network event in Glasgow, report on the day’s activities.
As part of my research study, I am trying to track down a number of artists who have been given support by the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation at some time or other to interview. I would be grateful if the following […]
Following on from Remember Saro-Wiwa, Five proposals for London-based public art project The Living Memorial are short-listed.
Gunpowder Park, the new ninety-hectare country park at the top of Greater London, has launched Bright Sparks, a major new award scheme for creative practitioners who want to work with the “physical and social aspects of open space”.
The recommendations of the Scottish Cultural Commission, published in June, have been roundly rejected in a debate in the Scottish Parliament.
Fourteen projects have been announced as recipients of the Sciart Awards 2005.
Michael Pinsky is the latest artist commissioned as part of COAST, a four-year arts project to raise the cultural and aesthetic profile of Essex’s coastal area.
The Bombay Sapphire Prize 2005 – at £20,000, the world’s largest annual award for artists, designers and architects working with glass – has been presented to glassmakers Anne Brodie, Ruth Dupré and Louise Gilbert Scott.
Lee-Anne Hampson is the UK-based winner of the 2005 Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Awards.
The Celeste Painting Prize, a new £15,000 prize for painting, has been launched in the UK.
Next year, employer organisation Creative and Cultural Skills will produce a comprehensive skills strategy, as the first stage of a new programme of support delivering new creative apprenticeships, better careers support for newcomers and a new management and leadership programme.
David Lammy MP, Minister of Culture, on the challenges facing visual artists.
Tarze Edwards, Chair of EMACA, speaks out about Arts Council England’s decision to ‘transfer funds from an unknown and failing project’.
Beaconsfield, London
14 September – 20 November
36 Frederick Street, Birmingham
30 September – 29 October
87.7 FM, Cardiff
22-29 October
and
National Museum and Gallery Cardiff
6 December – 15 January
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield
10 October – 31 December
Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Launch 6 October
London, Winchester, Poole, St Malo, Nantes, Dijon, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe, Frankfurt.
What if every school had a studio where children, parents, carers and teachers had the opportunity to experience art and discuss ideas with artists on a daily basis? What if every regeneration programme included a team of artists from the […]
Contents include: Rachel Cattle on an American werewolf in London and other influences. Top tips for funding applications. Video and drawing shows reviewed in Sheffield, Marlborough and London. Craft in Northern Ireland, round-up of London art fairs, S Mark Gubb […]
Contents include: Dominic Thomas on why artists need a critical context for their practice; Alice Maude-Roxby on why they need toget out more. Ellie Harrison visits as many places as possible and Salford artists dig the allotment. Carnival and crisis […]
I attended the Junst event in Rotterdam, advertised in a-n last month, and thought you might like feedback: The exhibition was full, and what struck me at first was the vitality and variety of the 500 exhibitors’ work. It was […]
Congratulations on presenting such a useful and informative paper free of all the trappings of social comment, politics and other indulgences. Keep it informative and precise. It has been very difficult discovering all the exhibition sending in days, facilities on […]
