Just a short note of thanks for asking us to participate in the Social space think-tank in September. We felt it really began to explore some of the important issues around the making of art in social space. In an […]
Brief extracts from the Social space presentations and discussions, to introduce the issues and broaden participation.
A-n’s commissioned research into rates of pay.
Issues around alternatives and independence raised in the pilot issue of The Internationaler – published in Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield – are pertinent to debates around ‘British Art Show 6’ that launched in Newcastle-Gateshead in September. Becky Shaw and Mark […]
Running until 8 January 2006, ‘British Art Show 6’ opened in September at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. Organised by Hayward Gallery Touring, the exhibition is presented in different cities across Britain every five years. Curated by Alex […]
Art Sheffield 05: Spectator T is an ambitious city-wide contemporary art event taking place within the city’s major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites between 28 October and 27 November. The programme includes a mix of emerging and […]
Ceramicist Rebecca Harvey, whose work reflects her fascination with teapots, has won a £12,000 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship. St Ives-based Harvey will use the award to study for an MA in ceramics and glass at London’s Royal College of Art. Harvey […]
Eight major commissioning opportunities for designer-makers, each worth up to £12,000, are available through Museumaker, a high-profile programme that aims to develop new relationships and new audiences for contemporary craft and museums. The programme has received substantial funding from the […]
Like nothing else: experiment, risk and gallery education is an international conference from engage taking place 16-19 November at Bristol’s recently re-opened Arnolfini gallery. Exploring gallery education, arts practice, risk and experimentation, the conference will discuss how artists create and […]
Collective Gallery’s New Work Scotland Programme (NWSP), now in its seventh year, runs until 19 November. One of the few open submission exhibitions in Scotland, NWSP seeks to identify and support some of the most promising artists in Scotland at […]
Foreign Investment and Resonance FM104.4 presented the debate ‘Does the Tate need more shops?’ in September. The relationship between exhibition and merchandise has not been an easy one, particularly if one looks at what was on offer at the recent […]
The Scottish Arts Council has announced a £1.5 million National Lottery capital award towards the £7 million development of a visual arts resource on Glasgow’s King Street. The King Street project, lead by Glasgow City Council in partnership with nine […]
ArtSway, the contemporary visual arts centre in the New Forest, has announced that it has completed on the freehold purchase of its gallery and grounds, securing the future of the organisation and offering increased resources for contemporary visual arts in […]
17-25 September
Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley
11 September – 22 October
Plan 9, Bristol
10 September – 8 October
Café Gallery Projects, London and other venues
18 September – 30 October
Colliding geological and personal timescales.
Serendipitous encounters.
I may be on my own with this but I wonder if you might actively consider putting an end to publishing what increasingly appears like churlish in-fighting and squabbling on your letters pages. I feel like I’m having to read […]
Contents include: Ilana Halperin on volcanic remains and ephemeral islands. Spotlight on artists’ fees and payments research, plus awards and commissions for craft makers. ‘Merrie campers’ in felt tunics strut their stuff at Coniston Water – but do you really […]
We’re grateful for support from the Northern Rock Foundation for development of the NAN initiative. Their funds will enable research into the feasibility for a UK-wide artists’ day – an opportunity to demonstrate the diversity of contemporary practice, raise the […]
Following our September Subscriber events at Springhill Institute in Birmingham and Castlefield Gallery in Manchester we’re out and about around the UK again, as part of our 25 year celebrations. Forthcoming subscriber events are in: Cumbria, Saturday 15 October. An […]
We’ve already had fourteen establishments sign up to our new subscriber package, offered in conjunction with JISC (The Joint Information Systems Committee) within a couple of weeks of its launch and have many more currently taking part in a free […]
We’re now halfway through our year-long enquiry into artists’ practice and aspirations, towards identifying and making the case for better resources to support their future needs. Subscribers can read the Future forecast: Future space edited publication and interviews in full […]
It’s part of our role to take knowledge about artists and their practice into consultations and conferences that impact on future cultural planning. Within this, we’re currently contributing to the national advisory group created by Arts Council England to review […]
