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Your route to all the latest on the contemporary visual arts, the first of a-n’s new web developments. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk July 2012
The End of Civilisation
A new film by Turner Prize winning artist Douglas Gordon premieres in Newcastle upon Tyne this week. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk July 2012
Gallery of Lost Art
Launched today, a new online exhibition will tell the stories of significant works of twentieth century art that for one reason or another no longer exist. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk July 2012
The ego has landed
Manick Govinda reports on last week's British Museum / Arts Council England conference ‘Engaging the Artist's Voice: Museums, galleries and artists working in collaboration.’ Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk July 2012
Artworks re-connect a fragmented city
For one-day only, eleven artists be will attempting to bridge the divide between the public sphere and Oxford’s academic institutions. Artist and curator Katalin Hausel explains.
Read on…News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
John Moores Painting Prize 2012 selection announced
Shortlist of UK’s 'most prestigious' painting prize announced today. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Last call for the Marmite Prize
Open submission competitions have been generating plenty of comment and debate on a-n of late. What does the biennial Marmite Prize bring to the discussion? We speak to one of its founders. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Engaging the Artist’s Voice – a conference about collaboration
A conference this week at the British Museum hopes to uncover the potential for collaborative working between artists, museums and galleries. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
The value of internships and volunteer programmes
26.06.12: This evening Cultural Enterprise Office (CEO), a business advice service for the creative sector in Scotland, in partnership with Stills Gallery in Edinburgh are to run an event ‘Realising the Value of Internships and Volunteer Programmes’.
Read on…News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
CCA Derry-Londonderry enters a new phase
This is CCA Derry-Londonderry’s final week in its current space before reopening in a much bigger building, just in time for the city’s year as the inaugural UK City of Culture. Co-director Johan Lundh explains the move. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
COMMENT: The Great British art school (non) debate
Last week’s ‘Great British Art School Debate’ at University of the Arts, Camberwell, turned out to be nothing of the sort. But the lack of critical discussion only served to highlight the need for a far-reaching debate around the future of the art education. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
COMMENT: Endowment funding – a catalyst for conformity?
When Michael Portillo announced the recipients of the Catalyst: Endowments scheme on Wednesday, the headlines were all about the millions of pounds flowing into the arts. But while it’s hard to begrudge any of the 34 organisations their hard won cash, the ideological context shouldn’t be forgotten.
Read on…News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
COMMENT: Creative Economies and the artist
Yesterday’s Creative Economies seminar in London looked at the role of the arts in economic development and regeneration. But how does the artist fit in with this?
Read on…News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Best of British: an art school debate
Expect a heated and informative debate tonight, as a panel of professionals discusses the role of enterprise culture in art schools. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Winner of Art Fund Prize announced
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum has been named the winner of the £100,000 Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Artists and interns announced for New Work Scotland Programme 2013
Collective gallery announces five new artists for its 2013 programme and launches two new internships. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Daiwa Foundation prize winner announced
Haroon Mirza awarded £5,000 prize plus solo exhibition in Japan. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Online print sale to sustain Animate Collection
Animate Projects launches CEL, a fundraising project to keep their collection of experimental animation online. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Creative Scotland consultation
Help shape Creative Scotland's future plans. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
Edinburgh's Annuale
'The Annuale', a festival of independent and grassroots artistic activity coordinated by Embassy gallery, opens in Edinburgh this week. Read on…
News, a-n.co.uk June 2012
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