Knowledge bank
A rich and timely resource for all working in the
visual arts
Help & FAQs
FeedbackTime & space
Commissions
Artists have been commissioned to make work for individual clients, organisations and venues for centuries.
Nowadays, there is a wide scope of commission opportunities for artists working in a variety of media and and at all career stages.
RELATED ARTICLES
Artists stories
Andrew Cooper
Following graduation from the Royal College of Art, I undertook many major public commissions for clients including British Rail, British Gas and Unilever. Read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine July 2003 as ‘Less is more’
Sonia Hawking
There is no doubt that glass changes the space that surrounds us every day. Read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine June 2001 as ‘Manipulating light’
Stefan Gec
Over the last ten years I have been involved in a series of ambitious publicly sited projects that have been diverse, both in their physical appearance and their scale, whilst fulfilling various conceptual criteria. Read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine June 2002 as ‘The outsider’
Stephen Hurrel
I recently completed a public art commission for the new Library and Learning Centre at Leeds Metropolitan University. Read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine December 2002 as ‘Front cover’
Taslim Martin
My creative output ranges from figurative sculpture to furniture design, and I enjoy being more than just one kind of artist. Read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine July 2001 as ‘Broad approach’
Features
A very public affair
For the final article in this series Jane Watt asks artists and commissioners about their involvement in current innovative projects. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2004
Back to school
Jane Watt profiles collaborations between artists and architects at two newly built schools, in the third of the six-part series 'Navigating Places'. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine November 2003
In it for the duration
Paul Glinkowski talks to artist Jem Finer about his ongoing project Longplayer, and to his collaborator James Lingwood, Co-Director of Artangel. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine July 2004
Peer plaques
Artist-architect team Kevin Carter and civic Architects discuss their work with Louise Kirkup, Principal Planner of Burnley Borough Council, in the latest in our collaborative relationships series. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine October 2008
People and place
Roxane Permar considers a selection of the projects discussed at a recent conference, exploring what they tell us about current trends in public art commissioning. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine November 2001
Private musings: public projections
Jane Watt looks at artists and commissioners who are redefining what it means to work in the 'public region', in the second of the six-part series 'Navigating Places'. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine September 2003
Public Posting
John Newling discusses the collaboration, negotiation and patience involved in realising a major public art work for Birmingham's Royal Mail building. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine December 2000
Showing out
In the second of the 'Crossing over' series, Nina Madden meets Kirsty Ogg, Director of London-based organisation The Showroom. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine October 2003
The specials project
Artist Neil Armstrong and pharmaceuticals company Specials Clinical Manufacturing talk about working towards a special commission in the latest of our collaborative relationships series. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine November 2008
Time lapse
Brian McClave and Gavin Peacock recall how they joined forces within their artistic careers, and discuss their motives for collaborating. Read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine March 2009
Artist's toolkits
The artist's fees toolkit
This toolkit takes artists step-by-step through a process to calculate an individual daily rate and prepare quotes for freelance work. Read on…
Artist's toolkit, a-n.co.uk December 2004
back to top