2003 Royal Academy graduate Renata Hegyi has won the £10,000 St James Group Fellowship. Taking the form of a bursary to assist a student from the Royal Academy Schools in their first year out of the college, it includes an […]
Promoting cultural diversity has become a policy priority for arts organisations, yet it is rarely questioned or criticised. Does cultural diversity policy challenge discrimination and broaden the arts scene, or risk politicising the arts at the expense of equality and […]
The theme of the June 2003 issue of South Australia’s Artlink may strike a chord with UK arts entrepreneurs, in that it explores critical mass – the point at which a chain reaction begins, usually incited by a smaller explosion. […]
German artist Jochen Gerz’s new UK works come at a time of high tensions worldwide, and have been commissioned for a city known internationally for reconciliation. One of the world’s leading conceptual artists, Gerz has been working for nearly five […]
Artists whose work focuses on glass feature highly in exhibitions and events in the UK and Europe this summer.
Planning is now underway for the third Liverpool Biennial in 2004, a foreground for the City of Culture programme in 2008. For the 2002 event, over 180,000 visits were recorded at the UK’s only biennial of contemporary visual art and […]
Light is the key feature in two public art projects due for installation in September. Both are being created by Art2architecture – a collaborative venture between artist Peter Fink and architect Igor Marko. By working with artists, landscape and urban […]
Oriental Museum, Durham
31 May – 31 August
I wish I’d done proper jobs and built up my communication skills. You can’t just make art: you have to be able to engage with people. Sky Collins, exhibitor in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This course is aimed at […]
The first in a six-part series ‘Navigating places’, Jane Watt profiles the River Commissions project, a series of temporary works along the River Hull corridor.
Candid Arts Trust is a registered charity that aims to promote the work of emerging artists. Located in central London in a 20,000 sq ft venue – housing two loft-style galleries, eighteen studios and rehearsal spaces – the organisation runs […]
Following graduation from the Royal College of Art, I undertook many major public commissions for clients including British Rail, British Gas and Unilever.
David Titley finished his MA in Manchester in 2002 and felt a sense of isolation upon returning to his home town in rural Lancashire. He set up Pavilion in December of that year after obtaining a lease on a studio […]
Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Manchester
26 April – 31 August
Every July during one or more weekends for over fifteen years, some 250 artists in the Cambridge area have been opening their doors and studios, providing an opportunity for the public to become involved in the arts by meeting artists […]
Speaking about Liverpool’s success in being selected to host City of Culture in 2008, Chair of the judges Sir Jeremy Isaacs commented that this city’s proposal had won because it “scored more goals” than the people’s choice bidder, Newcastle and […]
I wonder if you, had any comments from artists about Big Arts Week. I received a letter about this event some time ago and was puzzled by it. Its intention to “stimulate the talent of tomorrow” by introducing them to […]
Fairly fresh out of college I received a bursary through the Crafts Council’s Next Move scheme.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
October 2002 – 31 July 2003
Cubitt, London
21May – 22 June 2003
Brighton-based Fabrica and Espace Croise (CIC) in Roubaix France launched a year-long collaborative programme in April of exhibitions and events. Entitled Between to spaces, the programme presents contemporary visual and performance art events drawn from leading practitioners from the UK […]
The Natural History Museum in London presents the world of biotechnology through artists’ eyes until 3 August. The Clean Rooms project is a series of installations set to challenge the view that scientific research is secretive or even sinister. Organised […]
Arts consultant Lucy Musgrave and curator Claire Cumberlidge launched General Public Agency (GPA) in May as a “direct challenge to current narrow regeneration practices”. By offering an alternative vision and platform for discussion and action, the organisation aims to provide […]
Shani Rhys James was pronounced prizewinner of the £30,000 Jerwood Painting Prize in May from a shortlist drawn from 400 entries in an open competition. On the Turner Prize shortlist this year are Jake and Dinos Chapman, Grayson Perry, Willie […]
[a-n] The Artists Information Company is now appointing a research team to undertake a major study into fees and payments for artists. Supported by ACE, this project forms as part of a new portfolio of materials to illuminate and complement […]
