I've noticed that contemporary art often seems to highlight gritty urban themes, while rurally-based work seems to fall into a few well-worn areas like agriculture/science, nature/culture or botany/sex. I guess one of my aims for Festial is to do something […]
Damien HirstAnyone wanting a lesson in media manipulation should read the following link http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol1389313.eceon how Damien Hirst is "doing Hollywood" with impeccable timing for the Oscars and flying in a 100 members of his staff for the occasion after the […]
Huddersfield Art Gallery
1 January 2007 to 4 April 2007
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Mima) has opend its doors to the public after a major lottery-supported refit.
The next ARTfutures will be held at Bloomberg SPACE, London, 8-14 March.
Northern Art Prize, a new prize for contemporary artists, launched in November.
A seven-year campaign led by Littoral’s Ian Hunter and Celia Larner has saved Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbarn, in Elterwater Village, Cumbria for the nation.
Despite the fact that more people than ever before are going to galleries, the upsurge of festivals and public and the willingness of foreign collectors to buy British art, it’s clear from talking to artists that their bank accounts are in as dire a state as they’ve ever been.
Grayson Perry on exhibiting in ‘The Raw and the Cooked’.
David Briers examines The British Art Show 4.
Godfrey Worsdale on artists who explore moral issues.
Outer space investigates the interface between artists’ practice and the socio-political domain. Devised and edited by Esther Salamon, contributors include Chris Batt MLA, Paul Collard Creative Partnerships, Jonathan Davis CABE, David Lammy MP Minister for Culture, Graham Leicester International Futures Forum and Tom Shakespeare.
2006 is the sixtieth anniversary of the Arts Council Collection, the largest loan collection of post-war and contemporary British art in the world.
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 […]
From a-n Magazine May 1995 ‘Minky Manky’ at South London Art Gallery showed, amongst others, work by Damien Hirst and Mat Collishaw, along with Tracey Emin’s Love Tent; Christopher Pauling won the £4,000 Mostyn Open purchase prize; Leo Fitzmaurice and […]
Penny Klepuszewska, a 2003 graduate from Nottingham Trent University and Chris Boyd, a Manchester Metropolitan University second-year interactive arts student were joint winners of the UK Art Prize 2004, that attracted over 40,000 entries and created ten finalists. They shared […]
The Contemporary Art Society (CAS) supports the museum collection of contemporary art. Hugh Adams investigates the society’s aims and activities and offers advice on making an approach to CAS.
Neil Zakiewicz investigates the internet’s renowned promotional capabilities looking at the way a variety of artists are using their websites. For those who haven’t yet ventured into the virtual realm a twenty-minute strategy on where to start is offered.
Announcing the recipients of this year’s a-n Artist Bursaries, which offer awards of £500-£1,500 to a-n Artist members wishing to undertake self-determined professional development over the coming year.
As the art world descends on London for the 13th Frieze Art Fair, we take a snapshot of art fair activity happening across the capital this week.
After all this research and finishing my dissertation it means i can now focus on more studio work, before my research I was mainly sketching and collaging. Polly Morgan amongst others has inspired me to change from sketching to more […]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jul/15/yba-… The Guardian interviews four graduates fresh out of Goldsmiths – these lot don’t seem to be letting the recession dictate things for them..
