Built in 1971 and all but abandoned by the cash-strapped local council in 2013, Turnpike Gallery in the former mining town of Leigh near Wigan, is entering a new stage in its history with the creation of a community interest company to run its programme. Natalie Bradbury speaks to arts manager Helen Stalker as the gallery relaunches with the Jerwood Drawing Prize touring exhibition.
The Birmingham-based artist’s exhibition ‘Vanishing Point’ addresses the underrepresentation of black figures in Western history and presents a new group of works on paper alongside two paintings loaned from the National Gallery. Anneka French finds out more.
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: Chila Kumari Singh Burman’s prints, sculptures and films, Alison Watt’s painting at Abbott Hall Gallery, Kendall, plus an exploration of fandom-related desire, consumption and production at London’s Transition Two gallery.
For latest in our ongoing Scene Report series, Bath-based artist Trevor H. Smith takes a look at the contemporary art landscape in his home city and the county of Somerset.
This week’s selection from a-n’s Events section, featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n members, includes the Museum of Contemporary Commodities, an exploration of private view etiquette, and an open studio with an ocean view.
This week’s selection includes a painting show in London, alternatives to screen-based technologies in Manchester, and a film about artists’ sketchbooks in Trowbridge.
Coming ten months into PAPER Gallery’s year-long mentoring scheme Tracing PAPER, a new exhibition showcases the work of the nine artists involved. Polly Checkland Harding talks to the gallery’s director and two of the artists involved in the scheme.
As the international art world descends on London for Frieze Week – which for 2016 takes place a week earlier than previous years – we take a look at the art, craft and design fairs taking place in the capital.
This week’s selection includes an investigation into the social origins of the collective consciousness in London, a futuristic medical room in Cambridge and Tracey Emin and William Blake in Liverpool.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Criticism over title of National Gallery Singapore fundraising event, Marina Abramović ordered to pay €250,000 to former co-creator Ula, and Nick Serota says residents overlooked by Tate Modern extension should get net curtains.
The vibrant Plymouth Art Weekender takes place this weekend with over 90 events and exhibitions that showcase the city’s visual arts community.
Six artists from the UK, America and Europe receive awards at the 4th International Print Biennale in Newcastle and across the North East.
The director of Artists Space, New York is set to replace outgoing director Gregor Muir in November.
The ‘Points of Departure’ exhibition at the inaugural Estuary biennial explores the sights, sounds and histories of the Thames Estuary through a range of works utilising sculpture, video, photography, performance, and sound. Patrick Langley reports.
This week’s selection includes a group drawing show in London, neon lights in Blackpool and digital art in Brighton.
Exhibition coordinator and two-time Turner Prize nominee Richard Wilson has invited a group of international artistic duos to participate with new or recent work in the world’s largest open submission exhibition.
The Meeting Point project will present artworks in unexpected places and support small and medium scale museums to commission artists.
As part of the Saatchi Gallery’s 30th anniversary show, Champagne Life, Cambridge-based, Iranian-born Soheila Sokhanvari is one of 14 artists in the gallery’s first ever all-female show. Dany Louise discovers more about the artist and her work.
Six a-n writers – based in Glasgow, Manchester and London – pick, in no particular order, their top five exhibitions of the year.
The House of Commons has selected Adam Dant as the nation’s official artist to document the processes and outcomes of the 2015 General Election.
Open exhibitions are becoming an increasingly common aspect of the visual arts landscape, with high-profile big hitters such as the BP Portrait Award and Royal Academy Summer Show joined by a growing number of smaller-scale shows. But with most charging an entry fee and with no guarantee of being included, are artists simply being asked to subsidise the sector with their own money? Jack Hutchinson investigates.
The forthcoming Latitude 2012 festival programme includes a contemporary art prize that’s exhibited in an outdoor gallery. Two shortlisted artists discuss the challenges they faced creating new works for the show.
Exhibition highlights featuring a-n members, including Maybelle Peters in Nottingham, early-career artists in Hull and Northern Irish craft.
