The October art fair frenzy kicks off with Art London 2-6 October at Royal Hospital Chelsea, celebrating its tenth anniversary by presenting eighty galleries, 1,000 artists and five continents.
Glancing at the simmering surface of Lake Ontario in mid-summer, it’s hard to imagine that Toronto will be snow-covered for most of winter. The extreme conditions, however, don’t stop the city from boasting a vibrant art scene. Distinguishing itself from […]
Highlighting digital and new media commissions, exhibitions, research and resource developments.
Kai-Oi Jay Yung speaks to Guyan Porter about his residency at Chandrasevana Creation Centre in Sri Lanka.
The Jerwood Foundation, one of the UK’s best supporters of artists’ practice through their awards and prizes programmes, has a focus this month on photography.
Students from universities and art colleges across the UK will be travelling to the capital to showcase their work over the summer.
The largest UK annual event of its kind, Hereford Photography Festival celebrates its 18th year in 2008.
Open studio events are an insight into how artists make work, giving a very different perspective from seeing finished works in a gallery setting or a commissioned piece in a public space. Here we take a look at some of the studios opening their doors over the next few months.
A look at the winners of recent competitions and prizes.
To celebrate the launch of Artists talking, Jane Watt explores the development of Projects unedited, a-n’s open space for artists’ blogs.
The UK boasts literally hundreds of visual arts competitions annually. Here, we look at some of the most significant opens and prizes on offer this year.
The concept of ‘Territories’ is the theme for the 6th International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liège, running 16 February–30 March.
This month’s news of art moves.
Exploring the roles and reasons of selected organisations dedicated to widening access to the visual arts through commissioning temporary and permanent interventions in non-gallery spaces in the first of a two-part feature.
Many artists aspire to permanent studio space, whether self-initiated or rented through a specialist organisation. Here, we explore some current options for artists and makers with the focus not only on developments in London but also elsewhere in England, Wales and Ireland.
Professional development opportunities are widely available, ranging from cash awards to advisory sessions and critical debate.
Corrections from the September issue of a-n Magazine.
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Involving ten artists and two curators, ‘The Suitcase Project’ provides an extended period of international collaboration between Cardiff and Copenhagen, creating works that fit into a suitcase. The project developed around ideas of portability, travel and transition. In keeping with […]
Martine Rouleau wonders what or who is susceptible to change the market. Can artists adapt it to their own expectations and should the demands of the market influence artists’ work?
In response to artists’ own needs for greater engagement with arts interested audiences – whether for selling or conversational purposes – many artists cluster together to create open studio events.
Susan Cross and Adam Paxon are joint winners of the 2007 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize.
A series of interventions by Johanna Hällsten are happening simultaneously at The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and Kunming Institute of Botany in China.
Rick Schofield, photograph from the Peer series, 2007.
Kate Potter, Portrait, photograph, 2006
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