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Artist-led strategies to support professional development have often proved to be the most successful.

Woolgather are Leeds-based artists John Slemensek Annie Nelson and Chris Woodward. They founded the Woolgather Art Prize in 2011 ‘from a need to explore the artist’s role in society and to celebrate the creative lifestyle’.

CAVE will take place in Liverpool during the opening weekend of the 7th Liverpool Biennial this autumn.

Former Waygood Gallery and Studios relaunches as Baltic outpost.

October saw the debut of Sluice, a new art fair described by organisers artist Karl England and curator Ben Street as “an informal and accessible temporary platform for young galleries and project spaces to exhibit their artists’ work, gain exposure and encourage dialogue between artists, curators and audiences.”

With September’s forecast of a one in six chance of another recession burning in our ears, it’s vital that non-profits like a-n maintain their critical edge.

New high profile museums and galleries have opened across the UK, but how can they best contribute to the local arts and culture, asks Emily Speed.

Aimed at improving the mobility of artists into the UK, published recommendations add support to the campaign for changes to the points-based visa system for visiting artists.

Report from the recent conference held in London.

Artists and arts organisations had the opportunity to debate current and future professional development needs and aspirations in June as part of strategic planning by Turning Point West Midlands.

Although ‘sustainability’ is much vaunted in terms of how arts organisations should go forward, artists’ needs in this respect are rarely considered by funders. Futurific bursaries were developed by NAN to model routes for sustainability amongst artists’ groups and networks in the UK. Here, some of the bursary recipients give insights into their progress, through excerpts from their blogs.

Openings, closures and relocations of art spaces around the UK.

A new addition to Manchester’s artist-led activity, The Art Corner gallery’s curatorial team comprises emerging artists and art students.

The British Art Show (BAS) returns to Nottingham five years on for its seventh manifestation, only this time Nottingham plays host as the launching city and the show has a subtitle – ‘In the Days of the Comet’.

Two north west projects are creating links between artists, artist-led groups and creative communities.

The Photographers’ Gallery officially closed its doors to the public for one year on 19 September 2010 to “embark on our ambitious development of the building, creating a new, international home for photography in the UK”.

In the twenty-five years since its foundation, Castlefield Gallery has evolved, adapted and outlived many of the buzz words first used about it, but one thing has remained absolutely constant – its aim to support artists.

Transmission Gallery’s resource room and archive opened to the public in July, enabling all to explore what has put Transmission Gallery at the forefront of Glasgow’s art scene since 1983.

Sideshow will take place between October and December for the second time around whilst the quinquennial British Art Show visits Nottingham.

Last September, artist collective Tether embarked on a road trip across the UK to visit and interview the many artist-led galleries, arts initiatives and collectives in cities as far and wide as Dundee, Birmingham, Bristol, Brighton and Liverpool.