The Pilgrim Gallery in Bloomsbury, London has recently opened its doors to promote the work of both established and emerging artists. The inaugural exhibition features new paintings by William Dick. Dick based in London has developed a reputation over a […]
Hilary Williams takes a look at an inclusive project initiated by the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne that reaches out to the local community.
Mark Gubb describes Derby’s newest artist-led organisation and calls for other artists to get involved.
Beaconsfield, London 30 May – 7 July
The Changing Room, Stirling 8 June – 27 July
Claire Douglass describes the work that she made during her recent residency in Hackney.
After responding to an opportunity listing in the October 2001 issue of [a-n] Magazine for a residency in Charing Cross Hospital, Clare Johnson was selected and invited to start work in December. The project organised by the Arts Committee for […]
Stephen Davids is a Youth Worker and community artist in east London currently studying for a BA honours degree in Informal Education. He was recently commissioned to design and create a mural for the children’s ward at The Royal London […]
A call for artists was listed in the February issue of [a-n] MAGAZINE inviting artists to take part in an exhibition called INside-OUT at the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA). This Opportunities listing elicited responses from artists throughout […]
After 22 years in education, and with a first class degree in Graphic Arts from Liverpool University under her belt, Pip Stanley was feeling “well and truly institutionalised and very unsure of what to expect in the world of illustration”. […]
Every five years the provincial German town of Kassel, one hundred miles north of Frankfurt, hosts one of the biggest events in the art world calendar. Frederika Whitehead profiles ‘Documenta 11’ and picks some of her personal highlights.
Deirdre King profiles LA-based artists’ initiative Raid Projects and its international activities.
Susan Miller gives an overview of her time spent in the Spanish capital as a result of a travel award from the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation.
Julie Read gives an account of her experience on a residency in the Austrian capital.
Rosemary Shirley meets Caroline Broadhead to find out how she moved from jewellery designer to internationally acclaimed exhibiting artist.
My watercolours came about when I realised how traditional perceptions of art can be.
Tim Birch joins Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale mid-way through their three years on the road taking art to places that other galleries can’t reach.
Lucy Wilson takes a look at some of the glass and ceramic artwork being made and exhibited currently.
The competition amongst the twelve cities bidding to host Capital of Culture for 2008 heightens, as Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Canterbury & East Kent, Cardiff, Inverness & the Highlands, Liverpool, Newcastle-Gateshead, Norwich and Oxford jostle for media […]
Benedict Carpenter’s sculpture for this year’s Jerwood Sculpture Prize was unveiled in June at the Jerwood Sculpture Park, Worcestershire. The bronze sculpture entitled Universal Object, is an ambiguous figurative form derived from the famous ink blot Rorschach tests which triggered […]
The APT Gallery reopened recently after substantial refurbishment and has now embarked on a dynamic programme of exhibitions. First off was a group show curated by Leila Galloway and Roxy Walsh entitled ‘Ten days in Deptford’. This coincided with the […]
Following a successful pilot last year, the Yorkshire Open Biennale will be a regular fixture from 2003. Organised by Wakefield Art Gallery and Wakefield Artsmill this biannual event will offer a two-stage exhibiting opportunity for artists in the region. The […]
A book celebrating the extraordinary work of Welfare State International, written by founder John Fox, was launched in July. Established in 1968, Welfare State made their name with groundbreaking events such as ‘The Raising of the Titanic’ in a London […]
The Land and the Samling programme reached a climax in July when sixty young people from schools and colleges in north east England worked alongside professional artists at Kielder Forest, Northumberland. The result of a creative partnership between the Samling […]
Contemporary Applied Arts, London 14 June – 27 July
