Modern Edinburgh Film School brings together practitioners in visual art, poetry, performance and film to explore alternative approaches to the screen. Project founder Alex Hetherington talks about community, social sculpture and his search for a sense of ‘elsewhere-ness’ in a very traditional city.
The annual Publish and Be Damned self-publishers fair returns for the second year at ICA, London, on Saturday.
Prizewinners announced during one-night event at Leeds’ Ellington House.
The latest interview in Joshua Sofaer’s Artist as leader series for a-n features Sydney-based artist-run initiative First Draft.
As a new art competition launches in Leeds, we speak to the project’s curator, its sponsor and one of the shortlisted artists about the city’s changing; and self-sustaining; art scene.
In partnership with ixia, artist Hannah Hull is presenting a series of events in Newcastle, Bristol and Birmingham for socially-engaged artists who want to be part of a ‘hyper-local critical support network’.
As a new exhibition exploring approaches to collaborative working opens at Transition Gallery in London, we talk to one of the participating artists and the gallery’s co-directors.
Manchester’s Castlefield Gallery is encouraging ‘user-generated’ content via its CG Associates scheme, which includes the Launch Pad series of short exhibitions. We find out more from artist Maurice Carlin and the gallery’s Deputy Director Clarissa Corfe.
With its new home in the old Tetley brewery and a recent six figure grant from ACE, these are exciting times for Project Space Leeds. We pay a site visit and speak to co-directors Pippa Hale and Kerry Harker about their plans for a new contemporary arts hub.
The Royal Standard, Liverpool’s renowned artist-led studios and gallery, is facing a brighter future after resolving – for now – the rates relief issue that threatened its existence.
Summit Gallery is a new artist-led gallery and project space overlooking the Olympic Park in Hackney Wick. We talk to Director Natalie Sanders and the project’s first artist-in-residence Riccardo Iacono.
A week after announcing the closure of Cardiff-based contemporary art agency Mermaid & Monster, its Director takes a close look at the art ecology of Wales and finds plenty to be concerned about.
The London Group, founded in 1913 by artists including Jacob Epstein, Wyndham Lewis, Lucien Pissarro and Walter Sickert, is celebrating its centenary with a special exhibition featuring 100 artworks.
Multi-media exhibition TROLLEYOLOGY celebrates the first ten years of a small but potent publishing house and the life of a maverick publisher and champion of documentary photography.
a-n Director Susan Jones visited DIY Art School in Manchester where the focus is on collaboration and research.
Artist-led collective B I T celebrate the launch of its new studio complex tomorrow with an evening of art, music, food and drink. We talk to Bob Gelsthorpe, one of the group’s founders.
As cuts continue to bite, Sheffield’s S1 Artspace and The Royal Standard in Liverpool launch fundraisers.
The recent INTERPLAY event, organised by Bristol’s Hand In Glove collective, brought together artist-led groups from across the South-West and beyond. The co-Director of Redruth’s Back Lane West describes its ‘egalitarian atmosphere of possibility’.
After yesterday’s announcement by Newcastle City Council that it intends to cease funding the arts in order to meet central government budget cuts, we talk to two visual arts organisations affected by the proposals.
Artist-led organisation Studio Voltaire opens an ambitious fundraising venture in the heart of London’s Mayfair, with contributions from Jeremy Deller, Mark Leckey, Linder, Cory Arcangel and many more.
Artist-led groups come together in Bristol for a day of discussion and presentations about collaboration.
Previewing this weekend “a high profile open outside of London – organised by artists for artists”.
Fundraising is a competitive activity. This guide by Lisa Le Feuvre introduces the main funding sources and offers guidelines to help make winning funding applications.
Following a series of events this weekend, New Work Network (NWN) is to close. Director Orlagh Woods discusses NWN’s achievements over its fifteen year history, its closure and the future for artists working within ‘pioneering practices’.
The three-day Institutions by Artists conference in Vancouver brought over 400 artist, curators and academics together to discuss and debate the past, present and future of artist-run organisations. We report from what was an expansive and lively international gathering.
