Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Denzil Forrester’s depictions of East London dub-reggae clubs in Nottingham, Haley Morris-Cafiero playing cyber bullies at their own game at TJ Boulting, London, and Garth Gratrix’s exploration of the inherent machismo in DIY materials at Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including an exploration of the work of performance artist, zine-maker, musician, Linder, at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, plus the first major exhibition of Steve McQueen’s artwork in the UK for 20 years.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in Manchester, London and Nottingham.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including an exhibition of Painting in the New Millennium at Whitechapel Gallery, London, four artists reimagining Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, into a place of ‘research, learning, conversation and exchange’, plus Pip Thornton’s installation at The Fruitmarket Gallery’s pop-up space in Edinburgh.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in Skipton, Liverpool, Bristol and Rye – all taken from our busy Events section featuring events and shows posted by a-n members.
Juan Bolivar, an artist and curator, explores the history and practice of curating, and provides ten key questions for independent curators and artists to help guide you in developing your first exhibitions. Bolivar’s painting practice runs parallel to his curating practice; first initiating TRAILER (2001-05) – an artist collective utilising temporary locations to stage exhibitions – and since, going on to curate over 40 exhibitions as an independent curator.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Emily Speed’s video work at Tate St Ives, Jerwood Makers Open at Manchester Art Gallery, and Alex Crocker’s large scale paintings and works on paper at TACO!, London.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Larry Achiampong’s moving image, sound and sculptural installations at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, Cassi Namoda’s first European solo exhibition at Pippy Houldsworth, London, and Hardeep Pandhal’s multimedia exhibition at Tramway, Glasgow.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including: an exhibition exploring notions around what it means to be an islander at Copperfield, London, and Elizabeth Eade’s powerful installations at HIX ART, London.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including a Saad Qureshi’s sculptural ‘mindscapes’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the SSA | VAS OPEN at Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, plus Anthony Shapland’s multidisciplinary work at Exeter Phoenix.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including a major retrospective of Bridget Riley at the Southbank Centre, London and a new video installation by the ZouZou Group at Ikon, Birmingham.
A selection of exhibitions to catch over the festive period, including shows in Birmingham, London, Middlesbrough, Wakefield and Gateshead.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including an exploration of reductive and systems-based art in London, the deciphering of a forgotten photographic archive in Birkenhead, and an exhibition of paintings that take their time in Leeds.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Dutch painter, sculptor and graphic artist Jacqueline de Jong at Pippy Houldsworth, London, plus photographic works by American artist Hal Fischer at GoMA, Glasgow.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Antony Gormley’s iconic terracotta figures at Firstsite, Colchester, and Keith Coventry’s collage works at new London gallery Upstone Soho.
Proactively seeking out opportunities to realise exhibitions and projects is an important strategy in the arts. Adam Smythe, Curator at the Bluecoat in Liverpool, gives some advice on the best methods of approaching galleries with exhibition proposals for your own work or for curatorial projects.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including North East Photography Network’s exhibition in Sunderland, Steve McQueen’s vast new art work featuring portraits of Year 3 children at Tate Britain and a show exploring the potential of the drawn line in Hatfield.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including a group show exploring the mind at Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, plus a show looking at connections and alliances between women artists of the early 20th century at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester.
For this follow up to her Approaching galleries guide, Jennie Syson asked artists, arts managers, curators and gallery directors to share their top tips, and dos and don’ts advice.
Jennie Syson offers some advice on approaching galleries, through setting out the different research routes and methods you might use.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Hayley Newman’s watercolour paintings at Matt’s Gallery, London, plus an exhibition of work by artists who face barriers to the art world at Kings Place, London, and Martin Parr’s photography at the newly refurbished Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Joy Labinjo’s large-scale paintings at BALTIC, Gateshead, Elizabeth Price’s video works at Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, and Edward Allington’s sculpture and photographic works at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
The Oxfordshire-based collective will celebrate 10 years since forming with a series of exhibitions across London and Oxford in autumn 2020.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including Lindsay Seers’ immersive virtual reality exhibition at Fabrica, Brighton, Jasmina Cibic’s mural and film work at Cooper Gallery, Dundee, and Haroon Mirza’s collaborative work with Siobhan Coen at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton.
A selection of recommended shows including Plastique Fantastique’s fictional narratives at Southwark Park Galleries and Cy Twombly’s lesser known sculpture at Gagosian in London, plus an exploration of light at Grundy, Blackpool.