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Greater Manchester Contemporary Emerging Artist Prize 2016

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Greater Manchester Contemporary Emerging Artist Prize 2016

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is launching a new annual arts prize thanks to a public grant from the Arts Council England and sponsorship from the business community. The prize is open to practising semi-professional and professional artists working or living in one of the 10 local authorities across Greater Manchester.

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NEW CREATIVE MARKETS PROGRAMME CONCLUDES AFTER HELPING 500+ LONDON CREATIVE BUSINESSES MAKE OVER £2M SALES IN NEW MARKETS

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NEW CREATIVE MARKETS PROGRAMME CONCLUDES AFTER HELPING 500+ LONDON CREATIVE BUSINESSES MAKE OVER £2M SALES IN NEW MARKETS

New Creative Markets (NCM) was a professional development programme for the Creative Industries, delivered by a consortium of four arts organisations -SPACE, Cockpit Arts, Four Corners and Photofusion- which ran between 2012 and 2015. 

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NE CVAN’s third series of artist films continues with Toby Lloyd and Andrew Wilson

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NE CVAN’s third series of artist films continues with Toby Lloyd and Andrew Wilson

Commissioned by the North East Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN), this is the second of seven films exclusively launched in an on-going partnership with This Is Tomorrow. 

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Other MA (TOMA) alternative art education programme call out for artists

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Other MA (TOMA) alternative art education programme call out for artists

The Other MA (TOMA) is a 12 month alternative art education model, set up by practicing artists and based at Metal Art School in Southend-on-Sea. It is a response to the fact that many artists who wish to continue their learning and critical discourse with peers are unable to access most current MA provisions for a number of reasons - time, cost, work or family commitments.

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New research to address the relationship between arts policy and the creative practices and livelihoods of artists

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New research to address the relationship between arts policy and the creative practices and livelihoods of artists

A new in-depth research project developed by visual arts specialist Susan Jones within MIRIAD at Manchester School of Art aims to explore the interrelationship between artists' creative practices and livelhoods and arts policies.

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Artists’ Livelihoods: A comprehensive study of how artists in England live and work

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Artists’ Livelihoods: A comprehensive study of how artists in England live and work

Arts Council England has commissioned a new national study, to find out directly from visual artists in England about the economic, social and cultural factors which affect their ability to develop a sustainable practice. 

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CVAN North East Artists Films: Luke McCreadie

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CVAN North East Artists Films: Luke McCreadie

Luke McCreadie discusses the development of projects and his sustained and ongoing interest in language and forms of communication. Commissioned by the CVAN, this is one of seven films to be exclusively launched over the coming months in an on-goingpartnership with This Is Tomorrow.  

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The SOLO Award 2016

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The SOLO Award 2016

The SOLO Award is an annual contemporary art prize established by WW in 2012, which recognises independent thinking, going it alone and taking risks. It is open to artists of any age, working in any medium. The winner receives a cash prize and a solo exhibition at the London Art Fair. 2016 sees the prize money doubled and the award open to international artists for the first time. The 2016 call for entries officially launches at the London Art Fair on 19th January 2016 and simultaneously online.

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Woon Foundation Prize 2016 | Call for entries

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Woon Foundation Prize 2016 | Call for entries

A painting and sculpture prize open to all UK final year Fine Art undergraduates. Call for entries opens 1 February and closes 31 March. First Prize £20,000 + studio space | Second £9k | Third £6k | Discretionary Prize £5k | Judges include: Christine Borland, Artist and BALTIC Professor; Karen MacKinnon, Curator and Director, Artes Mundi; Laurence Sillars, Chief Curator, BALTIC. Awarded and presented by Northumbria University and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.

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Open Call - Residency Programme 2016-17 for Visual Artists

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Open Call - Residency Programme 2016-17 for Visual Artists

The Art House is seeking proposals from artists who would like to take up one of four supported residencies at our purpose built studios in Wakefield to help them develop and extend their practice. The callout is open to all, though at least one of the residencies will be reserved for a disabled artist, and one will be for an artist who will make use of our Print Studio.

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Wysing Arts Centre: Open Call for Cally Spooner Study Week

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Wysing Arts Centre: Open Call for Cally Spooner Study Week

OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS STUDY WEEK LED BY CALLY SPOONER
14-17 MARCH 2016. This intensive Study Week will address new forms of management (of self and others), the internalisation of institutions, and the concept of the 'exhibitionary complex’. The Study Week will include contributions from invited speakers, and activities will be structured with a series of reading groups, film screenings and group practicalities. Deadline: Mon 1 Feb 2016

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Launch Pad opportunity for new and current CG Associates

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Launch Pad opportunity for new and current CG Associates

Launch Pads are short exhibitions/performances/events that punctuate Castlefield Gallery’s main exhibition programme providing artists and curators with the opportunity to use the gallery as a test bed for the production, display and consumption of contemporary art. Launch Pads will feature emerging talent selected from CG Associate members’ submissions (two or three times a year) and the BA and MA contemporary art courses (Interactive Arts and Fine Art) at Manchester School of Art (once a year).

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Sky Academy Arts Scholarships open

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Sky Academy Arts Scholarships open

Each year, Sky Academy support young artists through Sky Academy Arts Scholarships, offering five artists aged 18-30 from the UK and Ireland £30k/€40k towards the development of an artistic project and the cost of living for one year, along with mentoring from Sky and the arts industry.  The aim is to support young artists and help take their work to the next level.

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NFM, BALTIC and Channel 4 join forces to deliver artist film talent development programme

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NFM, BALTIC and Channel 4 join forces to deliver artist film talent development programme

Gateshead-based creative agency Northern Film & Media have launched the third iteration of The Artist’s Cut, a national programme designed to enable artists to develop narrative work. The deadline for submissions from artists is 11 January 2016 at noon (12pm).

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Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC) Artists’ Residencies

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Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC) Artists’ Residencies

Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC) is inviting visual artists to apply for twelve-month residencies at Highgreen in rural Northumberland. The Trust is hoping to appoint two artists from applications submitted; one artist to hold the residency starting October2016 and another artist to hold the residency starting September 2017.  

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A Portrait of the Artist as an Unpaid Man

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'The public need to treat the exploitation of artistic labour as some kind of taboo while artists themselves must stand firm and refuse to work for nothing. No amount of government policy is going to change this ... Are you prepared to get real?' Text by James Doeser

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#artistsmatter: But can we put a value on how much?

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'We all agree that #culturematters (to borrow from the current campaign). By extension therefore we can presumably all agree that #artistsmatter too. After all they are the architects, creators, enactors and translators of this culture-that-matters-so-much...' Text by James Doeser

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