Opportunities

19.02.20

Duplicate: Publishing Fair – call for submissions

Duplicate Publishing Fair welcomes applications from collective and individual self-publishers for their next iteration on 3 and 4 April 2020.

Media

19.02.20

Arts bodies threatened with funding cuts over lack of diversity

Arts Council England figures show BME and disabled people under-represented in sector – via the Guardian

Media News

19.02.20

My vision for a radical artist-led hotel

We need bold new cultural infrastructures to tackle entrenched inequality in the arts, says Amahra Spence. Can a new project combine business nous with social justice? – via Arts Professional

Media News

17.02.20

One man’s fictional journey across Britain

Photographer Lottie Davies’s latest work documents a fictional journey across Britain, from the south-west of England to the far north of Scotland. Her exhibition, curated by Dr Rachel Marsden, is on display at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry – via BBC

Media News

12.02.20

Sonia Boyce first black woman to represent Britain at Venice Biennale

The artist Sonia Boyce has been chosen to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale – the first black woman to do so. Her work will fill the UK pavilion from May until November next year. Boyce is one of the leading artists of the British Black Arts Movement and studied at Stourbridge College in the 1980s – via the Guardian

News

10.02.20

A3 launch new programme for 2020

Participate is a new programme from A3 Project Space that will support their studio members to collectively deliver a programme of socially engaged projects. The Digbeth-based project space and studios has relaunched as an artist-led space run by studio members Trevor Pitt, Cathy Wade, Ben Sadler and Philip Duckworth (Juneau Projects), Adam Carver and Carolyn Morton.

Engine Opportunities

10.02.20

Outside In Engine Micro Bursaries

Engine is pleased to be partnering with Outside In to offer artists living in Birmingham, Solihull, the Black Country, Coventry or Warwickshire the opportunity to apply for Micro Bursaries towards professional development activities of your choice. Two artists will be awarded a bursary of £500 each.

Feature Media

10.02.20

Edgar Martins’ photobook shows prisoners fear of being forgotten – by not showing them

Tom Seymour covers a new photobook by Edgar Martins, including a series commission by Grain Projects focusing on HMP Birmingham – via Wallpaper Magazine

Feature News

08.02.20

Lindsey Mendick featured

Lindsey Mendick, whose work is currently on show at Eastside Projects in solo exhibition ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, is featured by Kathryn Hughes – via the Guardian

Engine News

07.02.20

Laura Dicken Announced as International Bursary Recipient

New Art West Midlands, Grain Projects, Aarhus Billedkunstcenter and Galleri Image are delighted to announce that Laura Dicken has been selected as the successful recipient of the International Bursary 2020.

Engine News

05.02.20

Curator’s Network: New Season Launched

The Curators’ Network launches a new season of activity with talks by Sylvia Theuri and Ian Sergeant in February and March.

Interview

03.02.20

Q&A with artist Pamela Schilderman

Fool’s Gold is a new exhibition by artists Hayley Harrison and Pamela Schilderman which opened recently at Rugby Museum and Art Gallery. We spoke to Pamela to find out more.

News

30.01.20

The New Art Gallery Walsall celebrates 20 years

Next month The New Art Gallery Walsall celebrates its 20th birthday with a series of exhibitions and celebratory events.

News

27.01.20

Arts Council England publishes their 2020-2030 strategy.

“By 2030, we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish, and where every one of us has access to a remarkable range of high-quality cultural experiences.”

Arts Council England publishes their 10 year strategy.

Media Review

17.01.20

Meryl McMaster: As Immense as the Sky Reviewed

Anneka French reviews a solo show of work by Meryl McMaster, her first in the UK – via Photomonitor

News

16.01.20

Win for Eastside Projects

Eastside Projects has been announced as part of the winning team to design the new market of Birmingham as part of the £1.5 billion Birmingham Smithfield regeneration.

Media Review

15.01.20

Ikon’s Zou Zou Group exhibition reviewed

Betsy Porritt reviews ZouZou Group: – door open at Ikon Gallery – via this is tomorrow

Media

15.01.20

What has the Lottery done for artists?

Artists are the lifeblood of the arts, but their direct funding has steadily declined over the past two decades. A change in approach is now essential, says Susan Jones. – via Arts Professional

News

09.01.20

New festival to light up Worcester city centre this month

On Thursday 16 January 2020 from 5.30-10pm the Arches Festivals presents Light Night Worcester, the first of four brand new festivals for the city.

Interview Media

08.01.20

Matt Gale Interview

New Art West Midlands x Coventry Biennial artist Matt Gale is interviewed by Santanu Borah – via Asian Curator