Nothing Gold Can Stay
Mill Bridge Gallery, 3 Mill Bridge, Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
21/09/2024 to 19/10/2024
Built in 1675 and a Grade II listed building, Mill Bridge Gallery is managed by a group of six local artists, all working in different media. They have teamed up with a further seven local artists who have exhibited at The Gallery previously, all of them creating artwork in various media that is specific to our autumnal theme.
Julie Cassels
After an initial career as a Systems Analyst, I took a career break, to raise a family, I studied Visual Arts (Salford University), 2004, then an M.A. in Textiles/Fashion (Manchester Metropolitan University) 2005. I have a studio at Rogue Artists’ Studios CIC, Manchester. My work has been...
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #24: Sarah Wood
Sarah Wood works with the found object, particularly the documentary image, to interrogate the relationship between the narrating of history and individual memory. Her recent work explores the meaning of the archive, in particular the politics of memory; why some objects are preserved while others are ignored. She also curates artists' film through Club des Femmes, a project co-founded with Selina Robertson.
Randomness in Focus
Willesden Gallery, 95 High Rd, London
Exhibition
15/10/2024 to 26/10/2024
The inspiration for this exhibition comes from the randomness of the tiny marks and scrapes I see throughout my day. They could be a tiny scuff on a wall or pavement; cracked plaster on a tube station platform, paint drips or smudges on his easel or studio floor. These marks trigger my mind and take me to another place and I hope others have the same experience too when seeing my work.
Wildlife Unleashed : Solo Exhibition By Anne Bardsley
Merseyway Shopping Centre, Stockport, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
21/10/2024 to 27/10/2024
This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see some of Anne's original artwork, limited edition prints, and unique gifts that feature vulnerable and endangered animals from around the world all presented in a variety of artistic styles.
YVAN
YVAN is made up of Visual arts professionals, individual artists and makers, studios, collectives, Higher and Further Education departments and professionals, visual arts organisations and artist networks in Yorkshire. Alongside region-specific advice, opportunities, events and support, they have also gathered regional and general resources to support artists in developing their practice.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #24: Samiya Younis
Samiya Younis, a British-born Pakistani artist in London, draws inspiration from her South Asian heritage. Her work blends contemporary and traditional techniques, exploring themes of identity, storytelling, and cultural complexity. Through sculpture, installation, performance, and painting, she challenges narratives, promoting dialogue and new perspectives.
Fruitmarket
Fruitmarket is a free, public space for culture in the heart of Edinburgh, the Fruitmarket provides inspiration and opportunity for artists and audiences.
We programme, develop and present world-class exhibitions, commissions, publications, performances, events and engagement...
Case Study: The Kent Downs AONB
The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a nationally protected landscape stretching from the white cliffs of Dover to the Surrey and London border. With ancient bluebell woodlands, rugged chalk coastline, internationally rare chalk grassland, and ragstone villages, there is beauty to explore all year round. The North Downs Way National Trail, one of 15 national trails in England and Wales, is home to the arts trail, and much of it follows the legendary Pilgrims Way from Canterbury to Winchester.
Time: The Passage of Time and Cycles of Life
19/10/2024 London
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN! We are in search of visual artists to submit their art to be showcased in an online exhibition. Artists of all mediums and from all countries are welcome to apply, including painters, sculptors, photographers, designers, and video artists.
Platforma Arts and Refugee Network
Platforma arts and refugee network supports and develops arts and culture by, about and with refugees and migrants. Platforma is managed by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with organisations across the country. Every two years they run the Platforma Festival in a different part of England. They also provide one-to-one information to artists and organisations on subjects including, access to opportunities, contacts, project development and fundraising.
Alice Bradshaw
Alice Bradshaw is an artist, curator and writer. She is interested in discarded, everyday materials and words. Recycling and repetition are important strategies in her work, which sets up a dialogue around the value of rubbish through objects, publications, exhibitions and events. Alice's...
Jacqui Francesca James
I am a ceramist who uses unorthodox methods in my work, also I use mixed mediums in the ceramics They are all hand made and glazed. My work is unique as every piece is different and I only make one. My heads have lots of features and need to be seen by the eye to appreciate the details. My work...
Elemental
Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
19/10/2024 to 10/11/2024
Exhibition of environmental art. Fiona Campbell, Ally Matthews & Jan Alison Edwards respond to ideas around the elements, materiality, and the invisible thread binding all life on earth.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #24: Helen Emily Davy
Helen Emily Davy works in a diverse range of media such as installation, printmaking, collage, stained glass, embroidery, and text, incorporating archival material to examine questions related to subjectivity and the body. She often directs her attention to the intersection of science, technology, and representation, excavating the power dynamics which shape their mutual interactions.
Case Study: Fronteer
Fronteer is run by Michael and Sharon Borkowsky and began as a freelance arts initiative to provide exhibition spaces and host open calls for artists. In October 2020 they opened a gallery of their own; Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield and have established the annual art prize 'The Fronteer Open'.
New Horizons
Stourbridge Glass Museum, Wordsley
Exhibition
30/07/2024 to 17/11/2024
The New Horizons exhibition will showcase both traditional methods of glass making along with modern techniques, all producing contemporary work that challenges and explores the boundaries of glass. All the work on show will be either be made especially for the exhibition or is work which has been made since 2022 but has not been previously exhibited.
Animate Projects
Animate Projects is an arts agency working at the intersection of film, animation and art, established in 2007 by curator/producers Abigail Addison and Gary Thomas. We're based in Derby and Folkestone. Since 2007 we've worked with over 120 artists, filmmakers and animators to make ambitious...
Lauren Whyte
About me I graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2002 with a degree in Sculpture. I have been a Youth Worker for over 30 years. I love lino print for its sculptural aspects including carving to mark make and making impressions. Print making is relief making. My practice is playful,...
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #24: Fiona Campbell
Fiona Campbell is a Somerset-based artist, educator, curator, and a Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. She creates sculptural installations, using recycled and found materials. At the root of her practice is the notion of interconnectedness, with a focus on environmental concerns about human exploitation of nature.
Nocturne
44AD, 4 Abbey St, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
20/11/2024 to 24/11/2024
Nocturne explores the uncomfortable, liminal state between sleeping and waking. Experience Kate McDonnell's immersive installation exploring our relationship with insomnia which opens on November 20th, 2024.
Contrast Issue 2 - Exhibition Open Call for Artists
20/10/2024 Online, Merseyside
Contrast!, Issue 2 is an exhibition and a publication surrounding the theme and concept of contrast- what it means in art and how it is portrayed. We encourage you to take the idea as conceptually or literally as possible, as it is a form of creative research on how contrast as an concept appears in art.
The Naked Artist Collection
Jules Emporium, 5 New Rd,, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Exhibition
02/11/2024 to 30/11/2024
The Naked Artist, aka Suzie is a prolific free style emotive driven artist. This is captured through her lens and artwork over the last few decades. They will be showing a mixture of old artworks from previous exhibitions and some new photography pieces along with her love of words that are expressed in her work.
The Art House
The Art House provides studios and programmes offering time, space and support for artists and associates to develop their creative practice and progress their professional careers.
The Art House building is home to 45 artists' studios and three makerspaces - a print studio, ceramics...
CHRISTMAS TREE COMPETITION IN THE OLD FOX YARD COURTYARD
20/10/2024 6 Old Fox Yard, Stowmarket IP14 1AB, Suffolk
An iconic symbol of the holiday season, the Christmas Tree remains a cherished tradition rich in history and cultural significance for a lot of people. To celebrate the festive period this year, MODECE Architects, in collaboration with Fox Yard Studio, are looking to commission an artist or designer to create a unique outdoor Christmas Tree that will add some festive magic and adorn our public space in The Old Fox Yard Courtyard.
CGS DISCOVERY DAY at the V&A, London
V&A London, Cromwell Rd, , London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Symposium
07/12/2024
CGS returns to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for its final event of 2024. Come along to our Discovery Day which is open to all! Join inspired glass artists and listen to their fascinating stories.
Case Study: Benji Appleby-Tyler
Benji Appleby-Tyler is an emerging artist turned curator, who is currently studying Fine Art at University. He create an open call on CuratorSpace to work with other artists on his participatory project 'IDEA Portable Protest Kit'. Artists followed instructions to construct a 'soap box' and create an individual performance which was collated into a showreel.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #24: Sarah Goudie
Sarah Goudie works with contemplative making practices to investigate feminist narratives of touch and witness. She is fascinated by the space of drawing and the poetics of beauty and injury, poise and longing through the enduring presence of objects and land.
Shape Arts
Shape Arts is a disability-led arts organisation which works to improve access to culture for disabled people by providing opportunities for disabled artists, training cultural institutions to be more open to disabled people, and through running participatory arts and development programmes.
Karen Sherwood
Cupola Contemporary Art was established in 1991 and has grown to become on eof the largest most highly respected privately run contemporary art galleries in the North of England. With a reputation for quality shows and innovation, the gallery regualrly hosts approximately 10 themed or solo...
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #24: Diana Terry
Diana Terry works in drawing, painting, collage and sculpture to explore how art can embody thought and emotions. With a background in teaching alongside her professional art practice, she has exhibited extensively including at Merzbarn, Scotland, Kolaj Fest, New Orleans, and The Mall Gallery, London, as well as being selected for the New Light Prize Exhibition.
Creative Life Drawing in Provence, France 2025
Maison Sylvette, Place Du Patiol, Camaret sur Aigues, France
Workshop
19/05/2025 to 25/05/2025
For any skill level, this class brings out your creative potentials in a joyful atmosphere, and beautiful environment. With home cooked food and tasty wines from the region, this 6 day course is a perfect unwind and delight where you can explore your creativity working in the studio and outside with time and freedom to experiment with different mark making materials and methods of expression.
Su Yao
Wukong China Art Crafts is based in West Yorkshire founded by the Chinese artist, Su Yao with original hand-painted traditional Chinese ink paintings. All the artwork is unique and represents traditional and ancient Asian and Zen culture. With respect to nature and ancient Zen culture, all...
Case Study: ARTbound
ARTbound is an arts organisation, developed and managed by photographer and curator, Meg Oxford. It began in 2014 and primarily creates events and exhibitions, by building partnerships with other art organisations, galleries and creative venues, to support artists in showing and selling their work.
Creative Life Drawing in Provence, France 2025
Maison Sylvette, Place Du Patiol, Camaret sur Aigues, France
Workshop
15/09/2025 to 21/09/2025
For any skill level, this class brings out your creative potentials in a joyful atmosphere, and beautiful environment. With home cooked food and tasty wines from the region, this 6 day course is a perfect unwind and delight where you can explore your creativity working in the studio and outside with time and freedom to experiment with different mark making materials and methods of expression.