New Lights Art Prize
Painters, artists and printmakers are invited to apply for a £10,000 Prize and Exhibition. This is open to young, emerging artists who were born, are living, or have trained in the North of England.
This summer will see the first Python Arts Festival held at all four Python Galleries across the North East and North West of England from the 20 July to the 3 August 2013. The exhibition is open to all artists in the North East and North West whether professional, amateur or student. Continue reading
A North West College has been selected as a partner by Europe’s top Art and Design awarding body. Blackburn College has been hand-picked by the University of the Arts London (UAL) to deliver the level 3 UAL accredited extended diploma across all its art, design and media courses in addition to the level 2 Art and Design provision.
The LAN Open art exhibition started with a very busy Private View last night at Oxheys Mill Studios in Preston. The venue was packed as visitors flooded in to see this new exhibition of work in a wonderfully industrial yet contemporary setting. Most of the artists who had submitted work were there and all seemed overjoyed with the way Oxheys had thoughtfully displayed their work and created such a thought=provoking exhibition.
Submissions are invited for the 2012 LAN Open Art exhibition to be held at Oxheys Mill Studios in Preston. Entry is free to all members of LAN, so if you are not yet a member, join now whilst it’s still free.
On Tuesday 25th September Arts on Prescription will be holding a conference at The ACE Centre, Nelson
The programme for the seventh and biggest ever Liverpool Biennial has been unveiled as the city prepares to engage in a celebration of contemporary art.
The festival, which runs from September 15 to November 25, covers a number of venues across Liverpool and contributes in the region of £27 million to the city’s economy.
Abandon Normal Devices Festival Programme Delivery Intern 2.5 months (June – September 2012), part-time
We are looking for a bright, enthusiastic Programme Delivery Intern to join the AND team in the lead up to the festival. This year’s festival will take place 29 Aug – 02 Sept 2012 in Manchester.
Arts Council England announced today the 1,580 schools and other education settings across England that have been successful in achieving an Artsmark award.
Arts Council England announced today the 1,580 schools and other education settings across England that have been successful in achieving an Artsmark award. You can read a full list of awards on the Artsmark website.
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is a nationwide programme of the UK’s best arts and culture, running alongside the Games. With more than 10 million free opportunities to get involved, it is the largest cultural celebration in history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic movement. The programme, which has been running since 2008, culminates in London 2012 Festival, a spectacular celebration which will run from 21 September to 9 June 2012.