Coventry Artspace Partnerships

We are a charity dedicated to supporting and developing the visual arts in Coventry for the benefit of its citizens.

Launch of ‘We Are Luminous’ Nov 18 – Review

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Last month, artist and Artspace trustee Hannah Sutherland and artist studio holder Carol Breen launched a new, Coventry based, moving image forum called ‘We Are Luminous’.  To get involved with the group follow them on instagram (we_are_luminous) or Facebook (WeAreLuminous). Carol told us, ‘Our inspiration for the launch event came from Cai Guo Qiang’s One […]

Graduates-in-residence November blogspot

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Our graduate artists Adam and Helen reflect here on the first month of their residency and the challenges recent graduates face when they no longer have access to the support of peers and tutors.  Their honesty and openness will no doubt chime with many others.  While Adam and Helen will of course benefit from the […]

On Backbone, by artist Ann Simpson

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Ann Simpson is a member of The Shared Collective and comments here about her experience of working on an Art of Curation project with curator Anna Douglas to create the exhibition Backbone at Arcadia Gallery (2-10 November 2018).   Working as an artist collective under the guidance of Anna Douglas Curator has been the key to […]

On Backbone, by artists Helen Kilby-Nelson and Sara Maycock

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Helen Kilby-Nelson and Sara Maycock are members of The Shared Collective and comment here about their experience of working on an Art of Curation project with curator Anna Douglas to create the exhibition Backbone at Arcadia Gallery (2-10 November 2018).  We will share the last blog from artist Ann Simpson tomorrow Saturday 10 November, which […]

On Backbone, by artist Leigh Ann Willar McDonagh

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Leigh Ann is a member of The Shared Collective and comments here about her experience of working on an Art of Curation project with curator Anna Douglas to create the exhibition Backbone at Arcadia Gallery (2-10 November 2018).  We will share blogs from the other members of The Shared Collective in the next couple of […]

Libby Cufley

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Libby Cufley is an artists’ moving image practitioner, researcher and curator working in both analogue and digital media, based in London and the West Midlands. The domestic space, work, mental health and the body are key themes within her practice. Research areas of interest include artists’ moving image distribution, brutalist architecture, feminist film theory, identity politics and artists’ […]

Rachel Doughty

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Rachel works mainly in the area of installation with her main focus being women and children.  Past work has looked at themes such as the practice of International adoption, the refugee crisis and the issues and consequences of a child spending time in the care system. www.racheldoughty.co.uk  

Helen Kilby Nelson

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Helen is one of our two graduate residents at Eaton House 2018-19.  After graduating with a 1st class from Leamington College she is now exploring and developing her practice and is particularly interested in socially engaged activities. https://www.axisweb.org/p/helenkilby-nelson/   Photograph by Taskin Capar

Nick Walker

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Nick is Coventry based writer, director and theatre maker https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/filmclients/nick–walker/

BACKBONE (Arcadia Gallery 1-10 November)

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A warm thank you to the inspirational older women who have created BACKBONE! Last week it was our great pleasure to support an Art of Curation project at Arcadia Gallery.  This is the final artwork shown to support The Art of Coventry Programme.  Curator and project leader Anna Douglas told us, “We started last Thursday […]