Coventry Artspace

Coventry Artspace

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

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About

Coventry Artspace was incorporated in 1991 and became a charity in 2009.

We run arts projects and events and provide services to visual artists from across the region that live or work in Coventry and the surrounding area. Our core work, which is kindly supported by Coventry City Council, is to provide affordable spaces for visual artists to work and exhibit in, and opportunities for their development through networking meetings and monthly drop-ins.

We also seek out further opportunities to raise the profile of the visual arts and artists through partnership projects with other organisations in the city and beyond. Through these projects we look particularly to build community and wellbeing in the city and extend engagement with the visual arts. Currently we also provide an artist residency for a recent graduate. This includes a free studio space for up to 12 months, a solo exhibition, mentoring support and studio visits from Artspace trustees and associates.

Janet Tryner @anatomyofasmile ArtSpace’s current Janet Tryner @anatomyofasmile ArtSpace’s current Graduate Artist-in-Residence 2019-20, is presenting Library of Litter, an exhibition of work made during her year-long residency at ArtSpace Arcadia Gallery 26 Jan – 7 Feb.

Library of Litter will be available online and in place at the gallery. It will also be available as an interactive ECHOES soundwalk for you to explore between the gallery and War Memorial Park. This walk will incorporate artworks and augmented reality artworks in the gallery window space.

The link for this will be available from 26th January via www.libraryoflitter.art and the Events Calendar on the Coventry Artspace Website so that you can take part.

Online Private View will be taking place on 28th January (details to follow on Artspace website soon along with link to join in).

Janet was planning to be working in the gallery space on an investigative piece of work to reflect on her time at Arcadia, suburban ground level spaces and digital methods of socially distanced communication. She is now designing a digital online workshop that you can take part in instead. (The details of this will be published soon.)

We’d love to see your images of your visits and Soundwalk Experiences. Share them with the hashtag #LibraryofLitter

You can also follow the project on Instagram @libraryoflitter and her website www.libraryoflitter.art 

#artistinresidence #artistresidency #artexhibiton #soundwalk #augmentedreality #augmentedrealityart #urbanart #publicart #streetart #litter #littering #foundobjectart
The countdown for our Graduate Artist-in-Residence The countdown for our Graduate Artist-in-Residence @anatomyofasmile is on!

Exhibition opens on 26th January.

Take a read of her latest blog post (link to website in bio) to see how her last minute preparations are going.

#artblog #artistblog #artexhibition #VisualArt #libraryoflitter #discardedlitter #litter #littering #augmentedreality #augmentedrealityart #soundwalk #soundwalks
This week’s midwinter image is by Adele Mary Ree This week’s midwinter image is by Adele Mary Reed @thecatbath and was selected by Coventry Artspace Trustee Sam Williams @pixieyexi who says:

“A startling contrast to the selection of festive-inspired images, here the photographers captures the moment as it is. It is unromantic, we are where we are.”

#midwinterimage #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #analoguephotography #photography #photographyofinstagram #lockdown #lockdownphotography #billboard #derelictbillboard
This week's Midwinter Image, selected by our trust This week's Midwinter Image, selected by our trustee @ijeartist4764 this striking image by Brett Kowalski @notbrettk

Ije says "I chose this image because the colour, text, layering presents a vivid, intriguing, intangible winter tableau."

We couldn't agree more!

#photographer #photographer #midwinterimage #coventryartist #coventryphotographer #igerscoventry #thisiscoventry #coventry2021 #UKcityofculture
Our Graduate Artist-In-Residence Janet Tryner @ana Our Graduate Artist-In-Residence Janet Tryner @anatomyofasmile has shared details on what she has planned for her forthcoming solo show at the end of the month in her latest blog post.

Check out the link in our bio for a sneak peak at what she has in store to mark the end of her successful residency with us.

#artistinresidence #coventryartist #artexhibition #soloexhibition #soloshow #visualart #instillationart #lockdownart #augmentedreality #augmentedrealityart #AR #artart
Join us for our First Thursday Artist Meeting! 1: Join us for our First Thursday Artist Meeting!

1:00 - 2:30pm.

This meeting will take place via zoom. The link to First Thursday meetings is the same each month and is sent out in Artist Listings newsletters. ALL artists are welcome so if you are not one of our Artist Listings artists just email mail@coventry-artspace.co.uk with ‘Request First Thursday Link’ in the subject line and we’ll send the link to you.

It was decided to invite a Coventry Biennial @covbiennial Curator to join us for the January meeting to tell us a little about the themes and development of the Biennial in the City of Culture year.

Our Graduate Artist-In-Residence Janet Tryner @anatomyofasmile will also be joining us to talk about her solo show.

We hope you can join us!

(Image by Coventry Artspace Trustee Mandip Singh Seehra @surreal7)

#FirstThursday #CoventryArtspace #ArtistNetworking #coventryartists #coventrybiennial2021 #covbiennial #cityofculture2021 #thisiscoventry
Artspace Trustee @surreal7 has chosen this as las Artspace Trustee @surreal7 has chosen this as last week's midwinter image.

Congratulations John Whitmore @thedarkshed who wins £15 with this beautiful image. Mandip says, "This image jumped out at me because it creates a dream of the coldness of mid-winter" Happy 2021 Everyone!

#filmphotography #photography #landscapephotography #filmisnotdead #believeinfilm #bnw #bnwphoto #blackandwhitephotography #analoguephotography #coventryartist #midwinterimage #trees #nature #naturephotography
So many wonderful images were submitted by our Lis So many wonderful images were submitted by our Listings artists for our Mid Winter call out - it was very difficult to choose just one for our 2020 card! Finally, our Artist Advisory Group settled on this, taken in War Memorial Park by photographer Brett Kowalski @notbrettk . It captures the theme of the call out so well, and perhaps also the quiet of 2020. 

Next weekend trustee Mandip Seehra will be choosing another image from all those submitted to share on social media. 

Have a healthy, peaceful break everyone x

#coventry #peace #quiet #merrychristmas
@contemporaryartsociety have partnered with @unio @contemporaryartsociety have partnered with  @unioftheartslondon's decolonising arts institute to bring a series of workshops in 2021 supporting arts professionals to embed anti-racist and decolonial practises in museums.

The second workshop of the series will feature case studies from Dr. Sylvia Theuri whose recent work 'Thirteen Ways of Looking' which was hosted by @the_herbert_cov in partnership with @covbiennial. 

Stretching across 2021, this online workshop series will address a variety of areas of museum work. The first half will consider how artworks are catalogued, interpreted, curated, and displayed, and how interventions by artists and curators not embedded within the museum can impact these practices.

For more information please visit: http://bit.ly/3p7Fduc
@foleshillcreates brings Foleshill Creates at Home @foleshillcreates brings Foleshill Creates at Home, a programme providing free arts lessons for the public in partnership with @coventry2021, @broadstreethall and @orbitgroupuk. 

For more information and to register your interest see the photo below.

#Coventry #artathome #artlessons
Artspace trustee Create-Showcase @deesh_creates ha Artspace trustee Create-Showcase @deesh_creates has chosen this week's midwinter image for us. Congratulations to Artspace Listings artist @michalagyetvai ( Kaylacoo) who wins £15 👏

 Hardish says, "I chose this image because there is a magical and spiritual energy to it." Each week through December and January one of our trustees will select a new midwinter winner from our Artist Listings submissions. 

All submissions received before 5pm tomorrow (15th December) will also be considered for our digital Christmas card with a prize of £75! So if you're already an Artist Listing artist - send us your images! If you're not - have you considered joining? 
Find out more https://coventry-artspace.co.uk/listings/

#artistslistings #midwinter #covartspace
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Remember to tag us in your pictures... we can’t wait to see! 

#supportlocal #ashop 

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Through December and January we are inviting our A Through December and January we are inviting our Artist Listing artists and studio holders to submit images on the theme of 'Mid Winter'. 

Images submitted by 9am on Tuesday 15th December will be considered for this year's digital Artspace greeting card which will go to all our friends and partners. 

Some of our Trustees or Advisory Group members will also be selecting an image to share on our social media each week until the end of January. To get the ball rolling, Artspace Trustee and photographer Mandip Singh Seehra Photography has sent us these mid winter images of our beautiful city. If you're a local artist interested in registering for our Artist Listings, find out more here: 

https://bit.ly/3gnKRFn 

#midwinter #photography #visualart #winterphotography
@thehivejq are looking for visual storytellers of @thehivejq  are looking for visual storytellers of Birmingham and the West Midlands current industries. 

This commission is a mini bursary with around 4 - 6 entries being exhibited for £200 with both printing and framing costs covered. 

The deadline is 12th December 2020. 

For more details please visit: https://bit.ly/2KPSfOb

#visualart #commisonsopen #westmidlandsart
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Floor 4, Eaton House, Coventry CV1 2FJ
mail@coventry-artspace.co.uk
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Upcoming Events

  1. ‘Library of Litter’ by Janet Tryner

    January 26 @ 8:00 am - February 7 @ 4:00 pm
  2. First Thursday Artist Meeting

    February 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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