The aim of our Artist Listings initiative was to raise the profile of visual artists working in Coventry and Warwickshire. We have now developed The Exchange which builds on the work of our original Artist Listings. Each month we selected an artist from the Listings to promote as our ‘Artist in Focus’. The Listings helped […]

Artspace supported Shoot Festival 2017 with an exhibition from our graduate resident of the time, Natalie Seymour.  In 2019 we were delighted to be a partner supporting the the development of a visual art strand to the Festival alongside the music and performance strands.  Industry judges Ryan Hughes (Coventry Biennial), Craig Ashley (New Art West […]

The Art of Coventry was a programme of events designed to support and develop artists and curators.  Season 1 ran from May – July 2018 and Season 2 from September to November 2018.  Events included curator talks and practical workshops and was supported by visiting art works, including Sam Bellinfante’s Accordion, Camara Taylor’s Flutter, Toni […]

The Visualising the City: City Arcadia project took place between June 2014 and June 2016 and was funded primarily by Arts Council England and Coventry City Council.  The aim of the project was to celebrate the City of Coventry as a place of innovation and a test bed for new ideas, allowing artists from within […]

ARC Symposium: The artist behind the city took place in 2014 and was a day of discussion and discovery for artists, city place makers and people in Coventry, UK. The artist behind the city references those essential contemporary art practices that prioritise making a difference to people that live, work and visit a place. It also […]

Spon Spun is an Arts and Heritage Festival in Spon End, Coventry. The first festival was held in 2016 and was led by the Albany Theatre outreach team with support from a number of local partners. Spon Spun is now an independent, not-for-profit organization with a management group made up of representatives from arts and […]

Artist Miriam Craik-Horan was commissioned to deliver her proposed ARC GENERATE project, exploring art making with new artists from Cardinal Newman School in Coventry and bursary recipient Emilia Moniszko. A series of walks and exploratory sessions culminated with a publication and documentary launch at the ARC GENERATE and end-of-year event on December 12th 2012. Images […]