Coventry Artspace

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

Coventry Artspace Ambassadors Scheme

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In 2020, Coventry Artspace commissioned Audience Development Specialist, Hardish Virk to produce an Audience Development Strategy. It recognised the lack of historical engagement with ethnically diverse communities as both artists and audiences. One of the recommendations advised setting up an Ambassadors Scheme, designed to support Coventry Artspace to work closely with members of local ethnically […]

Introducing…The Artspace Exchange

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We’re excited to announce the launch of the brand new Artspace Exchange – an online hub designed to promote artists, as well as support them and others in the sector to share expertise and opportunities. Any artist or curator can join the Artspace Exchange and it replaces what was formally our ‘Artspace Artist Listings’. You […]

The Utility Room Commission – Artist Announced!

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We are thrilled to announce that Tammy Woodrow has been selected for The Utility Room Commission, so Tammy will be creating a piece of work to display in this new art space at Coventry Empire.    The Utility Room is for flexible working, meeting and other activities related to the development of artistic practice in […]

Artist Call Out for Speedy Crits!

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Artist call-out for Speedy Crits Speedy Crits is an online opportunity to ‘talk art’, respond to and receive valuable critical feedback on work at various stages of process. The initiative was created by artist Helen Kilby Nelson and is a part of the Coventry Artspace Artist Development Programme. We have two blocks of six sessions […]

Artist Development Programme

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We are really excited to launch our artist development opportunities for September – December 2021, an innovative programme of workshops for artists, lead by experienced professionals in the field. These workshops respond directly to our research on artist development needs published earlier this year.   All workshops are available on a pay what you can […]

*annotations on multiplicity of us by melissandre varin

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Pour moi Pour mamou Pour ma mere Pour Eole Pour Véronique Kanor Pour papaya Pour Alice Walker Pour Amandine Gay Pour bell hooks Pour l’amour Pour Frantz Fanon Pour la justice Pour Arcadia Gallery Pour ceux qui ne sont plus là Pour nous tous     credit: Ryan Christopher (Autumn residency) routes/roots, black synthetic hair, […]

Artist On My Street

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The call out for the second round of Artist On My Street is now closed. The artists selected will be announced here soon! The Artist On My Street project was launched on 17 August 2021. It brings the work of locally based artists to Coventry neighbourhoods. In the first round five artists were selected to […]

Ryan Christopher – Summer Residency – Multiplicity of Us

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Ryan Christopher is currently exhibiting in Arcadia as part of the ‘Multiplicity of Us’ show. Ryan has shared his thoughts and reflections on the residency… “The tragic myth of the isolated artist has been diluted, like tepid, watery tea. But in its place we see a proud succession of communitarian buzz words, parading the facade […]

Gloris Adusu – Summer Residency – Multiplicity of Us

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Coventry-based creative Gloria Adusa shares a bit about her creative practice ahead of the Summer Residency “Multiplicity of Us” opening on 27th July at Arcadia Gallery…   “Originally from Ghana, I live in Coventry, I have been in the UK for 17 years now. Mother of 4, I live with the last one. I am […]

The Utility Room at The Empire Commission

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Artist Commission Opportunity in partnership with Coventry Biennial! (DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 9AM 30TH AUGUST)   PROJECT OVERVIEW:   The Utility Room is a new kind of space for flexible working, meeting and other activities related to the development of artistic practice in the city, that is designed to encourage artists to self-organise.   This new […]