Coventry Artspace

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

Blog by Ian Sergeant following the Art of Curation Workshop

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We were thrilled to welcome curator and PhD researcher Ian Sergeant to host the Art of Curation workshop earlier this month. Participants had the opportunity to explore the work of the 1980s BLK Art Group and follow-up with a pop-up exhibition at Arcadia. Here’s Ian’s account on his experience…   What is the story? I […]

Artist On My Street Call Out

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ROUND 3   This opportunity is currently closed Join Coventry Artspace Exchange here  During Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture, Coventry Artspace is administering 21 x £500 bursaries for local artists to create work for Coventry communities. This project is inspired by artists, all over the world, who have found ways to bring moments […]

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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  Our January – May 2022 innovative programme of workshops for artists, led by experienced professionals in the field, respond directly to our research on artist development needs published in 2021.   All workshops are available on a pay what you can basis. Attendance fees are available to Artspace Exchange registered artists for Art of […]

*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 […]