Coventry Artspace

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

WEIRD VALUE by Janet Tryner

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Warwickshire based artist Janet Tryner has shared with us her experience of attending our Exploring Collections Workshop and what she then went on to create in response to this…   “Back in February I was fortunate to have participated as an artist in a Working with Collections Workshop held by OutsideIn and Coventry Artspace and […]

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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Find out about the Artspace Ambassador’s Exhibition 21 – 30 July 2022 In 2020, Coventry Artspace researched and produced an Audience Development Strategy. Our strategy recognises 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 […]

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 […]