Here’s the latest updates from our graduate artists-in-residence who have both had a busy month exhibiting at venues across the West Midlands and beyond! “Comprehending the past through a contemporary lens” by Adam Neal Attending Format Photography Festival in Derby was an eye-opening experience for multiple reasons. Exhibiting work collaboratively with FORM, attending photography conferences […]

Here are our graduate artists-in-residence latest reflections on the creative practice during their residencies with us…   “I am, yet what I am no-one cares or knows” (John Clare) by Helen Kilby-Nelson   I came across the poem, ‘I Am’ some years ago when I was going through a particularly bad period of mental health […]

Our graduate artists-in-residence Helen and Adam are well into their residency now, and it has been exciting to hear their ideas growing and developing over the past few months. Take a read as both reflect on how they have got to point where they now are with their creative practice…   The Praxis of Memoria: […]

Last year we awarded Coventry artist Lewis Spencer a one-off “Go and See Bursary” to support his development as an artist and curator. He used this to fund a trip to Portugal. In this blog post he’s summed up all that happened during his trip: Lisbon, Portugal is one of Europe’s most desired location to […]

Our graduate-in-residence Adam discusses themes surrounding nostalgia and how this has influenced his creative practice so far during his residency… “We may be ready…to accept that objects define us.” (Hudek, A. 2014) A sentiment I concur with, objects lead us more than we care to believe or even consider. There is a multitude of angels […]