Work in progress shot of ‘Eye Test (Orange)’ (2022) – paint on reclaimed polystyrene How do you gain or regain motivation? It is a question I have been thinking about a lot recently for myself and I don’t think I am alone as an artist in knowing how to push through barren periods of creativity, […]

Tejal Gohil was selected for one of our artist commissions for the ‘Stories That Made Us’ project which celebrates the stories of people of South Asian heritage who now live in the UK. This is her commissioned illustration.   Read on for Tejal’s account of why the project inspired her to get involved… When I […]

  In the late 1980s, the Indian actor and comedian Mehar Mittal visited my family home. I remember my father positioning our new Panasonic Video Camera Recorder a few feet from where Mittal was sitting and started filming. I can remember this famous actor’s face showing some discomfort to a camera pointed at him as […]

Sophie Clausen worked with Coventry Artspace during Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture as our Lead Producer. Her wealth of talent and skills saw us through the Artist on My Street Project and the roll out of the Artist Development Programme, both of which were a great success. It was a delight working with […]

See the Chinese translation of this blog below! Leave all the stress to the sea – in conversation with artist Denise Startin at Arcadia Gallery   My name is Xiaohan, and I am currently studying at Warwick University for an MA in International Cultural Policy and Management. As part of my course I am currently […]

Back in April we hosted a 5-day workshop in partnership with Outside In, ran by artist and curator Tess Radcliffe which aimed to equip participants with the skills and confidence to design and deliver their own creative workshops. Local artist David Jones attended, and has shared his account of this insightful week… “As a rural […]

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 […]

Applying to the workshop as my last semester of the final year of university came to an end felt like a coping mechanism to keep going, keep on making work and engage with a community who had the same passion for creation. On the first few days of the workshop, we were challenged to come […]

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 […]

Following their series of seasonal residencies with us and the team at Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art, melissandre varin is thrilled to announce a series of forthcoming events in which all are invited to join!   mel says…   “i have had the pleasure to join Coventry Artspace staff operating as an artist and a […]