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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Ayesha Jones is another artist who will be joining melissandre varin for their Summer Residency at Arcadia Gallery. Ayesha is a dual heritage, neurodiverse, visual artist. She uses photography and film to interrogate social structures and belief systems, through personal narratives. Her autobiographical project, which explores disability, female sexuality and family lineage, was one of […]