Projects

Artist On My Street is a Coventry Artspace led project through which we work in collaboration with local community organisations to bring artists and artwork to local communities. The project was developed as part of Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture. Find out more here. Images by Andrea Mbarushimana A partnership project with Foleshill […]

Our Stories That Made Us project is led by Hardish Virk. Read his blog here about why he chose to continue his father’s work and collect his own archive of South Asian artefacts. The first stage of of the project’s development between June and November 2022 was funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. The project […]

Find out about the Artspace Ambassador’s Exhibition 21 – 30 July 2022 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 […]

The latest iteration of this project was the 2023 collaboration with Foleshill Families for All Hub and Foleshill Creates funded by The Arts Society. Find out more here Over the course of Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture Coventry Artspace has administered 21 x £500 commissions for local artists to create work for Coventry […]

Since the City Arcadia project we have run a small shop front gallery at in City Arcade.  Through this space we have been able to offer artists and other organisations in the city an affordable exhibition space.  Some of the exhibitions include: Photo Archive Miners – Precinct Shopping (part of the Shop Front Festival) March […]