Projects

We are delighted to be supporting this latest project from the wonderful Shoot Festival, who have developed a rapid response to the current crisis – to find, support and celebrate independent artists in Coventry and Warwickshire. Local artists are asked to respond to the theme ‘imagine’ and create a piece of visual/digital art which will […]

The Art Crowd was launched on 1 October 2019.  The project is a collaboration with cultural partners based with us at Eaton House (Coventry Biennial, Photo Archive Miners and Talking Birds) and with local businesses. The project aims to generate income for the Art Crowd partners and the art projects they support, while also promoting […]

The aim of our Artist Listings initiative is to raise the profile of visual artists working in Coventry. and each month we select an artist from the Listings to promote as our ‘Artist in Focus’.  Artists who register for the listings must have an Axisweb or CuratorSpace membership and this is then used as a […]

Artspace supported Shoot Festival 2017 with an exhibition from our graduate resident of the time, Natalie Seymour.  In 2019 we were delighted to be a partner supporting the the development of a visual art strand to the Festival alongside the music and performance strands.  Industry judges Ryan Hughes (Coventry Biennial), Craig Ashley (New Art West […]

The Art of Coventry was a programme of events designed to support and develop artists and curators.  Season 1 ran from May – July 2018 and Season 2 from September to November 2018.  Events included curator talks and practical workshops and was supported by visiting art works, including Sam Bellinfante’s Accordion, Camara Taylor’s Flutter, Toni […]

The Visualising the City: City Arcadia project took place between June 2014 and June 2016 and was funded primarily by Arts Council England and Coventry City Council.  The aim of the project was to celebrate the City of Coventry as a place of innovation and a test bed for new ideas, allowing artists from within […]

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 […]

ARC Symposium: The artist behind the city took place in 2014 and was a day of discussion and discovery for artists, city place makers and people in Coventry, UK. The artist behind the city references those essential contemporary art practices that prioritise making a difference to people that live, work and visit a place. It also […]

Spon Spun is an Arts and Heritage Festival in Spon End, Coventry. The first festival was held in 2016 and was led by the Albany Theatre outreach team with support from a number of local partners. Spon Spun is now an independent, not-for-profit organization with a management group made up of representatives from arts and […]

Artist Miriam Craik-Horan was commissioned to deliver her proposed ARC GENERATE project, exploring art making with new artists from Cardinal Newman School in Coventry and bursary recipient Emilia Moniszko. A series of walks and exploratory sessions culminated with a publication and documentary launch at the ARC GENERATE and end-of-year event on December 12th 2012. Images […]