Projects

We are really excited to launch our artist development opportunities for September – December 2021, an innovative programme of workshops for artists, lead by experienced professionals in the field. These workshops respond directly to our research on artist development needs published earlier this year.   All workshops are available on a pay what you can […]

At the end of 2020 we carried out some reasearch on Artist Development needs. This work was kindly funded by Coventry City of Culture Trust. We wanted the research to support us with designing a programme of development that would build on our previous work with The Art of Coventry, supporting artists to engage with […]

We are delighted to launch #ArtspaceWindows as part of the The Make it West Midlands Midsummer Festival. While we are unable to open our exhibition spaces we are inviting our Artist Listings artists to use the windows at our city centre spaces, The Row and Arcadia, to show their work and bring some creativity to […]

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’. The Listings help us and our partners develop a better picture of the artists that are practicing in the city. […]

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 […]