British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers | Hayward Gallery Touring | Southbank Centre
British Art Show 10 is launching in Coventry and will run from 2nd October 2026 to 10th January 2027 at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, the Mead Gallery, University of Warwick, and the Delia Derbyshire Building, School of Arts & Creative Industries, Coventry University. It’s not often that the Southbank comes to Coventry on this scale – so exciting!
And Coventry Artspace could not be more delighted to be contributing to the Coventry Art Show, which is a programme of activity designed as a local response to the city hosting British Art Show 10.
Coventry Art Show is organised around the three curatorial themes of the the main exhibition: Coventry Biennial are leading on the Moments of Being strand, SOMA a collection project centering on black art and culture, is leading on the Ways of Living strand and Talking Birds are leading on the States of Nature strand.
CAS’s activities will be part of the States of Nature strand. We’ll be running a special programme of five First Thursday events with speakers, plus five artist-led Workshop Wednesdays. Additionally, in October, November and December we’re inviting artists to give us their take on British Art Show 10 with an instagram reel.
BAS 10 Spotlight – instagram reels
Post a reel and tag Coventry Artpsace and Coventry Art Show so that we can find your entry. Each month in November, December and January, we’ll choose two favourite reels. Each creator will receive £25, and we’ll share both reels on our account. To be considered for a cash prize in November, post your reels by 31st October.
States of Nature First Thursdays
At each First Thursday an artist, curator or arts leader will be invited to give their perspective on the States of Nature theme and how it resonates with their practice. And, of course, there will be the usual opportunity for artists of all kinds and backgrounds to network and share thoughts, ideas and experiences.
October 2026 First Thursday with Dresden based sculptor Reinhard Pontius. Reinhard will be the 11th artist-in-residence of the Coventry Dresden Arts Exchange. He will be based at Art Riot Collective, Unit 6, Fargo from 1st to 18th October and will be having an open studio on 15th October 2-5pm.
BOOK A SPACE ON THE OCTOBER FIRST THURSDAY
12.30 -2.00pm, Thurs 5 November 2026 at The Community Room, The Tin, Canal Basin. Join us for somosas and chat about art with one of our Coventry Art Show partners.
BOOK A SPACE ON THE NOVEMBER FIRST THURSDAY
5.00-6.30pm Thurs 3 December 2026 at The Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery. We’ll be joined by Janet Vaughn of Talking Birds talking about Regenerative Art Practice and how artists can address the climate crisis creatively through all aspects of their practice.
BOOK A SPACE ON THE DECEMBER FIRST THURSDAY
5.00-6.30pm Thurs 7 January 2027 at The Box, Fargo. Lucy Tomlin of Pangaea will join us to talk about art, space and movement.
BOOK A SPACE ON THE JANUARY FIRST THURSDAY
5.00-6.30pm Thursday 4 February at The Nest, Business Park, Sandy Lane, Coventry. Artst contributor to be confirmed.
BOOK A SPACE ON THE FEBRUARY FIRST THURSDAY
Keep an eye on our socials for more updates on speakers!
Artist-Led States of Nature – Workshop Wednesdays
We are inviting local artists to make proposals for practical creative workshops around the States of Nature theme. We’re kicking off with a workshop led by Tarla Patel at Cheylesmore Community Centre Art Room on Wednesday 28th October. Tarla will work with participants to craft a unique zine that expresses their ideas and feelings about their relationship with the environment.
BOOK A SPACE ON THE OCTOBER WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY
We’ll be selecting workshop leaders for the November and December workshops on 12th October. Workshops can relate to your own practice and can involve art production processes, writing, performance or something else entirely. It just needs to be engaging, safe and accessible. The fee for these workshops (which should be between 2 and 4hrs each) will be £225 a maximum materials and travel budget of £50.
APPLY TO RUN A BAS10 WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY
The Coventry Art Show has been collaboratively organised by the Coventry Art Forum and is supported by an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant.