Visual Arts
Career profile: Pat Archibald, textile artist, writer and teacher
Pat Archibald is a textile artist, writer and teacher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she left the world of…
Independent Galleries and Dubai: The XVA Gallery
Beyond the shopping malls, there's art in Dubai, and plenty of it. Gordon Finlayson talks to the MD of one…
Fantasy Confidential: art project tackles taboo
The Barbican's exhibition Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now may be making waves in the capital, but they're…
An opportunity to shine at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre
The Bernie Grant Arts Centre, North London’s newest artistic contribution to the capital’s arts scene, has launched Spark! an in…
Career profile: Julia McCutchen, author, writers' coach & publishing consultant
With 20 years' experience as a successful director and publisher of non-fiction, Julia McCutchen is well-placed to tell the inside…
The shape of things to come: The inaugural Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
Having empowered people to enrich their lives through enjoyment of the arts for 30 years Shape's new annual bursary is…
The library problem
While the book industry has sunk deeper and deeper into the thrall of celebrity culture, there has always been one…
Career profile: Aoife Mannix, poet and performer
Aoife Mannix is an Irish writer and poet based in London. She is a seasoned performer, having captivated audiences worldwide,…
REVIEW: The Turner Prize A Retrospective
REVIEW: With this year's Turner Prize taking place at Tate Liverpool, Tate Britain reflects on 23 years of the Prize.…
Artist receives grant for fabricating news stories
Last month Republic of Ireland artist Michael Fortune received a significant commission to continue his work in creative writing after…