Venture Arts News Today

Mutual sharing of talents with skilled manufacturing workforce

The free Festival of Making returns to Blackburn on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday 7 and the artist residencies for this year have been revealed.

Lush’s latest Glasgow exhibition showcased a diverse roster of collaborators behind its reusable gift wrapping, presenting the textiles as artworks in and of themselves.

a href= http://www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk target= _blank Castlefield Gallery /a has just opened the first major UK solo exhibition by Omid Asadi

Bury Art Museum has teamed up with an animation company which has an archive of classic shows to run a series of skills workshops.

Contemporary artworks selected for the Government Art Collection (GAC) will soon be displayed at flagship buildings including 10 Downing Street. The GAC has used £230,000 of funding to acquire 90 contemporary pieces from 45 UK-based artists and support them through the pandemic. The pieces include ink animal drawings by Manchester-based artist Leslie Thompson, who is supported by learning difficulties charity Venture Arts, and an intricate wooden construction akin to a miniature theatre set ti...

£230,000 acquisition project supported artists throughout the Covid-19 pandemic 90 pieces by 45 contemporary visual artists celebrate and support...