With two UKYA Weekender residencies on the horizon, it seemed like a good opportunity to reflect on our Weekender programme since 2017 and share some thoughts from participating artists about the impact of the experiences. From Blackpool to St Ives to Skegness, we share stories from the seaside and reminisce on these amazing weekends.
Read MoreAs the UK heads to the polls on Thursday 12 December, the conversation is somewhat (understandably) dominated by Brexit, the NHS, climate, and the economy. There will likely be a number of important issues that inform your voting decision in this general election, and as artists or cultural professionals, you may be keen to know what the parties’ plans are for the arts and cultural industries.
Read MoreThe winner and runner-up of the Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award were announced at an awards ceremony held at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery on Monday 7 October.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce the ten finalists for the Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award: 2019.
Read MoreWe’ve been at the Artshake 2019 International Gathering in Shanghai for a week now, and what a week is has been! It has been great to see how all the artists are getting on, and adapting to working in such a different environment, and alongside the artists from China and South Korea. Read more.
Read MoreCongratulations to UKYA Alumni Benjamin Jones, who is among five finalists for the ACS Studio Prize 2019! Benjamin is a photographer who uses traditional processes to create experimental imagery, he graduated from Bath School of Art and Design (2016). Benjamin exhibited at Backlit Gallery in Nottingham as part of UKYA City Takeover earlier this year.
Read MoreLearn more about the selected artists for Artshake International Gathering 2019.
Read MoreFind out more about the stellar judging panel for the Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award: 2019.
Read MoreUK Young Artists and The National Justice Museum are delighted to announce the two artists selected for the UKYA X National Justice Museum commission awards. Presented as a legacy of UKYA’s City Takeover in Nottingham 2019, the National Justice Museum shortlisted exceptional artists, who they felt could connect their practice to their enduring themes of crime, law, punishment and justice in an overt or esoteric way; bringing the historic themes up to date and relevant to people’s lives today.
Read MoreLearn more about the selected artists for United, in partnership with Platform Nord.
Read MoreUKYA City Takeover Alumni Konstantina Skalionta is performing her exquisite work Land(e)scape at OH Creative Space in London on Friday 14, Tuesday 18 and Friday 20 of June. Konstantina performed this work at Dance4 as part of our Nottingham City Takeover as it was truly a highlight of the week! If you’re in/around London, we recommend you go and see this!
Read MoreUKYA recently took a trip up North to Preston, to visit G R A F T at The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library. Read our review of the exhibition here!
Read MoreLearn more about the selected and visiting artists for UKYA Skegness Weekender: Terrain Vague, 26-29 April 2019.
Read MoreUKYA is super happy to share exciting news from two of our Alumni; Joe Snape and Leonie Brandner, who are embarking on a UK tour with Joe’s new release Joyrobix, alongside ten one-shot films made by Leonie.
Read MoreUKYA is mega excited for Nottingham’s new kid on the block, Queer Noise Club on Friday 29 March, 8pm. Established by UKYA Alumni and friend AJA, the night will blow your senses with experimental music and projections and promises to be an inclusive and safe space for you to be totally and unapologetically yourself! We caught up with Aja about why she’s organising QNC and why she feels it’s just what Nottingham needs…
Read MoreUK Young Artists are committed to opening more of doors for young artists and as part of this commitment we will be working with Young Creative Awards Nottingham, providing a showcase for previous award winners as part of UKYA City Takeover: Nottingham 19 and offering a prize for Nottingham's Young Creative Awards 2019 - entries are now OPEN.
Read MoreHere at UKYA, we love to bang the drum for the incredible artists that we support and work with. Our new series, HYPE UP, will share news from our alumni, as well as throwing spotlight on some stand out events we've attended across the country. Expect news and views of exhibitions; artist features; new releases; and our top picks from the arts and cultural calendar in the UK and beyond!
Read MoreUKYA has put together this guide to applying for UKYA City Takeover: Nottingham 19. It includes advice and top tips from UKYA and our expert selection panel. It covers the four application form questions related to you and your work, and provides advice on submitting supporting media that puts your best foot forward and sets your application above the rest!
Read MoreUK Young Artists has been working with Studio XX and the artist Natacha Clitandre for over a year to ignite and deliver a project which would see how Natacha and UK Young Artist alumni Louise Orwin might support a cross border residency. Our Director Michelle Bowen joined Louise in Montreal on April 17th and shares her experience so far...
Read MoreClaudio Zecchi is an independent curator whose research is focused on investigating the relationship between art and public space. He has been residing in Japan for a few weeks, at the TOKAS - Tokyo Arts and Space, to develop the fifth chapter of this research. Here he is interviewed for ATP Diary about his project.
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