Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop is an exhibition and residency space in London and unique in its approach to bringing artists and their practices to the public. They support a diverse range of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists by providing them with space and time to develop their practice, network within our growing community, be mentored […]
A to Z of London, A to Z Arts’ most recent programme, is currently being delivered throughout the academic year in London primary schools. From the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the humble pigeon, to Vivienne Westwood and the creation of punk, these immersive classes introduce a wide variety of fascinating subjects, unique to the capital, […]
Robbin Younger is the current recipient of the CACT Award for TV and Film. Robbin is currently studying on MA Production Design at National Film and Television School. “As a recent first class honours graduate of the Performance Design and Film Costume course at Arts University Bournemouth, I explored my passion for theatrical design, specialising […]
Ross Head is an artist based in London. His practice spans painting, printmaking, and installation. He completed a BA in Fine Art at University of Brighton, and is currently undertaking the MA in Painting at the Slade School of Fine Art. “The ways that desire is performed and expressed is central to my practice. […]
Lizzie Munn (b.1995) is an artist based in London, her practice spans painting, printmaking and installation. She completed a BA in Fine Art at Newcastle University in 2018, and is currently undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma at the Royal Academy Schools. Munn’s practice adopts analogue processes which distance the hand, whilst embodying the physical gesture of […]
Jana Kühne is this year’s recipient of the CACT Award for Sculpture, and is currently studying at the Art Academy. She says: “My practice engages with ideas about nature, environment, and landscape through drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and installation. The central theme is that of rewilding: the abandonment of analytical tools and intellectual knowledge in […]
The Chelsea Arts Club Trust Stan Smith Award for an Artist Under 35, worth £1,000 was awarded to Ciana Taylor for Sex Education for Girls, a moving image work replicating an Irish sex education film from the ‘80s, in combination with distorted realities, forming an interrogation into the artist’s personal story. Ciana says: ‘Specialising in […]
Katie Shannon is a current MFA student at Goldsmiths; her practice moves between visual art, performance and event making. She often works collaboratively with projects instigated though happenstance situation and friendship. Fandom, outsider Music cultures, pedestrian Fetish and filmic Feminist allyship across re-read Time codes are continuing research interests. Recent works include action with tlc23 Fet Miasma Mis at Le […]
Nivashini Rajalaxmi Siva is the 2023/24 recipient of the Chelsea Arts Club Trust Award for Textiles and Fashion, and studies Sustainable Fashion Business at Kingston University. “A tenacious learner hailing from a city in the southern part of the Indian coastline originally called madras. I’m sure the fabric bleeding madras would be a good sustainable […]
Petter Skurdal is the 2023/24 recipient of the Chelsea Arts Club Trust Award for Dance, and studies at The Place / London Contemporary Dance School. “My practice is a mystery to myself. The best way for me to put it is that I have questions I never want to find the answers to. The state […]
