Art Gallery
Open Call to Artists Launched for Art Gallery Micro-Commissions
Artists living in AB postcode areas are being invited by Aberdeen Art Gallery to submit proposals for funded Micro-Commissions. The opportunity is supported by the Friends of Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums.
Creative practitioners (artists, makers, musicians, dancers, designers, writers and performers) living in AB postcode areas are invited to submit proposals which stimulate engagement and dialogue about Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums’ collections of art and history. Proposals should respond to one of two collecting priorities: energy, environment and the local economy; and identity and representation.
The making period for Micro-Commissions is 12 weeks, in which the artist will have developed and realised their proposed work(s). There are two levels of funding: one commission of £2,500 and two commissions of £1,000.
This is the fifth round of Micro-Commissions to be offered by the Art Gallery and the third to be supported by the Friends of Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums. The programme was established with funding awarded to the Gallery as a joint winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2020.
Read more: https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/news/open-call-artists-launched-art-gallery-micro-commissions
Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
Art Gallery
Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
