Applications to Jerwood Drawing Prize 2014

The deadline for applications to the Jerwood Drawing Prize is 16 June 2014, 5pm. Last year saw a successful showing for Drawing Year students and alumni, featuring work by Kathryn Maple and Kristian Fletcher. To apply, visit the Jerwood website.

Contemporary Art from South West Scotland

For those of you in London this week and with an interest in Scottish Art, do visit this exhibition. A collection of 22 artists from Dumfries and Galloway are exhibiting their work at James Harvey Art, Langton Street, Chelsea, SW10 0JL. 23rd April - 26th April. Some of the participating artists will be holding events and demonstrations. See http://www.jamesharveybritishart.com/Public/James-Harvey-Exhibitions.aspx for details.

Alex Cree

Alex has an upcoming solo exhibition, "Another Side of London" at Trinity House Paintings, showing Landscapes, Still Lifes and Narrative paintings. The Private View is Saturday 26 April 6.30 - 9pm. The show will run 24 April - 6 May, Monday- Saturday 11am- 6pm. Trinity House Paintings, 50 Maddox Street, W1S 1AY.

Chris Green

Chris is showing a recent interior drawing of St Bartholomew the Great in the church's Cloister Cafe. St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS. The Café's opening hours are 8.30-7.30pm Monday to Friday, 9.30-6.30pm Sunday.

Tuscany and Dumfries Residencies

Pignano

The spring applications are currently open for the Moritz-Heyman Residencies in Pignano, Tuscany and for the Dumfries House artists’ residencies, in Ayrshire.  Both are fully funded and include accommodation and private studio. These residencies are for emerging and established artists for whom drawing is part of their practice. The Tuscany residencies are for UK painters. The Dumfries residencies are for artists from the UK and USA, who may be painters, textile and furniture designers, illustrators, practice-based researchers and applied artists.
The deadline for applications is 5 May. 

The Moritz-Heyman Residencies at the Artist’s House in Pignano, Volterra, Tuscany are open to emerging and established painters from the UK, for whom drawing is part of their practice.

Selection for residencies will be made by a distinguished jury of artists and curators.
Applications are now open for fully funded one month residencies available throughout the year, which include the use of a studio incorporated in its own private house.

Applications are now open for the Dumfries House artists’ residencies for emerging and established artists from the UK and USA, for whom drawing is part of their practice.
The residency is delivered by The Prince’s Drawing School, Glasgow School of Art and Dumfries House. Selection for residencies will be made by a distinguished jury of artists and curators.
Fully funded one month residencies are available throughout the year, and provide a private studio and accommodation on the Dumfries House estate for up to four artists at any one time. 

For more information and details on how to apply, visit Pignano Residencies and Dumfries House Residencies

Jevan Watkins Jones

Over the past two years, Jevan has been working with soldiers and veterans during their time at a recovery centre in Colchester. He has been leading a drawing project, ongoing since November 2012, which recently culminated in an exhibition, 'Facing-Recovering' at First Site. Through drawings, objects and videos, these men have shared their personal stories and experience of injury and PTSD. You can view a video about the project on the British Forces News website.