Aliens, Zombies & Monsters is an interactive, immersive exhibition that explores how children’s characters and books are created.

The 2019 Turner Prize winners comment on the inherent worth of a collective society, and I experienced it first-hand.

Emotional and captivating whilst being an important and accessible oral history archive. It explores intensely individual and personal stories whilst also commenting on our diverse and wonderful 21st-century society.

How do you review an art exhibition and get the most out of your Arts Award? Towner Gallery's Marina Castledine has got your back.

Estorick Collection, Islington 

We're seeking to commission an exhibition and/or installation to be presented in the Apthorp Gallery. The exhibition will be one week long and will take place during the May Half Term school holiday.

A great gallery for everyone in the heart of Birmingham

A review of the Abstract Expressionism Exhibition (September 2016 to January 2017)

The 2016 engage International Conference

Liverpool Hope University & venues across Liverpool

13 & 14 October; Fringe 12, 13 & 15 October #engageinLiverpool

The engage International Conference 2016 will explore how issues of access and activism impact on gallery and visual arts approaches to education and outreach.

Taking place in Liverpool, a city renowned for its radicalism and creativity, at the time of the Liverpool Biennial, this year's Conference programme will have a strong focus on arts activism – how it has changed not only society's response to art, but also how it has irrevocably altered the way in which the arts world now engages with society at large.

Conference will consider the exciting methods of engagement which have developed from the early days of activism, examples of how intervention achieves its aims and the ways in which the arts can create value in contemporary society. It will examine how the arts can effectively engage with schools and ask if the curricula, or styles of interaction need to change. A discussion about how best to provide sustainable careers for artists will bring the two days of interaction and conversation to a close.

I spent this last weekend visiting several fairs at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The events showcased a meeting of creative minds, providing workshops, products, a wealth of information and new skills. It was also great to see so many young people getting involved!