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Art updates you won’t want to miss

Among our top news stories of 2021 so far, you can learn about contemporary LGBTQ+ artists embracing diversity and celebrating queerness through their art. Alternatively, you can stay up to date with international showcases with reports such as our exhibitions to kick-off a new decade.

The Curator's Wishlist: She Curates' Top Picks on Rise Art

She Curates founder Mollie E Barnes takes us through five of her favourite pieces on the platform.

Emergence Exhibition

Emergence was the second exhibition at Rise Art’s Soho gallery space, located in the heart of Berwick Street.

Keep or delete: What should the legacy of COVID-19 be for the art world?

Our curator delves into the phenomenon of the virtual exhibition, the spirit of collaboration and the future of the art gallery.

The Year In Review

This year has demonstrated how quickly and unpredictably the world can change and how these changes cause some things to grow in importance and others to shrink. So, we've asked ourselves what we can do to offer enduring value to those who come into contact with us.

Hector's Recommendations | HIX AWARD 2019, HIX ART

The annual HIX Award is back, with fifteen shortlisted artists exhibiting at HIX ART in Shoreditch and vying for the £10,000 prize and a solo exhibition at the gallery. Having been founded by art collector and restaurateur Mark Hix in 2013, the HIX Award is an open call submission competition, open to all students or recent graduates of UK based art schools, that aims to promote the work of emerging artists as well as assisting them to make the transition from art school to an art career.

Hector’s Recommendations | Jamian Juliano-Villani 'Let's Kill Nicole'

Since graduating with a BFA from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Jersey, in 2013, Jamian Juliano-Villani’s star has very much been in the ascendent. Whilst

Hector’s Recommendations | Ben Spires Hook and Crook

Ben Spiers has been described by artist, friend, former student and ‘Hook and Crook’ curator Oli Epp as “one of London’s best kept secrets” and “London’s most secretive painter”, and I for one would, therefore, like to thank both Epp and veteran collector and dealer Kostyál for drawing Spiers out into the spotlight.

Rise Art Prize Winner, Lebohang Kganye, Takes Contemporary African Art by Storm

Earlier this year Rise Art held a global competition to uncover exciting contemporary artists working around the world. The winner of the Global Artist of the Year title, South African artist Lebohang Kganye, moved the judges with her theatrical photography. Lebohang’s work, which incorporates sculpture and performance, explores the artist’s family history - and by extension, the history of South Africa.

9 Acclaimed Artists on the Rise Art Prize Global Panel

Introducing 9 acclaimed artists who are on the final judging panel for the Rise Art Prize 2018. Who will they name the Global Artist of the Year? We'll find out on the evening of Thursday 8th February.

Five Questions with Neo Maditla

Q&A with Rise Art Prize judge, Neo Maditla. Neo is Editor in Chief of DesignIndaba.com, the leading design and creativity platform in South Africa. She is a seasoned writer with experience in print, TV and online.
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