MEET & GREET: Say Hello! 📆 Thursday 6th August ⏰ 12 - 1PM 👉 RSVP through the link in our bio Join us for a friendly and informal chat! ❌ This session is not recorded
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Our away day also gave the Axis team the opportunity to spend time with multidisciplinary artist Naomi Aderonke at Art House, Wakefield. We left with a renewed appreciation for how objects can carry stories across generations and connect us to the past. More highlights of our Away Day coming soon!
We’re so pleased to welcome independent curator and writer Maria Hinel! Maria is exploring the Axis Artist Gallery over the coming weeks to curate a special showcase based on the theme 'World as a Diagram'
AVAILABLE VACANT SPACES Axis has just been offered some temporary leases for the use of artists and groups. We currently have spaces available in: Mold and Port Talbot in Wales. 👉 If you're interested, please get in touch by emailing us at hello@axisweb.org
As part of our Away Day, the Axis team also had the pleasure of visiting painter Helen Thomas in her studio at the Art House, Wakefield. Find more of her work here: buff.ly/Q486ngq More highlights of our Away Day coming soon! 📷: All photos by Julian Lister, 2026
Applications for Awards are now closed! We were inundated with an exceptional number of submissions from outstanding artists - the quality of work has been truly inspiring. We hope to be able to respond to all applicants by mid-September. 📷: de la boue et des racines, 2022 by n:u
1. But really there is no ideal man then?, 2020 by Sarah Hardacre 2. Autopsy of A Home, 2020 by Omid Asadi 3. Confessional Spaces~Spatial-Situationist Apparatuses : A Line of Flight, Vessel, Sculpture or Fiction, 2024 - 2025 by Russell Moreton 4. Architectures of Failure, 2025 by Hera Santos
DEADLINE TOMORROW Head here for all information, and apply in the Axis Community: buff.ly/eAs9nZu Deadline - 26th July 2026 Shortlist - 1st September 2026 Fellowship Interviews - Week of 8th September 2026 Applicants informed from week commencing 14th September 2026
The Axis team had the pleasure of visiting artist Tony Wade’s studio at Art House Wakefield during our recent Away Day. A wonderful reminder of the value of slowing down, sharing ideas and learning directly from artists. 👉 Find more of his work here: axisweb.org/artist/tonyw...
Upcoming Community Events 🗓️ 23rd JULY 12-1 PM Pop-up Crit Club 🗓️ 6th AUGUST 12-1 PM Meet & Greet: Say Hello 🗓️ 13th AUGUST 12-1 PM Drawing Club: Landscape 👉 Head to the Axis Community to read more & RSVP ✉️ All events are free and online: buff.ly/2v8rkLc
DEADLINE THIS WEEK Head here for all information, and apply in the Axis Community: axisweb.org/awards Deadline - 26th July 2026 Shortlist - 1st September 2026 Fellowship Interviews - Week of 8th September 2026 Applicants informed from week commencing 14th September 2026
Axis Venice Biennale Fellow 2026 Lisa Risbec tells us how things have been going since receiving the Venice Fellowship in February. Read the full piece in the Community here: buff.ly/Hu7SWAB
✍️ Professional Members: Register Your Interest July Critical Friend Conversations with Lydia Catterall ✍️ Registration Deadline: 5pm 16th July 2026 👉 Visit the Community to book here: buff.ly/YLy8gcW
Highlights buff.ly/2S7IwLM 1. Radicata, 2025 by Veronica Revuelta Garrido 2. Alhaja, 2025 - 2026 by Lucía Scarselletta 3. unwanted flesh, 2024 by Delphi Campbell 4. The Last Boar of Bradford (2), 2023 by Naomi Aderonke
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION Axis Fellows n:u (melissandre varin), Anna F Hughes and Dorothy Hunter share a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their ongoing conversations. To read the full article, click the link in our bio or head here: buff.ly/YmbMcgX
To be considered for both the Fellowship and the Development Awards, apply to join as a Professional Member. You must have applied for Professional Membership by 14th July 2026. Once logged into your Axis membership, access the Awards Hub in our Community Platform to apply: buff.ly/Ow1vyXc
Highlights buff.ly/Wn0RBcL 1. Rag and bone man, 2026 by Bethany Stead 2. Silk Mask, 2025 by Vicky Price 3. Ballad O' Bones, 2025 by Lauren SaundersFor ‘The Critical Fish Trail’, forty-two 4. Ichor, 2024 - 2025 by Caroline Rudge
MENTOR PROFILE: Karanjit Panesar We provide monthly opportunities for our Professional Members to have one to one discussions with experts in the visual arts about their practice and development aspirations. Head here to learn more: buff.ly/96EoLKB
Meet the Axis Artist Award Selectors 2026 We’re extremely excited to announce our guest selectors who will help us to choose this year’s successful Axis Award applicants. Click here to find out more about the Axis Artist Awards: axisweb.org/awards
Wednesday! MEMBERSHIP 101 📆 1st July ⏰ 11.00am - 12.00pm Join Emma Copley, Axis Producer, as she offers an online tour of the Axis community platform, an overview of Axis member benefits, with Q&A at the end. 🔗 Book here: buff.ly/vY8XUMK
Highlights buff.ly/W757NHA 1. Cladonia, Walton Colliery reclamation site, 2025 - 2026 by Helen Thomas 2. 'Musika' Market place, 2025 by Ashleigh Beattie 3. Contact: Radiant Body, 2025 by Julia McKinlay 4. Stacked Particles, 2026 by Chris Dunseath
MEMBER TALK: Contract of self-care with Luminara Florescu 📆 25th June ⏰ 6pm-7pm 🔗 in our bio 🎥 This session will be recorded and shared in the 🗝️ Axis Knowledge Base. 📌 See the 'How to Join a Meet-up' post here for some help if you are unsure how to join: buff.ly/oy0Gf3w
Highlights buff.ly/WeID1NW 1. Tapestry, Ìnù mí dùn, 2025 by Tomilola Olumide 2. False Mycelium, 2025 by Claire Barber 3. Fugitive Blue - Himalayan Poppy, 2026 by Alison Philp 4. Carapace - a memory drawing, 2026 by Carrie Stanley
Tomorrow! POP UP CRIT CLUB 📆 18th June ⏰ 12.00-1.00pm Join Axis Producer Emma Copley for an informal and supportive crit session designed to encourage discussion, feedback and connection between artists. 📌 See the 'How to Join a Meet-up' post here if you are unsure how to join: buff.ly/oy0Gf3w
Upcoming Community Events 🗓️ 18th JUNE 12-1 PM Pop-up Crit Club 🗓️ 25th JUNE 6-7 PM MEMBER TALK: Contract of self-care with Luminara Florescu 🗓️ 29th JUNE 2-3 PM Axis Artist Awards 2026: Question & Answer session 👉 Head to the Axis Community: buff.ly/yXyhFUG
Highlights buff.ly/FP3EvaG 1. In the ground, In the Rot, 2025 by Abigail Brewer 2. Jet Set Trash, 2026 by Vincent James 3. A Pot of Gold in the Dogshit Bin, 2024 by David Appleyard 4. Sniff Sniff, 2026 by Alice Kin
Announcing the Axis Artist Awards 2026 Head here to apply or follow the link in our bio: buff.ly/nMv4N6c 📷: Viscous Feedback, 2023 by Anna F. Hughes
Axis is pleased to welcome Catherine Hemelryk and Mick Watson to our Board of Trustees. 👉 Read more here: buff.ly/4kfPfx9
Highlights buff.ly/UNWchFQ 1. Put Your Ray Gun To My Head, 2024 - 2025 by Emily Scarrott 2. Hollow Moon, 2023 by Oliver Ventress 3. First Light, 2025 by Chris Wilson 4. Terrain, I, 2026 by Jeni Johnson
