Celebrating the Praxis Graduate Exhibition 2026 🎉
Head here to watch the film, where you can find out more about each artist and their work, plus how the Axis Graduate Programme helped their practice post-uni: buff.ly/Xm6hzSM
We continue to speak with Venice Fellow Lisa Risbec about her upcoming residency supporting the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
Read more about Lisa’s journey and what she’s anticipating from her time as a Venice Fellow here: buff.ly/ypkGqWY
Highlights
1. In her hands, loose weave cotton between her palm and fingers, her mind elsewhere. 2025 by Hannah Leighton-BoyceCollage
2. The Charm of the Precarious, 2025 by Anne Guest
3. a thing that remembers itself, 2021 curated by Holly O’Brien
4. Beyond Place, 2026 by Noelle Genevier
We spoke with Venice Fellow Lisa Risbec about her upcoming residency supporting the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
Read more about Lisa’s journey and what she’s anticipating from her time as a Venice Fellow here: buff.ly/rSMUb1S
MEET & GREET: DRAWING CLUB - Mark Making and Play
📆 16th April ⏰ 6.30-7.30pm
📌 See the 'How to Join a Meet-up' post here for some help if you are unsure how to join: buff.ly/Q4FK0in
🗣️ Announcing our 2026 Venice Biennale Fellow, Lisa Risbec
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Risbec has been selected as our 2026 Venice Biennale Fellow!
See more here, or click the link in our bio:
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A CLASS APART: Does class still matter in the Arts?
📅 21st April 7-8PM
👉You can book here: buff.ly/r8Fb1XH
🤚 Need access support? Contact lucy@axisweb.org
📷: Cover Image: Madonna Smoking by Lauren McLaughlin, 2024
Highlights
1. Raintree I, 2026 by Cassy Oliphant
2. Kaji, 2025 - 2026 by Tracy Hill
3. Mis-interpretation - there are other Narratives... 2025 by Tony Humbleyard
4. Winter Blues, 2025 by Richard Nicholls
Critical Friend Conversations - Karanjit Panesar
Register your interest by 19th April at 5pm and we will be in touch closer to the date to let you know if you have been offered a session: buff.ly/E451Tcy
👉 BECOME AN AXIS MEMBER TODAY, or upgrade to a Professional Membership here: buff.ly/gWiSoqI
We’re excited to celebrate the release of Cybercrip Art: Disability, Digital Practice, and Embodied Resistance by Axis Fellow Dr Anna F. Hughes
The ebook is available now, with a physical edition coming soon! Find your copy here: buff.ly/iGOcA7r
In this continuation of Artists in Conversation, Axis Fellows Anna F Hughes, Dorothy Hunter, and n:u (melissandre varin) write through changing environments and states of being, asking not just “how are you?” but “who are you with?”
To read the full article head here:
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OPEN STUDIOS: PLAYFUL PRACTICE - This Wednesday!
Head to the Community to book here: buff.ly/FwnI1K3
This month, we are looking at artists who submitted work for our A Class Apart writing commission. Included in this selection is 'Bracknell Boys Club', 2022 by Carla Wright.
👉 Explore the selected works on our website, and see more of Carla's work here: buff.ly/x6rEnAC
This month, we are looking at artists who submitted work for our A Class Apart writing commission. Included in this selection is 'The Remains Of The Day', 2023 by Simon Woolham.
👉 Explore the selected works on our website, and see more of Simon's work here: buff.ly/6KU3IX4
This month, we are looking at artists who submitted work for our A Class Apart writing commission. Included in this selection is 'Objects for Trespass', 2025 by Denise Hickey.
👉 Explore the selected works on our website, and see more of Denise's work here: buff.ly/PzwHS0B
This month, we are looking at artists who submitted work for our A Class Apart writing commission. Included in this selection is 'Commodity Fetish, 2018 by Eddy Dreadnought.
👉 Explore the selected works on our website, and see more of Eddy's work here: buff.ly/PzwHS0B
This week, we are looking at artists who submitted work for our A Class Apart writing commission. Included in this selection is 'Saturday Night at Morrisons, 2025 by Helen Hamilton.
👉 Explore the selected works on our website, and see more of Helen's work here: buff.ly/CUIU2Ub
Congratulations to Sasha DeWitt on receiving an Axis Bursary:
👉 Explore Sasha's work here: buff.ly/R7MS22Y
Congratulations to Laura Lulika on receiving an Axis Bursary:
👉 Explore Laura's work here: buff.ly/fnGc0BT
📷: Photo by Cyd Linton
Congratulations to Michelle Marie Forrest on receiving an Axis Bursary:
👉 Explore Michelle's work here: buff.ly/g3mJbwc
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1. Duality of Horse, 2025 - 2026 by Halldór Kristjánsson
2. The River Flowing under the Bank of England Dreams of Power, 2021 by Alke Schmidt
3. Swimmers on top, 2023 by Emma Copley
4. Cave of Ice Mothers, 2019 - 2025 by Brighid Black
Congratulations to John Whall on receiving an Axis Bursary:
“I am really excited to use this bursary to invest in new equipment, as well as support my time to research and develop a new project around physical disability in immersive technology.
👉 Explore John's work here: buff.ly/Cm7GpHO
Announcing the successful recipients of the Axis Bursary!
Join us in congratulating Laura Lulika, John Whall, Sasha DeWitt, and Michelle Forrest! Each member will receive £500 to use for research and development, professional development, or materials for their artistic practice.
After sharing the voices of 13 artists and arts workers reflecting on how class shapes their experiences in the art world, we turn back to you:
❓️ What barriers related to class have you experienced in the art world?
❓️ How accessible do you feel the art world is for working-class artists now?
Did you feel the art world was “for people like you” growing up? Tell us in the comments!
👉 To see the full piece, visit here: buff.ly/DZ6rsaD or head to the link in our bio. Don't forget to download your digital copy at the end of the article.
How has your class background shaped your journey in the arts - and what barriers have you faced along the way? Let us know in the comments!
👉 To see the full piece, visit here: buff.ly/DZ6rsaD and don't forget to download your digital copy at the end of the article!
Highlights
1. Francisco en La Carraca (after Arturo Michelena’s Miranda en La Carraca, 1896), 2026 by Abigail Villarroel
2. Sighting <> ReSighting, 2026 by Penny Hallas
3. Bad Painting 442: Protesters against Protesters, 2026 by Jay Rechsteiner
4. A Gallus Un, 2026 by Tracy Satchwill
DEADLINE SOON: Play-Grounding
📅 Submission Deadline - 5pm, 15th March, 2026
👉 Click the link in our bio to learn more, or head here: buff.ly/Nu35hjX
📷 : Artwork by Emma Gregory, photograph by Mark Chatterton
Curated Selection: LABOUR
5. Broccoli Tots, July to October, 2018 by Fliss Quick
6. The Workforce Symphony, 2017 by Lucy Stevens
7. Whitechapel Founder II, 2021 by Jane Stobart
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Curated Selection: LABOUR
1. Reliquary for a Mill Worker III, 2018 by Josie Beszant
2. The Power of the Union, 2018 by Alke Schmidt
3. Workers, 2012 by Andrew Rafferty
4. The Post, 2021 by Ricky Romain