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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 13h
TONIGHT! B2S online: What Curators Want with Emalee Beddoes and Matthew Pendergast 📆 30th September | 7 pm | FREE 🔗 Head here: buff.ly/AmMSc6b
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
CURATED SELECTION: World as a Diagram Curated by Maria Hinel 👉 We will be sharing a closer look at the selected works following. 🔗 Read the essay here: buff.ly/0bo2bl1
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BOOK NOW! Would you like to talk through elements of your practice and any development aspirations you have this month? Register your interest for Critical Friend Conversations with Harriet Bowman and Lucy Wright! ✍️ Registration Deadline: 5pm - 5th October 2026 🔗 Head here: buff.ly/sFhA7Iu
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
World as a Diagram Curated by Maria Hinel Bringing together works by five contemporary artists, World as a Diagram considers the interaction between the processes of making a diagram and making a mark. Featuring artworks by Mary Yacoob, Marcia Teusink, Lucy Austin, Olivia Hicks and Carrie Stanley.
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
B2S online: What Curators Want - NEXT WEEK! with Emalee Beddoes and Matthew Pendergast 📆 30th September | 7 pm | FREE 🔗 Head here: buff.ly/AmMSc6b
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
B2S online: What Curators Want with Emalee Beddoes and Matthew Pendergast 📆 30th September | 7 pm | FREE 🔗 Head here: buff.ly/AmMSc6b
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
POP-UP CRIT CLUB 📆 24th September ⏰ 12-1pm 🔗 buff.ly/ucZwxX3 Join Axis Producer Emma Copley for an informal and supportive crit session designed to encourage discussion, feedback and connection between artists.
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Highlights buff.ly/DCLggTo 1. Pilgrimage, 2023 by Anna Gillespie 2. 270726, 2024 - 2026 by Stuart Dodman 3. Crushed, 2026 by Graeme Reed 4. Edge of Space, 2019 by Ginny Reed
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
MENTOR PROFILE: Antonio Roberts 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/OnXd4Wj 📷: Antonio Roberts photographed by Emily Jones
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL Back to School with Axis is our annual season of FREE events on the practical business of being an artist: the things art school did not teach you, or taught on the day you were not there! 👉 Free, Online with Q&As. Click here: buff.ly/IRmA3xR
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Highlights buff.ly/oF4XSdh 1. Pressure I and Pressure II, 2024 by Julia McKinlay 2. Disco, 2022 by Jennifer Douglas 3. Orbital Rotation, 2006 by Robert McCubbin 4. Shifter, 2025 by James William Murray
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Upcoming Community Events buff.ly/sWXkZSk 🗓️ 17th SEPTEMBER 12-1 PM MEET & GREET: Say Hello 🗓️ 24th SEPTEMBER 12-1 PM POP-UP CRIT CLUB 🗓️ 1st OCTOBER 12-1 PM DRAWING CLUB: Animals
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL Now in its 5th year, Back to School with Axis is our annual season of FREE events on the practical business of being an artist: the things art school did not teach you, or taught on the day you were not there! 👉 Free, Online with Q&As. Head here: buff.ly/CHm38ie
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Highlights buff.ly/ap6C0eC 1. Now and forever until the end of time, 2014 by Paula MacArthur 2. Resonance (1/26), 2026 by James Lumsden 3. Squeeze, 2024 by Melanie Russell 4. Colombage, 2024 by Gwennan Thomas
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎒 BACK TO SCHOOL Now in its 5th year, Back to School with Axis is our annual season of free events on the practical business of being an artist: the things art school did not teach you, or taught on the day you were not there. 👉 Free, Online with Q&As. Find out more here: buff.ly/CHm38ie
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🎂 35 YEARS OF AXIS: Staff Memories At the heart of Axis are conversations - with artists, about artists, and shaped by artists.
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🎂 35 YEARS OF AXIS: Staff Memories What does 35 years of supporting artists look like? Sometimes, it’s the relationships that grow over time.
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🎂 35 YEARS OF AXIS: STAFF MEMORIES From the canals of Venice to vacant spaces in Cardiff, some of the most fond moments in Axis’s history have taken people to places they never expected to go...
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Highlights buff.ly/kL7SN36 1. Cop Car (Ford Capri), 2025 by Toby Messenger 2. Go, 2025 by Perce Jerrom 3. Teenagers, 2023 by Natasha MacVoy 4. Who are these children?, 2007 - 2008, by Phil Whiting
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
AVAILABLE VACANT SPACES 👉 If you're interested, please get in touch by emailing us at hello@axiweb.org or follow the links to the posts in the Community below: Leigh: buff.ly/PT1kjiw Newcastle-under-Lyme: buff.ly/E4xZFhW
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Film Screening + Q&A with Anna F Hughes 📆 26th August ⏰ 6.00pm - 7.00pm 🔗 buff.ly/CVk588P Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at artist and Axis Fellow Anna F Hughes’ latest video work, for corpus in "machine" (2026).
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Highlights 1. Behold... The Emergence of Oracle, 2024 - 2026 by Sophy King 2. The Glittering Centrepiece of the Whole Fucking World, 2023 by Jo Clements 3. 'Aeolian City 01A', 47x 34.5cm, cyanotype edition of 30, 2024 by Mary Yacoob 4. Attractor, 2025 by Louise Mackenzie
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'First Light', 2025 by Chris Wilson, chosen by Lucy Wright. 👉 Explore more of Chris's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/JFOWpB3
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'Human Mountains', 2026 by Olivia Hicks, chosen by Lucy Wright. 👉 Explore more of Olivia's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/VgEoug2
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'Gehenna (Honey Cakes)', 2024 by Iain Andrews, chosen by Harlan Whittingham. 👉 Explore more of Iain's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/A6ex3A1
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'Rooted in the Land. Notes From an Urban Landscape', 2025 by Mansi Shouche, chosen by Emma Copley. 👉 Explore more of Mansi's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/HVwRGI2
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'Loss (Ball ‘n’ Tress)' 2024, by Lucy Brown, chosen by Paisley Randell Shillabeer. 👉 Explore more of Lucy's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/6zhBQQf
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Highlights 1. Film as Fabric, 2013 - 2026 by Mary Stark 2. Limited Desires (background), Res Publica (foreground), 2017 - 2025 by Simona Brinkmann 3. Hot Dip, 2025 by Ian Jackson 4. Sentinels II, 2026 by Tracy Hill
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'Cardiff Market', 2019, by Tegen Kimbley, chosen by Daniela Liberati. 👉 Explore more of Tegen's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/KKj0YOH
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This August, we present a special Curated Selection from our very own Axis team. Included in this selection is 'Pinnacle Basin', 2025 by Pippa Eason, chosen by Jules Lister. 👉 Explore more of Pippa's work in the Axis Gallery here: buff.ly/mhEYfk1
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As part of our Away Day in Wakefield, we had the pleasure of visiting the studio of Abbie Brewer, the artist behind Sunshine Child! It was brilliant to see Abbie’s studio, hear more about her process and get a glimpse into the thinking and making behind Sunshine Child 🌞
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Axis team also spent time with jeweller and multidisciplinary maker Will Sharp during our away day at Art House, Wakefield. A big thank you to Will for welcoming us into his studio and sharing his work with the Axis team! 📷: All photos by Julian Lister, 2026
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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!
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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'
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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...
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
MENTOR PROFILE: Lydia Catterall Head here to learn more: buff.ly/19DoxIg
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
✍️ 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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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
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axisweb.bsky.social @axisweb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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
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