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02/06/2026

Upcoming Community Events for June 2026

Our coming events run through the Axis Community are free for all members to access:

🗓️ 3rd JUNE 10-11 AM
Axis Membership 101: https://community.axisweb.org/c/networking-events/axis-membership-101-78fd5e-9a9e8a
A review for existing members and a guide for where to begin for new members!

🗓️ 4th JUNE 12-1 PM
MEET AND GREET: SAY HELLO - https://community.axisweb.org/c/networking-events/meet-greet-say-hello-822393
Would you like to meet other members? Are you a new member? Join us and we can answer your questions and introduce you!

🗓️ 11th JUNE 6-7 PM
DRAWING CLUB: DRAPERY - https://community.axisweb.org/c/networking-events/drawing-club-drapery
Drop-in and draw with us for an hour! Follow along, or do your own thing.

👉 Head to the Axis Community to read more & RSVP

31/05/2026

The work -behind- the work of art

In this new reflection piece, Deputy Director/Social Producer and artist Lucy Wrightreflects on the hidden labour that sustains artistic practice:

“We need more than one massively oversubscribed and punitive national system to give artists the infrastructural support they deserve.”

Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/uNhPO0Z

📷 : Still from Plough’d (2024) by Lucy Wright, photographed by Tilo Reifenstein.

30/05/2026

The work -behind- the work of art

In this new reflection piece, Deputy Director/Social Producer and artist Lucy Wright reflects on the hidden labour that sustains artistic practice - the administration, travel, deadlines, care work, financial precarity, and the constant balancing act that often leaves little time for making itself.

“I sometimes think that the trouble with being an arts worker is that almost no one wants to pay for the real ‘work’ of art.”

Read the full article here: https://buff.ly/uNhPO0Z

📷 : Still from Plough’d (2024) by Lucy Wright, photographed by Tilo Reifenstein.

Well, technically it’s longer than that, but it’s five years since I officially packed in full-time employment to go part-time with my art practice. It’s…

28/05/2026

TONIGHT! Member Talk: GWEN JOHN - A dialogue through the archive with Anna Falcini

Join us for our first Member Talk and Q&A as Axis Member Anna Falcini discusses her ongoing dialogue through the archive with the late Welsh artist Gwen John (1876 -1939).

In 2014 Falcini began researching John’s correspondence and notebooks in the National Library of Wales, visiting Paris in a quest to trace John’s footsteps. Returning to the city in 2023, with the support of British Council Wales, she embarked on a new body of work exploring three distinct episodes of John’s life in Paris.

👉 Head to the Axis Community to read more & RSVP: https://buff.ly/rtTvOsn

🎥 This session will be recorded and shared in the 🗝️ Axis Knowledge Base.

🤝 Axis' meet-ups are held according to our 🔗 Community Guidelines. We ask all members to please be considerate of others at all times, mute your mic when others are speaking, and read our guidelines before joining.

27/05/2026

✨Welcome new Axis Professional Members!✨

A warm welcome to the new artists and familiar faces joining our growing community of Professional Members. Whether you're new to Axis or have been part of the network for a while, we're excited to have you with us, and we're here to champion your creative journey.

Welcoming (in image from left to right):

Carole McCourt
Morgan Sinton-Hewitt
Lucy Bevin
Rod Dee
Mary Bowen
Naomi Heath
Emma Gregory
Karolina Ptaszkowska
Suzanna Easton
Gemma Shannon
Emily Stevens (not pictured)

📣 Promote Your Practice
New to the Axis Professional community? Updating your portfolio is a great first step. We regularly spotlight members' work across our social channels - so be sure to keep your profile current and include your latest links.

🤝 Connect & Contribute
Make the most of your membership by visiting the Community Hub, joining conversations, and connecting with fellow artists. Axis is built around collaboration, exchange, and visibility. We're so glad you're here - and we're looking forward to sharing your journey.

26/05/2026

MEMBER TALK: GWEN JOHN - A dialogue through the archive with Anna Falcini

Join us for our first Member Talk and Q&A as Axis Member Anna Falcini discusses her ongoing dialogue through the archive with the late Welsh artist Gwen John (1876 -1939).

In 2014 Falcini began researching John’s correspondence and notebooks in the National Library of Wales, visiting Paris in a quest to trace John’s footsteps. Returning to the city in 2023, with the support of British Council Wales, she embarked on a new body of work exploring three distinct episodes of John’s life in Paris.

👉 Head to the Axis Community to read more & RSVP: https://buff.ly/rtTvOsn

🎥 This session will be recorded and shared in the 🗝️ Axis Knowledge Base.

🤝 Axis' meet-ups are held according to our 🔗 Community Guidelines.
We ask all members to please be considerate of others at all times, mute your mic when others are speaking, and read our guidelines before joining.

24/05/2026

Highlights

1. Preconception, 2026 by Jenny Bradbury

This work developed from research into how quotidian objects can be used as a representation of self-perception, growth and identity. It was created using wire and thread, representing strength and fragility and symbolises an analogy of the self. Forming part of my BA (Hons) Textile Practice degree at Bradford School of Art 2026, stimulating the audience to consider why we have assumptions and preconceptions and the reasoning behind them.

2. Smile (give us one), 2020 - 2026 by Nick Grellier

Found work gloves on canvas

3. Upright sculpture - Er****on, 2025 by Naty Lopez-Holguin

Tumble-dryer fluff.

4. Lipstick Applicator, 2025 by Mia Roberts

A PIR sensor wired to a relay that powers a motor. The work, when looked at, applies lipstick to itself, eventually wearing down from a perfect circle to something clogged, messy and smeared.

23/05/2026

Axis awards opening soon. Join now.

Axis is 35 this year, so we’re putting £35,000 directly into 35 artists’ hands through the Development Awards.

You need to be an Axis member to apply. Development Awards are open to all active Axis members. The Fellowship is open to Professional Members only.

Artists only need to complete one application and will be considered for all awards they are eligible for.

Join us: https://buff.ly/4oRkMGR

🖼️: Matt Gale, Coventry Biennial, The Row, 2019 (photographed by Jules Lister)

21/05/2026

TONIGHT! MEET & GREET: Performance Artists - Led by Holly Slingsby
📆 21st May ⏰ 6.00-7.00pm 👉 Click here to RSVP: https://buff.ly/IaITYCk

Open to members working with performance and live art - and those who are interested in learning more about this. Meet others with shared interests, share ideas, and ask questions. Join us for a friendly and informal chat with your peers.

Holly Slingsby works in performance, video and painting. Her practice explores belief, and examines representations of women and their implications. Her visual language reflects a fascination with iconography, drawing on biblical imagery, mythologies, and contemporary culture. Much of her recent work seeks to convey lived experience of infertility

❌ This event is not recorded

📌 See the 'How to Join a Meet-up' post here for some help if you are unsure how to join: https://buff.ly/HRNowI1

💬 If you have an access requirement that you feel might impacts your ability to attend or take part in this event, please contact [email protected] in advance, if you feel comfortable doing so

📷: Her Template, 2025, Holly Slingsby - Photo by Marta García Cardellach

20/05/2026

We’re celebrating Simeon Barclay on his Turner Prize nomination for The Ruin, a spoken-word performance exploring Britishness, class, and masculine identity through the industrial landscape of northern England.

Simeon was commissioned as part of A Class Apart, in which our open call resulted in 13 artists and arts workers reflecting on how class has shaped their lives, practices, and places within the arts sector. We’re sharing his text, ‘Education, Education, Education’ in full in this post. Congratulations Simeon!

👉 To see the full 'A Class Apart' article, head here: https://buff.ly/ySDR2QO
Don't forget to download your digital copy at the end of the article!