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Learning the lessons art school missed

Back to School

We are so excited to announce this year’s Back to School with Axis season, now in its fourth cycle, a full month of events dedicated to lifelong learning and the things you wish they had taught you at art school, or the class you missed that day.

And its FREE!

Event

Sustaining a Creative Career

Wed, 8th Oct 2025 Where: Zoom / Community
Event

To MFA or not to MFA?

Wed, 15th Oct 2025 Where: Zoom / Community
Event

What Curators Want

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025 Where: Zoom / Community
Event

Image Matters: Telling the story of your practice

Wed, 29th Oct 2025 Where: Zoom / Community
Event

Regenerative Practices for Artists

Wed, 5th Nov 2025 Where: Zoom / Community

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Opportunity

Venice Fellowships Programme

Open Call for Fellows 2026

Curated

Highlights: 03 - 09 November, 2025

By Axis
Curated

Patterns and Process

By Antonio Roberts
Curated

A House Without Walls

By Asuf Ishaq
Curated

A Future Without Growth

By Sean Roy Parker
Curated

The Ones that Fizz

By Lydia Catterall
Curated

Here, There & Elsewhere: Encountering Ghosts, Forests & Archives

By Eelyn Lee
Opinion

Removed Without Warning: When the Bots Can't Recognise Art

Blog

Resilience, self-care and what keeps you making art...

Writing

Points of Contact—Hannah Leighton-Boyce by Amie Kirby

Writing

Barriers and Ethnic Representation

Writing

We can't afford to work for love

Meet Artists

Interview

Voices From Cardiff

By Paisley Randell
Interview

Six Questions with Hannah Leighton-Boyce and Uma Breakdown

By Axis
Writing

‘Averaging’: Acknowledging Living-With Practices

By Sean Roy Parker
Profile

Artist Spotlight: Asuf Ishaq

By Axis

From the Archive

Opinion

‘Care-fuelled Leadership’: an artist’s perspective

By Lucy Wright
Film

Veronica Ryan: Art House Residency

Profile

Shezad Dawood selected by Donna Lynas (2009)

Artist Essentials

Guide

Guide to Copyright, Helping Artists Avoid Infringement

Guide

A Guide to Public Liability Insurance for Artists, Makers, and Creative Freelancers

Guide

Connecting with Curators and Commissioners

About Axis

Axis is an independent charity supporting contemporary visual artists.

Registered Charity No. 1002841 | Company No. 02595018

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