New Contemporaries

24/02/2025

“Artists help us see the world anew and it’s precisely in challenging times like we see today that artists go to work. We must continue to commission, produce and nurture artists at this crucial early stage in their careers so we don’t lose a diversity of voice and practice, and so we can inspire and create for everyone, not just the art world.” Read our latest blog from Kiera on the future of NC and exciting changes to this year’s submissions which open 3 – 31 March: https://newcontemporaries.org.uk/news/-kiera-blakey-new-contemporaries-director-

Blog from Kiera Blakey Director of New Contemporaries on the organisations vision and changes to the open submissions programme.

04/06/2024

Check out our top tips for emerging artists from the New Contemporaries Mentors. ⁠
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To read the full quotes and find out more about our mentor programme, click the link below!
https://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/projects/artist-mentoring

20/05/2024

Launched in Autumn 2023, Young New Contemporaries has been developed in collaboration with UCL Institute of Education to support 30 students from London schools who are following post-16 courses in Art and Design, to help increase their confidence to enter the arts sector. ⁠
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In its first year, the Young New Contemporaries (YNC) participants worked with a variety of creative practitioners who guided the group through practical introductions to different ways of making, as well as discussing their work and potential pathways into creative careers. The group received support putting together portfolios and also visited different cultural and creative spaces.⁠
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As a culmination of year one's six-month programme, and with the support of designers HATO, the Young New Contemporaries worked together to co-create a zine, which they launched alongside a pop-up exhibition at Camden Art Centre

Read more about the YNC initiative and what we've been up to on our website:
https://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/projects/young-new-contemporaries
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Images: Young New Contemporaries sessions. Photography by Sam Nightingale and Peter Otto.

09/04/2024

We are thrilled to welcome Alice Amati and Lewis Dalton Gilbert to New Contemporaries Board of Trustees! ⁠
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Alice Amati is an Italian gallerist and curator based in London. She obtained her BA in Arts and Culture from Maastricht University and her MA in Art Galleries and Museum Studies from Manchester University. In 2023 she opened her eponymous gallery working with British and international early-career artists, previously holding positions at leading British and international galleries such as David Zwirner. She is a founding member Apollo Painting School, a non-profit alternative educational programme for emerging artists, and an Associate Lecturer at Teesside University in the MA Curating.⁠
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⁠Lewis Dalton Gilbert is an independent curator and the creative director at A Vibe Called Tech; a creative studio and art consultancy dedicated to approaching creativity through an intersectional lens.⁠ Following his BA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, he coordinated and produced exhibitions and projects for White Cube and Frieze and is currently the associate curator for New Art Centre, where he previously served as creative director. In 2021, he curated the Hackney Windrush Art Commissions with Thomas J Price and Veronica Ryan OBE, for which Ryan won the Turner Prize.⁠ Recent independent curatorial projects include South by Southwest at Gurr Johns (2024), Pictures of Us at Gathering, London (2023), We Share the Same Sky on Vortic Art (2023), Abstract Colour at Marlborough Gallery (2023) and Peripheral Vision at Anna Schwartz Gallery (2021).⁠
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To read the full post visit our website, link below🔗⁠
https://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/board-of-trustees
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Image 1: Alice Amati. Photograph by Nick Harmer.⁠ ⁠
Image2 : Lewis Gilbert. Photo courtesy of our trustee.

09/04/2024

LAST CHANCE! 👀⁠
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It's the final week of Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2023 at
Camden Art Centre - don't miss your last opportunity to catch the exhibition before it closes on 14 April!⁠

Camden Opening Hours:
Tues/Sun: 11am-6pm
Thursdays: 11am-9pm

Free entry

Photography: Sopo Ramischwili

05/03/2024

New Contemporaries is now open at Camden Art Centre. Make sure to check out the work of 55 emerging artists in our current exhibition. Recurrent themes include care, kinship, climate justice, world-building, geographical borders and identity politics, and are explored through diverse approaches and mediums. The exhibition is open until 14 April 2024.

Camden Art Centre is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-6pm (9pm Thursday).

Find out more about the artists and the exhibition on the New Contemporaries Online Platform https://platform.newcontemporaries.org.uk

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Image: Bloomberg New Contemporaries at Camden Art Centre, 2024. Photography by Rob Harris.

04/03/2024

📣 We are excited to announce that the New Contemporaries 2024 Selectors are internationally renowned artists:⁠⠀⁠
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💥 Amalia Pica, Liz Johnson Artur and Permindar Kaur 💥⁠⠀⁠
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Submissions for New Contemporaries 2024 programme are open until 25 March. Visit the link below for eligibility criteria and application guidelines.⁠

https://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/submissions
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19/02/2024

Submissions for the New Contemporaries 2024 Programme are now open 👀💥⁠⠀⁠
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🔗 Check out the link below for eligibility information and application guidelines. Submit your work before 25th March!⁠⠀⁠

https://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/submissions
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Being selected for the 2024 Programme includes:⁠⠀⁠
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• Your work included as part of Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2024 ⁠exhibitions⁠
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• Participating in New Contemporaries Artist Development Programme⁠
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• Contributing to our Digital Programme⁠⠀⁠
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• Being eligible, as , for Studio Bursaries, Residencies, Fellowships, Scholarships and other opportunities⠀⁠
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• Becoming part of a network of other participating artists and previous alumni that spans over 75 years⁠⠀⁠
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🔜 Stay tuned for the announcement of New Contemporaries 2024 Selectors and Exhibition venues! ⁠
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08/01/2024

Join us for the preview and party for Bloomberg New Contemporaries at Camden Art Centre on Thursday 18th January from 7pm 💥⁠
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RSVP through the link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exhibition-preview-bloomberg-new-contemporaries-tickets-773950134687?aff=oddtdtcreator
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This is the first time in over 20 years that Camden Art Centre has hosted New Contemporaries, and the exhibition provides a unique platform for emerging artists to present their work to a wider audience. A public programme will accompany the exhibition. ⁠
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Selected by internationally renowned artists Helen Cammock, Sunil Gupta and Heather Phillipson, the exhibition provides a distinctive snapshot of current artistic concerns and approaches spanning a breadth of disciplines.⁠⠀⁠
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The exhibition is on view until 14 April 2024.⁠⠀⁠
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Design by HATO Studio Hato
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