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Anish Kapoor   The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative is a program created to nurture rising talents in a variety of artistic fields by bringing them together with great masters for a year of creative collaboration in a one-to-oneView More >

  Open Studio presents the results of the ARCUS Project’s yearlong artist-in-residence program, for which international artists are selected each year through an open call for applications. The 2009 resident artists are Daniel Seiple (USA), Doreen Uhlig (Germany) and WuView More >

David Bowen growth modeling device   The Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee (The Agency for Cultural Affairs / The National Art Center, Tokyo / CG-ARTS) has announced the 24 award-winning works in the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival. OneView More >

Unitled (detail) 2008 Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, London/New York; the Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and BQ, Berlin   Britain’s high profile contemporary art prize was awarded last night to site-specific painter Richard Wright, with the announcement and award presentation broadcastView More >

The Cartier Award 2010 is calling for proposals for a new work to be realized at Frieze Art Fair 2010. The award covers project production costs of up to £10,000 and
 includes a three-month residency at Gasworks (London) providing 
accommodation,View More >

■Event     Following the close of the autumn segment of the 2009 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, featuring some 370 artworks scattered around Niigata’s Takamachi and Tsunanmachi regions, comes a wrap-up session on the festival’s fourth edition. Along with a reportView More >

Kusama Yayoi Flowers that Bloom at Midnight 2009   Four sculptures by Japanese artists Kusama Yayoi, including Flowers that Bloom at Midnight (2009) and Pumpkins (2008), are being showcased in an outdoor setting at Miami’s Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Kusama’sView More >

The Gyonggi Creation Center, which opened its doors at the end of October, is calling for applications for its 2010 Residency Studio Program. The Center grants 8 – 10 long-term residencies of one year and 30 – 40 short termView More >

Yoshitomo Nara – Customized Trek TT Speed Concept http://www.trekbikes.com/au/en/stages/nara/   The global art exhibition launched by seven-time consecutive winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, and Nike pit stops in Miami to coincide with the contemporary art fair. OverView More >

  Artist and audiovisual artist Ukawa Naohiro joins Senshu University professor Fukutomi Tadakazu for a lecture on the subject of ‘audio-visual expression from the turn of the 20th century through today’. Their presentation will start with experimental film from theView More >

Zhu Weibing, Ji Wenyu: People holding flowers (detail) 2007   APT6, the sixth triennial devoted to Asian-Pacific contemporary art, kicks off in Brisbane tomorrow, 5 December. Among the many events slated for opening weekend are artist talks Subodh Gupta andView More >

Touted as the launching pad for emerging Japanese artists, the Vision of Contemporary Art (VOCA) exhibition has announced its selection for the 17th edition in 2010. The annual exhibition displays and awards artists under 40 working in two-dimensions who haveView More >