11 Nov 2023
On the opening night of our current exhibition Against Apartheid, Barbadian visual artist and writer Annalee Davis gave a keynote speech on her practice which combined history and biography in discussions of ‘post-plantation economies’ with cultural activism in the arts sector. Didn’t make the live event? You can watch the full recording here: …
10 Nov 2023
SATURDAY 25 – SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2023 Black Atlantic is a weekend of public programming where participants are invited to consider how far racial equity and inclusion can serve as creative tactics for the imagination of just and sustainable planetary futures here and now. The weekend will be a celebration of such tactics in all …
3 Nov 2023
Last month, curator Ashish Ghadiali brought together artists Annalee Davis, Kedisha Coakley, Iman Datoo and Ashanti Hare for a panel discussion hosted in KARST’s Fenster space as part of the opening event for our current exhibition, Against Apartheid. Didn’t make the live event? Scroll down to watch the full recording. Film: Craig Whyte
26 Oct 2023
This month, KARST is pleased to welcome two graduate artists for a six-month studio residency, Beth Evans (Arts University Plymouth) and Sophie Lines (Bath Spa University). Beth Evans is a multidisciplinary artist, illustrator and writer whose practice is informed by both lived experience and imagined realities. Taking influence from the scientific and the poetic, Beth …
15 Sep 2023
This autumn, Radical Ecology, KARST and other partners present the Open City season of decolonial art and public programming. Open City invites artists, activists and thinkers from across south-west England to listen, walk and dream together as we explore the essential role of inclusive civic spaces in creating just and sustainable planetary futures. Centred around …
31 Aug 2023
Four new studio holders have joined KARST’s community, taking residence in Under – the space below KARST. We welcome Rachel Dobbs and Hannah Rose (LOW PROFILE), Tom Pether and Arielle Etheridge. LOW PROFILE are artists Rachel Dobbs and Hannah Rose who have been working together in collaboration since 2003. The pair are most interested in …
8 Jul 2023
In August 2023, a new studio will become available at UNDER (the unit below KARST’s main space). This is a raw studio space similar to how KARST studios were before our recent capital works project. Studio Facilities & Membership: 24 hour access Limited number of allocated parking spaces Kitchen facilities Communal social area Meeting …
4 May 2023
Introducing Fenster – a dynamic new space at KARST that we invite artists, curators and students to activate. The flexible nature of the space encourages versatility, creating the conditions for a multitude of uses, including learning, experimenting and connecting. How are we using the space? Fenster was created as a space for KARST studio holders to …
23 Mar 2023
Mitzi Dabrowski and Ashanti Hare (left to right) have come to the end of their graduate residency at KARST. We asked them to reflect on their experience having a studio at KARST and presenting the work they developed over the residency in their Test Space – Recorded Offerings. How has having a studio at …
10 Mar 2023
SPY-nul is an exhibition at Studio KIND. by KARST studio holder Anna Boland. The exhibition combines large-scale sculptures and projected media to create an immersive environment exploring the internal world. Bringing together research on biological forms, the air we breathe and Plato’s writing on the structure of elements, Anna embraces a fascination with the things …
2 Feb 2023
As part of British Art Show 9 (BAS9), KARST ran an Artists in Schools programme in partnership with The Box and in collaboration with Millfields Inspired.
5 Jan 2023
Four new studio holders have joined KARST’s community, taking residence in the Under – the space below KARST.
27 Oct 2022
Join artist Hanna Tuulikki for a vocal workshop and take part in an improvised performance in Plymouth. Workshop: 12 Nov, 2pm (duration: 2.5 hours). Location: Room 206-207 Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University Performance: 13 Nov, 9am (duration: 45 minute). Location: Devils Point. Seals’kin: calling for the turning of the tide* Come together to sing an …
20 Oct 2022
KARST and CAMP have organised a series of one-to-one crits with artists exhibiting in British Art Show 9 (BAS9) for Plymouth, Devon & Cornwall-based artists. The artists will do five crits, each lasting 45 minutes. Crits will take place at KARST in the CAMP library between 09:30-14:30. It is recommended – but not essential – …
13 Oct 2022
In October, KARST is pleased to welcome two graduate artists for a six-month studio residency, Ashanti Hare (Arts University Plymouth) and Mitzi Dabrowski (Bath Spa University). Ashanti is a Devon based multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the duality of existing as both human being and spiritual entity. Combining digital manipulation, folk craftsmanship and writing, Hare …
3 Aug 2022
37 artists have been confirmed for this fourth and final stop on the national tour, which brings the work of some of the UK’s most exciting contemporary artists to four cities every five years. British Art Show 9 is curated by Irene Aristizábal and Hammad Nasar and highlights work that has been made since 2015. …
7 Jul 2022
(lowkey) is Liverpudlian artist Kevin Hunt’s first solo exhibition, bringing together several strands of his practice in a gallery setting for the very first time.
7 Jul 2022
In August, three studios will become available, one at KARST and two at UNDER – the unit below KARST’s main space. UNDER is a raw studio space similar to KARST’s studio units before our capital works project.
31 May 2022
We’re excited to announce a new community project, PRIMEdesign, in partnership with Take A Part and Prime Skatepark.
23 Mar 2022
Soft Edges, Draw Close is an exhibition and permanent public sculpture by Euphrosyne Andrews on view at KARST gallery from 25 March 2022.