8 Oct 2021
Leading arts organisations based in Plymouth have secured a £100,000 grant from Arts Council England to support the city’s hosting of British Art Show 9 (BAS9). The funding award comes just as the twelve month countdown to the prestigious exhibition begins. The British Art Show is a landmark touring exhibition that celebrates the vitality of …
7 Oct 2021
From October, three new artists will be joining the studio community at KARST. Two artists are Plymouth-based and will join KARST on an ongoing basis. The third is a BA Fine Art graduate from Bath Spa University joining us for a five month residency. Annie Shrosbree, a recent graduate, multimedia artist and sculptor has been …
2 Sep 2021
KARST is excited to invite you to our next exhibition, Bedwyr Williams’ MILQUETOAST – open from 11am on Friday 24 September. This major new body of work by Welsh artist Bedwyr Williams satirizes the art world through sculpture, video, painting and drawing. The exhibition also includes his witty and acerbic autobiographical Instagram drawings in which …
2 Sep 2021
In October, two studios will become available at KARST and we are inviting applications from artists interested in joining KARST’s community. Applications are judged on individual artist’s needs and scope for progression. Priority is given to artists who are able to evidence a sustained practice and potential for further development within their work. Studio Facilities …
16 Jul 2021
KARST completed an extensive refurbishment before reopening in July this year with the Plymouth Contemporary 21 open exhibition. Occupying a 7,000 sq. ft. industrial unit, the gallery is a more accessible and environmentally friendly space ahead of hosting the British Art Show 9 next year. The gallery and studios now have increased physical access and …
6 May 2021
An international line-up of established and emerging creative talent has been selected for exhibition at this year’s Plymouth Contemporary. Twenty-nine artists from around the world, working across different and varying disciplines including fine art and performance, will exhibit 44 works of art for this third staging of the prestigious event. Held across two galleries in …
15 Apr 2021
KARST is seeking an experienced, ambitious and dynamic Administrator, to provide effective and efficient business support services to the management team and staff. You should be a hugely organised team player with a proactive attitude, good communication skills and a passion for organisation and accuracy. Reporting to the Head of Operations, the administrator will support …
9 Apr 2021
British Art Show 9 will focus on migration when it reaches Plymouth next year, speaking to the city’s longstanding maritime history and its role in colonisation. The show’s overall themes are Healing, Care and Reparative History; Tactics for Togetherness, and Imagining New Futures, all agreed on before the Covid-19 pandemic and the global recognition of …
1 Apr 2021
KARST has received a grant of £42000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen. More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country including KARST in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today. …
25 Feb 2021
KARST has been awarded funding to research a digital solution to international artistic collaboration restrictions because of the Covid-19 epidemic. KARST will receive money from the British Council Arts Digital Collaboration Fund to research the development of a collaborative digital platform that aims to preserve and interpret Highlife’s legacy, reinventing it for a new generation …
18 Feb 2021
New dates for the UK’s most influential contemporary art exhibition, British Art Show 9 (BAS 9), have been confirmed today. The nationwide tour will culminate in Plymouth from 8 October to 23 December 2022. Prior to this, the exhibition will be displayed in Aberdeen, Wolverhampton and Manchester. Held every five years to showcase the work …
7 Aug 2020
Ben starts the newly created role immediately and will lead the development of the exhibition and studio programmes, working with KARST’s co-founder and Executive Director Donna Howard to deliver the organisation’s ambitions in Plymouth and at national and international levels. Ben combines working internationally with grass roots artist development and community engagement. He was previously …
1 Jul 2020
Forty-five artists have been selected to take part in the UK’s biggest contemporary art show which visits Plymouth in autumn next year. KARST is one of four city venues to host the British Art Show 9 for a three-month run beginning in October 2021. The other galleries are the Arts Institute’s Levinsky Gallery at the …
11 Jun 2020
KARST—Plymouth’s largest independent artist-led gallery—has been awarded £270,000 to transform its space into a premier venue for the British Art Show 9. The grant, from Arts Council England’s Small Grant Capital Funding programme, will enable the refurbishment of KARST’s creative space, the installation of an eco-efficient heating system and full disability access. When completed, the …