Matthew Arthur Williams - Ampersand x Photoworks Resident 2024
Since 2020, the Ampersand Foundation and Photoworks have collaborated to provide an annual residency and professional development opportunity for artists working with photography. This videos presents Matthew Arthur Williams who was the 2024 recipient of this fellowship.
Produced by Photoworks / Realised by Piotr Sell
Looking Forward Project - Graves Gallery, Sheffield (2021 - 2025)
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell
In 2021 we started Looking Forward, a 5-year funding partnership with the Graves Gallery in Sheffield. The funding aimed to bring the gallery up to date and raise the profile of Sheffield's art collection by improving display spaces, doing conservation work, introducing new curatorial approaches, and expanding audiences with new outreach educational programmes. We talked to Kirstie Hamilton, Director of Programmes for Sheffield Museums, about what has been happening in the last four years.
Pio Abad - To Those Sitting in Darkness @ The Ashmolean Museum, 2024 Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell
In this video the artist Pio Abad talks us through his inspiration for his latest exhibition and the role of the artist in bringing to light certain artifacts and histories that have so far been sitting in darkness.
The exhibition curated by Lena Fritsch forms part of the series Ashmolean NOW and is on until 8th September 2024
"Drawing for John Soane" by Nayan Kulkarni - Sir John Soane's Museum, 2023
Etched dichroic glass slides, analogue light instruments, digital electronic dimmers.
Part of Sir John Soane's Museum's "Georgian Illuminations" exhibition.
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell
Charlie Fitz - Ampersand x Photoworks resident 2023
Since 2020, the Ampersand Foundation and Photoworks have collaborated to provide an annual residency and professional development opportunity for artists working with photography.
This videos presents Charlie Fitz who was the 2023 recipient of this fellowship.
Produced by Photoworks / Realised by Piotr Sell
Ampersand / Photoworks Fellowship - Johny Pitts, "Home is not a Place", 2021-2022
Inaugural recipient of the Ampersand/Photoworks Fellowship, Johny Pitts expands on Home is Not a Place, a body of work that reflects on Black culture, people and geographies, exploring the notion of home.
Produced by Photoworks / Realised by Piotr Sell
Nottingham Contemporary - Lara Favaretto's commission "The Thinking Head", 2017
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell
anywhere in the universe, 2023
In 2023 The Common Guild commisioned five artists to look at the role of the library in today’s society. This video gives an overview of the project.
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell With thanks to The Common Guild, Rabiya Choudhry, Kate Davis, Sean Edwards, Onyeka Igwe, and Yuri Pattison.
The National Gallery Framing Department - 2023
In this video, we take a tour of the National Gallery and its Framing Department in the company of Peter Schade. He talks us through the process of reframing and how it changes how we might see the works.
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell With thanks to the National Gallery
Liverpool Biennial @ FACT - B.O.S.S. commission, 2021
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell
WARNING; contains flashing images
Nottingham Contemporary - Lina Bo Bardi exhibition, 2022
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell
Liverpool Biennial - Lara Favaretto commission, 2016
Produced by The Ampersand Foundation / Realised by Piotr Sell