Wysing Arts Centre re-launches on Friday 18 January 2008 after a 17 month closure.

Matthew Collings, art critic, curator and broadcaster will officially open the new Wysing Arts Centre (WAC) on Friday 18 January. Matthew will also be attending the event’s Press Preview and be on hand to talk about the significance of WAC within an international art context.

The new WAC offers state of the art facilities to 24 professional artists working at the top of their profession, who are regularly exhibiting nationally and internationally, as well as selling to regional and national art collectors. A special showcase of their work will form a key part of the re-launch, with work including the traditional media of sculpture and painting as well as video, animation, installation and performance.

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Wysing Arts Centre has a rolling programme of artists residencies currently funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Arts Council England. All artists selected for residencies see working in collaboration with individuals and groups as intrinsic to their practice.

You can find out more on our main site.

Wysing Arts Centre is a visual arts centre on the site of a former farm 9 miles west of Cambridge. Twenty five professional artists work from its site, and there are four full time members of staff. And now they have a group blog…