Cubitt Artists facts for kids
Cubitt Artists is a special place in London, England. It was started in 1991 by artists themselves. It's like a club for artists! Cubitt has an art gallery where art is shown. It also has studios where artists can create their work. Plus, it helps teach people about art. Cubitt has moved a few times. It started in Kings Cross, then moved to Cubitt Street (which gave it its name!). Now, you can find it in the Angel area of London.
Cubitt Gallery
The Cubitt Gallery is a place where amazing art is shown. It gets money from Arts Council England. This support helps the gallery do something really cool. It offers an 18-month program called the Cubitt Curatorial Fellowship. This program helps new art curators learn and grow. Curators are people who choose and arrange art for shows.
Many talented people have been Cubitt curators. Some of them include:
- Polly Staple
- Emily Pethick
- David Bussel
- Tom Morton
- Bart van der Heide
- Michelle Cotton
- Fiona Parry
- Jamie Stevens
- Fatima Hellberg
- Morgan Quaintance
- Louise Shelly
- Languid Hands
The person currently in this program is Seán Elder. The Cubitt Gallery has shown art from many famous artists. Some of these artists are Adam Chodzko, Aleksandra Mir, Angela Bulloch, Billy Childish, Carol Bove, Cathy Wilkes, Florian Hecker, Gustav Metzger, Harun Farocki, Kenneth Anger, Marjetica Potrč, Matthew Day Jackson, Paul Noble, Tacita Dean, and Willem de Rooij.
Cubitt Print Box
In 2000, Cubitt offered a special set of artworks for sale. This set was called the Cubitt Print Box. It helped raise money for the gallery's art shows. The box had twenty unique artworks. These were made by well-known artists.
Some of the artists who contributed to this special box include:
- Alex Katz
- Ceal Floyer
- Chris Ofili
- Elizabeth Wright
- Gareth Jones
- Giorgio Sadotti
- Hilary Lloyd
- James Pyman
- Jane Simpson
- Jochen Klein
- Martin Creed
- Matthew Higgs
- Paul McCarthy
- Paul Noble
- Peter Doig
- Peter Pommerer
- Piotr Uklański
- Scott King
- Tacita Dean
- Wolfgang Tillmans
Cubitt Studios
Cubitt Studios offers space for artists to work in central London. Up to 30 artists can have a studio here at any time. This gives them a place to create their art. Many famous artists have worked at Cubitt Studios.
Some of these notable artists include:
- Chris Ofili
- Dinos and Jake Chapman
- Matthew Higgs
- Peter Doig
See also
- UK artist-run initiatives
- Artist-run space
- Art group
