Bill Baron. Even his name conjures an image of life lived in the West. Tattered reins in hands, baling wire in the back of the dust-covered pickup, resting one roping horse while continuing to work on another. But that isn’t quite the case. For all of his talent in capturing those iconic images on his
The Art Academy this week celebrates the opening of a sparkling new campus on London’s Bankside. The art school, founded in 2000, has built a name for itself with its vast range of evening and short courses while also running higher-education courses, including a Fine Art Foundation and a BA. Its move, to right by
The Fine Art Asia 2024, one of the leading art fairs in Asia, officially concluded on Monday (Oct 7) following a three-day duration. The event successfully attracted distinguished international galleries to present a diverse selection of collectable fine art from both Asia and the West. This year’s annual event showcased a range of museum-quality artworks
An Old Master painting believed to be by German artist Hans Rottenhammer which could be worth around £8,000 and a Goliath Ball Watch worth up to £3,000 were two of the discoveries. A steady stream of people living in the market town and surrounding areas turned up to have their treasures valued by experts from
Date: 12 December 2024 to 9 January 2025 Venue: Ulster University Art Gallery, Belfast Campus Category: Arts and culture, Free Don’t miss this year’s Art Unwrapped – the seventh annual ‘gift to the city’ exhibition. It promises to bring a well-loved painting from the Ulster Museum collection to
Get Nadine White’s Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week’s news Get our free newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent A peer has called for a change in law amid an outcry over the “grossly disrepectful” auction listing of human and ancestral remains, including shrunken heads and skulls, from across the world.
In an exclusive interview, we delve into the life of Emil Silberman, a remarkable individual and expert who has seamlessly blended the worlds of art and medicine. From a young age, Emil displayed a natural talent for art, receiving a box of plasticine as a birthday gift at just three years old, igniting a passion
Considering it’s the Year of Alabama Food, the third annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival (WEWA) is amping up its flavor game as it again celebrates the beauty of wildlife and one of the South’s most historic pastimes—field sports—through the arts. What began as an idea between the Smoot Harris family, which has deep roots in
France’s premier FAB Paris fair (formerly known as Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale) for fine art and antiques, created in February 2022, takes up residence at the newly restored landmark Grand Palais this November. Returning for its third edition, more than 100 internationally revered art and antique dealers will convene under the historic glass
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch International Insurance and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance International Promotes Brooks to Head of Fine Art & Specie Arch Insurance International announced the promotion of Peter Brooks to the position of global head of Fine Art & Specie. Peter