Elizabeth Meek couldn’t stop sketching. She worked as a nurse, but spent her spare time drawing her colleagues — until, one day, the urge became too strong and she quit her job to become an artist. Several decades later, she has not only gained an MBE for services to the Arts, but also painted two
Hayward Gallery Touring has tapped curator and writer Ekow Eshun to steer the British Art Show 10, opening September 2026 in Coventry before rolling out to Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield, and Newcastle Gateshead. Marking the exhibition’s most ambitious geographic reach since its 1979 inception, this edition will occupy multiple venues per city—from Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery
The displays have been installed across Harrogate as part of a series of public realm improvements funded by Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID), aimed at enhancing the visitor experience and promoting Harrogate as a must-visit destination. The latest additions include artwork along Cheltenham Road by local artist Tom Tommings, who created a colourful mural celebrating
A huge cloud of foam has engulfed a Bradford square as part of a kaleidoscopic art installation. The multicoloured “Island of Foam” event filled Centenary Square as part of the UK City of Culture celebrations. The project, created by German artist Stephanie Lüning, has travelled the world over recent months. On its website, Bradford 2025
Three other Scottish towns made the list of most affordable places in the UK An aerial image of North Glenrothes in January(Image: Getty Images) A Scottish town just an hour from Edinburgh has been crowned the most affordable place in the UK to buy a family home, according to a new property report by Zoopla.
WE’VE been eagerly waiting for this one on the artsdesk and I only went and missed the press preview… Needed A Reminder (see what I did there?) This is what You Get has opened at the Ashmolean, Oxford and runs to January 11. Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood Snowfall (c) Donwood and Yorke This major
By Honorary Reporter Debolina Ghosh from India Photos = Jo Hee-hwa Jo Hee-hwa is an award-winning artist specializing in traditional embroidery. Born in Incheon and based in Seoul, she operates studios in Edinburgh and London and offers workshops. Since 2016, she has devoted herself full time to embroidery, and her work has been showcased globally at events
Artist Thomas Manzur is presenting his solo show Dragon Portals until Tuesday, August 26 at Unity Art Studio in Andover. The collection features colourful pour-painting works inspired by dragons and global mythology. Thomas said: “I was experimenting with mixing two to four different sets of colours. “The results were visually stunning, but I felt they
Through Love, created by artist Maria Arroyave, will go on display at Magdalen Road Studios and pay tribute to her late sister Ana Arroyave, who died in 2020. The exhibition features a series of mixed media and collage paintings that reflect Maria’s journey through grief and her transformation of that experience into creative purpose. Maria
Samsung Electronics has announced a collaboration with iconic British design house Liberty, bringing a curated collection of the brand’s most celebrated designs to Samsung Art Store. With this partnership, Samsung Art TV users around the world can now display 20 new designs from Liberty’s archive of art and patterns in their own homes. The collaboration