OUR LADY, Mother of Ferguson is not a typical depiction of Mary. Created by the contemporary iconographer Mark Doox, the image was commissioned by the Revd Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones, an Episcopalian priest at Trinity, Wall Street, in New York City, after the killing of a black teenager, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 (News,
The UK is home to some of the most fascinating and eccentric sculptures in the world. From towering giants to whimsical artworks that defy explanation, here are five of the strangest sculptures across the country that you absolutely need to see: 1. The Angel of the North (Gateshead) While it’s one of the most famous
Antony Gormley WITHIN (FOR THE OCEANS), 2024 Seaweed ink on paper WWF and Artwise curators in association with Sotheby’s have announced Art For Your Oceans, a selling exhibition of specially commissioned works by 16 leading international artists, devised to raise funds and awareness for pioneering ocean conservation initiatives by WWF in the UK and further afield. The Art
A perverted art teacher who preyed on boys as young as seven for decades has been jailed for 15 years. Terrence John Waters abused his position to attack boys aged seven to 13. The 82-year-old was a teacher at Allen House Prep School in Hook Heath, Woking, when he preyed on 14 different boys. The
The Herds, photographer Ant Strack From giant puppet making workshops to a murmuration of human starlings, UK-wide activities and events inspired by THE HERDS, convened and supported by Art Fund, will respond to the climate crisis and connect local communities with museum collections and the natural world. From April to August 2025, ever-growing herds of life-size
The competition, open to higher education art and media students from the UK, Ireland, and Italy, celebrates visual arts on the theme of disability. Matthew Hammond won first prize for his artwork “Fragile Mind.” He said: “I’m delighted to have even been put forward for a prize, let alone win.” Nyimbwa Clyde received the special
More than 300 works go on show More than 300 original artworks created by Dylan Moran are to go on sale at the comedian’s first ever solo exhibition. Opening at the Two Kats And A Cow Gallery in the arches on Brighton seafront next month, the show is described as a ‘rare opportunity to be
An exhibition aimed at “decolonising” historical artefacts has opened in Bristol. Artist Jessica Ashman has been working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s collection, researching archives and exploring specimens. She has produced a new art installation, called “Those that do not smile will kill me: Decolonising Jamaican Flora”. Ms Ashman said: “It’s about addressing these
2025 Feature Project Art for your oceans Led by Artwise Curators in partnership with WWF, Art For Your World works with the art world to help tackle the climate and nature crisis. This year’s focus, in collaboration with Sotheby’s, is on ocean health with our next project, Art For Your Oceans. Covering 70% of the
He was ‘the great World-victor’s victor’, a brilliant general, a bad marksman and a worse Prime Minister, but Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was also a sophisticated collector. As well as owning works by Correggio and Velázquez and his portraits by Francisco Goya and Sir Thomas Lawrence, he had a passion for Dutch art