Hayward Gallery Touring’s major group exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood will plunge into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day. While the Madonna and Child is one of the great subjects of European art, we rarely see
‘There used to be loads of little galleries near this studio, artist-run spaces and a few smaller commercial galleries. Pretty much all of them have gone now, priced out by spiralling rents,” says painter Cathy Lomax. We are chatting over tea in a large, light-filled space near the Trelawney estate, Hackney, which has served as
Roleff Kråkström, managing director of Moomin Characters Ltd, said Tove’s first Moomin book was written after she “lost her joy with painting” during World War Two. “The story is about a family where the father’s gone missing in The Great Flood,” he said. “It’s a story of refuge, it’s a displaced family and an allegory
Today Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the Autumn budget. Equity’s General Secretary, Paul W Fleming, commented on the Budget saying: “The performing arts and entertainment workforce are critical to national growth and the new government’s industrial strategy. Our sectors stimulate local economies across the UK, boosting local businesses. “But twenty years of
Southampton City Art Gallery has successfully secured a £26,000 National Lottery project grant to digitise a major part of the art collection in partnership with Southampton Solent University 28/10/2024 The project is being supported using public funding by Arts Council England, through its Unlocking Collections campaign within National Lottery Project Grants, set out
The first evidence for drawing were found on rocks in the Blombos Caves in southern Africa and dates back to between 75,000 to 100,000 years ago. These consist of geometric patterns. The new painting, in the limestone cave of Leang Karampuang in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi, shows representational art – an abstract representation
The British artist David Shrigley has returned to his Midlands secondary school almost 40 years after graduating to unveil an animatronic sculpture of a giant praying mantis, in the hope that it will spark a nationwide conversation about the “vital importance” of arts subjects. Mantis Muse, a three-metre-tall sculpture made from steel and fibreglass, was
The British home secretary James Cleverly has branded Banksy’s migrant boat artwork “vile”, describing it as a “celebration of loss of life in the Channel”, after the British artist confirmed he was behind the performance at Glastonbury music festival over the weekend. On Sunday, Banksy uploaded a video of the inflatable boat holding dummies of
Care UK’s Deewater Grange, on Chester Road, will host the event on Saturday, November 9, from 2pm to 4pm. The exhibition will feature artwork by residents, created as a tribute to the British Legion. The residents, including 80-year-old Geoffrey Chew and 87-year-old Sally Webster, have produced an array of drawings depicting poppies and other Remembrance
Banksy has revealed a new piece of art in west London. The famous street artist’s latest work features a silhouette of a goat, perched on top of a wall. It is done in his signature stencil-style and a CCTV camera is nearby, at times pointed at the animal, as rocks fall down below it. Image: