August 12, 2025

UK Art

UK Art

Construction to start on UK’s first floating padel courts

The development will feature three courts built on state-of-the-art floating platforms and the world’s first floating clubhouse. Peel Waters, the team behind the Liverpool Waters regeneration scheme, has partnered with Finnish pioneer Ville Leisti of Floating Padel Oy, floating architecture specialists Bluet Floating Solutions, Padel Ventures founder Gareth Evans, and leisure

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Triumph of Art: CAT ‘Throne’ structure unveiled at Trafalgar Square

The Centre for Alternative Technology’s ‘Throne’ structure has been unveiled in Trafalgar Square. The Gorsedd (Welsh for throne) was erected by hand in London as part of the National Gallery’s bicentenary celebrations, Triumph of Art, culminating on 26 July. The structure was commissioned for the event in which CAT worked with artist Jeremy Deller and

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Lake District: Princess of Wales showcases Beatrix Potter’s art

The Princess, who shares a distant family connection with the creator of Peter Rabbit, chose a watercolour painting of a forest glade by Beatrix to feature in her Makers and Creators exhibit – one of more than 100 mini displays nestled into the museum’s innovative, open-access storage space. Alongside the painting is a childhood photograph album

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Famous feline resident takes over Isle of Man town art trail

A cat given the freedom of a town in the north of the Isle of Man has been featured in reimagined famous artworks, as part of an art group’s 75th anniversary celebrations. Ramsey-based Mannin Art Group said, as the longest running group of its kind on the island, it wanted to do something “special” to

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New stone sculpture at UEA Sainsbury Centre art trail

UEA’s has welcomed sculptor Anton Ford’s seven-foot stone carving – Tokiwai/Water Adze – to the Sainsbury Centre art trail by the UEA lake. The distinctive dark stone monolith will be in place by the broad for three years.    A new sculpture has appeared by the UEA lake (Image: Jack Warren) READ MORE: Norwich clock back up and working again after

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World’s first ‘amazement park’ that fans say is like a dystopian Disney to open second site in the UK

A HUGE new attraction is opening in the UK that people have compared to a dystopian Disney. Wake The Tiger first opened in Bristol in 2022 and calls itself the world’s first “amazement park”. 6 Wake The Tiger is opening a second attraction in the UKCredit: Andre Pattenden 6 The Bristol attraction is the world’s

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Abstract art workshop for beginners to be held in August

The event, scheduled for August 10, from 10.30am to 1pm, will offer attendees the chance to create art with acrylics, oil pastels and soft pastels. Participants will work on mini-projects, covering elements like line, shape and colour. READ MORE: Norwich landmark named among UK’s ‘best days out’ for the summer The classes will take place at Anteros Arts

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Kate Middleton unveils her own art exhibition at the V&A in London

The Princess of Wales has curated her own ‘mini display’ at the V&A East Storehouse in London, following her visit there in June.  Kate, 43, who is Royal Patron of the V&A, has personally worked with the museum’s curatorial team to select eight significant works from across its large collection for her ‘Makers and Creators’

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Kirkby Lonsdale art exhibition boosts fire recovery fund

Held at St Mary’s Church, The Kirkby Lonsdale Art Society’s annual event will run from August 5 to 9 between 10am and 5pm daily. This year the proceeds raised from the raffle will be donated to St Mary’s Church and the Kirkby Lonsdale Fire Disaster Recovery Fund following on from the incident on December 8, 2024.

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Evesham Abbey Bridge street art to brighten underpass

The public artwork will be installed under Abbey Bridge in Evesham, transforming the area between Crown Meadow and Corporation Meadow into a vibrant public space. Wychavon District Council is inviting residents to help shape the artwork through a two-week survey launching on Monday, July 28. Phil Maclean, chair of the Evesham Place Board, said: “Commitment

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