July 8, 2025

UK Art

UK Art

BBA Photography Prize 2025 | ArtsHub UK

Welcome photographers to BBA’s biggest exhibition ever! We are searching the globe for the best of the best to be part of our anniversary event. Are you the one? BBA Prizes is turning 10. And double digits = double exhibition. We will be taking over the Kühlhaus in Berlin to present 20 artists and 20

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The Invention of British Art by Bendor Grosvenor

You would think that there were dozens of histories of British art out there, along the lines of an art history course I came across titled ‘Caveman to Picasso’. Oddly, there are not, and those that exist cannot always be trusted. This most enjoyable book is an exception. Bendor Grosvenor says in his introduction, ‘The

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The UK’s Arts Education Crisis Is About to Get Even Worse

The future of universities already decimated by corporate interests hangs in the balance as tuition fees look set to rise  Is it ever not the moment to lament the fortunes of arts education in Britain? To deplore a decades-long, cross-party experiment in running universities and colleges as if they were corporate entities? To roll our

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Art Tackling Violence Against Women Is Inspiring Real-World Change

What’s fascinating is that seeing the play either live or on the screen inspires viewers not only to reflect, but also to act. Remarkably, it has led to lasting and ongoing real-world change. “Through NT Live and NT at Home, we have made it possible for over half a million people to see Jodie Comer’s peerless performance

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Stannah unveils “state-of-the-art” through-floor lifts range to enhance accessibility at home

Family-run lift supplier Stannah has launched a through-floor homelift range, Uplifts, as part of its mission to make vertical living more accessible and stylish and cater to the evolving needs of modern homeowners. Uplifts represents a significant leap forward in residential lift technology and design, offering homeowners worldwide access to state-of-the-art engineering wrapped in sleek,

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Wolverhampton Art Gallery presents Oliver Frank Chanarin’s first UK solo project, A Perfect Sentence

Interrogating the photographic image in the age of the algorithm, A Perfect Sentence explores the shifting terrain of photography and commodification of attention. Oliver Frank Chanarin says: “There is an uncanny sense that the work is watching us just as much as we are watching it, and it’s not necessarily a good feeling at all.

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UK’s National Gallery Bans Liquids After Activist Art Attacks

Activists from the Just Stop Oil group at the National Gallery in September 2024 after throwing soup on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting – Text size The National Gallery in London said Thursday that it was banning liquids in a move to bolster security of its artworks after a spate of high-profile attacks by activists. Over

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Art director | Media jobs

Location: Dubai Media City, UAE (office-based role). Position: Art director Overview Destinations of the World News, the leading independent luxury travel and lifestyle publication, is looking for an art director to assume creative leadership of its flagship media platforms and join our team in the heart of Dubai Media City, situated in one of

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Paula Rego paintings replace royal portrait at No.10 Downing Street

Two works by the late Portuguese artist Paula Rego have gone on show at No.10 Downing Street, the home of the UK prime minister, as part of a major re-hang. According to The Telegraph, Rego’s works— two scenes from her mural Crivelli’s Garden (1990-91)—are displayed in a room used for prime ministerial meetings with world

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The UK’s Best City For Street Art is Officially the Seaside City of Portsmouth

Bristol has had a monopoly on British street art for too long. Sure, it’s the home of Banksy, but he’s had plenty of time in the spotlight. It’s time for a new street art capital, somewhere different, innovative, perhaps somewhere where a sea breeze flows through the bright, painted streets, where culture bounces off every

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