May 16, 2026

UK Art

UK Art

Digital art helps bring Britain’s ‘Pompeii’ at Whittlesey to life

People will get an idea of what a Bronze Age settlement could have looked like through an immersive digital art installation. It is thought the 3,000-year-old settlement at Must Farm quarry in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, burnt down less than a year after it was built. An exhibit called Fire to Fen is at March Library until

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Biggest ever exhibition of work by major British artist coming to Birkenhead’s Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

Birkenhead’s Williamson Art Gallery & Museum will present the largest ever exhibition of work by one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, Leonard McComb. Leonard McComb: Nature and Humanity will include the best works from the artist’s estate, as well as choice loans from major public and private collections, over 60

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Antony Gormley sculpture quietly removed and sold off by UK council – The Art Newspaper

The right-wing council running the county of Kent in southeast England has removed a key early work by the artist Antony Gormley from a public site. The piece Two Stones (1979-81)—which stood outside the Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone—was sold back to the artist by the Reform-run Kent County Council for an undisclosed

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Celebrating British Pavilion artist Lubaina Himid: Bazaar and Sotheby’s host event at the “Olympics of art”

1 The scene is set at Salone Gritti for the Sotheby’s x Bazaar breakfast at the 61st Venice Biennale 2 Justine Simons, London’s deputy mayor for culture and the creative industries Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 3 Magda Stawarska, Maria Balshaw, Lubaina Himid 4 The V&A’s Madeleine Haddon Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 5 Art

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Gozo Yoshimasu wins first Serpentine x Flag Art Foundation Prize – The Art Newspaper

The Japanese artist and poet Gozo Yoshimasu, 87, has been awarded the inaugural £200,000 Serpentine x Flag Art Foundation Prize, the largest contemporary art prize in the UK. Yoshimasu will also stage a solo exhibition at London’s Serpentine North gallery in autumn 2027 followed by a presentation at the Flag Art Foundation, a non-profit space located

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No Art Liverpool is back for 2026 after sold-out debut

21 No Art Liverpool is returning for 2026 after its debut edition sold out in 2025, with the open-air electronic event set to take over Otterspool Promenade again on Saturday 8 August 2026. Organisers have already confirmed that pre-sale tickets will go live via Skiddle from 1 May, and fans are being urged to register early because

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Take a wander around Cinderford following the town’s art trail

Trail maps can be picked up from Artspace or any participating organisation including Cinderford Town Council (Belle Vue House & The Wesley), Forest Voluntary Action Forum (Ow Bist), St Stephen’s Church, The Music Works Cinderford, Hilltop Children and Family Centre, Freedom Leisure Cinderford, Cinderford Library, St White’s School, The Golden Lion Cinderford, Gloucestershire College (Forest

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The car park that changed British art: Bold Tendencies at 20 | Art and design

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when rooftop bars weren’t really a thing. A time before pop-ups and contemporary outdoor sculpture parks. A time even, if you can bear to think of it, before immersive art. Way back in 2007, there was none of that – the UK was an experiential

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Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s descendants

Brand told the BBC that the discovery was “stunning”, describing it as “the most bizarre case of my entire career”. He added that, if the painting were to be put on sale, it could fetch a hefty price. “Such paintings could been sold anywhere between thousands and tens of thousands,” Brand said. However, the sale

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Portsmouth’s first-ever learning disability arts festival

A city is hosting its first-ever learning disability arts festival, celebrating creativity, inclusion and connection. Pivot Fest, held at visual arts charity and gallery Aspex Portsmouth in Gunwharf Quays, is showcasing the talents and voices of learning disabled artists from Friday to Sunday. Artist Cameron Locke said the festival was a “good way” to show

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