May 16, 2026

UK Art

UK Art

Football meets fine art in exclusive Shoreditch pop-up

Trading card culture is getting a high-art makeover in East London this week as a one-day-only immersive gallery takes over Shoreditch. A free one-day pop-up exhibition is set to blend football and art in Shoreditch this Friday as Topps launches Topps Chrome Gallery: The Art of Card Collecting. The one-day immersive exhibition celebrates the upcoming

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Art Fund to bring three Venice Biennale 2026 commissions to the UK

New works by Lubaina Himid, Manon Awst and Dylan Huw, and Bugarin + Castle to be shared UK-wide Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for museums and galleries, today announces a major UK-wide programme bringing three landmark commissions from the 61st Venice Biennale (9 May – 22 November 2026) to audiences across England, Scotland, Wales

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Brand-new art gallery opens in York city centre

A NEW art gallery has opened in York city centre. The Jardine Gallery & Workshop has welcomed its first visitors to its studio in Colliergate. Set up by owner Julian and his partner Ali, the gallery hosts many talented artists’ work, including paintings, sculptures, photography, glasswork, woodcraft and jewellery. Recommended reading: Open day offers rare

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Cornish spring exhibition brings together art and history

An art exhibition bringing together a display of creativity and community is set to take place in Cornwall. The Truro Art Society’s spring exhibition will be held in the historic stalls of the stables at the National Trust’s Trelissick estate near Truro, running from Saturday, May 2, to Sunday, May 17, 2026. Featuring a diverse

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New Greenock creative project brings people together through art

A NEW creative project is bringing people together through the power of art. Room for Art, based in Greenock and housed at The Wyllieum, aims to support wellbeing by encouraging self-expression and connection. The community-led initiative is a collaboration between The Wyllieum and Art in Healthcare, offering guided workshops and collaborative sessions. Designed to be

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Room for Art project bringing people together in Greenock

Room for Art, based in Greenock and housed at The Wyllieum, aims to support wellbeing by encouraging self-expression and connection. The community-led initiative is a collaboration between The Wyllieum and Art in Healthcare, offering guided workshops and collaborative sessions. Designed to be a safe and welcoming space, the project promotes personal growth, reduces social isolation,

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New Leamington Spa art gallery to spotlight South Asian artists

Paintings and a range of works from eight local and national artists, external are set to feature across the gallery’s opening exhibition, including Amrit Singh Sandhu, Simran Kaur Panesar and Rati Devi Sivyer. Singh, who is also an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, said he had worked in the art industry for the past

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Winchester School of Art: Textile artist leads flax workshop

Alice Hume, a textile artist and graduate of Winchester School of Art, recently led a hands-on workshop in flax processing for first-year students on the university’s new sustainable luxury textiles course. Tessia Zhang and Evelyn Lin. (Image: Winchester School of Art) Ms Hume, who is based in Portsmouth, said: “I started growing flax in 2022,

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Letters to the editor: Art gallery could bring Farnham’s Willmer House to life

Art gallery would preserve character of house Sometime in the near future the scaffolding will come down from Willmer House and it will be ready for a new phase in its life. I believe there are plans for it to be a craft museum, but I have always thought the house is a failure as

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Dozens of artists bring new life to a gigantic former ironworks on UNESCO’s world heritage list

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Dozens of urban artists from 17 countries have converged on one of Europe‘s most important industrial landmarks for a show

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