November 5, 2024
UK Art

Blue Art Contest | ArtsHub UK

Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fourth “Blue” online art contest for the month of November 2024. Contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. The theme may include any work with depiction of the color blue or shades of blue (pale blue of a daytime sky, ultramarine blue, deep ocean

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Royal Academy poster campaign calls for increased arts education in UK schools

Posters dotted around London declaring “art is a serious subject” and “imagination is worth teaching” are turning heads. The billboards are the brainchild of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) which says that, after years of decline in arts education, art must be taught in UK schools. Part of a new campaign called Art is

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Who is Banksy? Everything we know about the anonymous artist

A book of photos released by Banksy’s former agent, Steve Lazarides, claims to show the artist at work, although none of the images showed his face. But it prompted yet more speculation – and intrepid photographers, both amateur and professional, trying to capture him on film. Robert Del Naja, of Bristol trip hop group Massive

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Vietnamese paintings present at international art fair in London (UK)

This is the second time this year that Vietnamese artworks have been introduced at the Affordable Art Fair following the success of their participation in the fair in May.   The works of 13 Vietnamese artists were exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair, an international autumn art fair held in Battersea Park, London, UK from

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The luxury UK hotels with seriously impressive art collections

Answering the calls from creatives to curate art-led escapes, passionate collectors and gallerists have transformed average hotels into boutique boltholes where what’s hanging on the walls and furnishing the space is as important as the five-star service. Spanning the length of the country, from Scotland to Cornwall, check in to these unique hotels with incredible

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Beyond Banksy: the other British street artists you should know | Street art

Modern Shoreditch might be associated with overpriced coffees and members’ clubs, but 25 years ago – against a backdrop of abandoned factories, strip clubs and bombed-out buildings – it was the birthplace of an exciting new art movement. At the bottom of Leonard Street, at a venue called the Dragon Bar, guerrilla artists from across

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The U.K. Art World Is More Elite Now Than It Was 60 Years Ago. Can It Reverse Course?

“I felt like there were no people like me in the sector,” said Michelle McGrath, who has spent over a decade working at organizations including the British Museum and Royal Museums Greenwich. “Obviously there are financial barriers,” she said—but she also noted a myriad of ways to feel out of place as someone working class,

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Seven amazing UK art exhibitions

Autumn is the best time of year for art exhibitions in the UK, but before the country’s major institutions and galleries put on their big end of year shows you’ve still got the time to catch their summer extravaganzas. This is your last opportunity to see everything from clever, funny installation art to big, imposing

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All the must-sees of the UK Jewish Film Festival, opening 7 November

Film — as if anyone could doubt it — is increasingly important in telling the Jewish story, whether in harrowing documentaries or cleverly fictionalised versions of true-life issues. Nowhere demonstrates the breadth of film’s reach more than this year’s UK Jewish Film Festival (UKJFF). It hit the headlines this week after its full programme was

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London pushes into a new immersive market

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Vogue magazine unveils a grand London fashion show next month, it will be unusually democratic. Rather than an elite group of celebrities and insiders being seated on the front row, anyone who pays £25

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