July 1, 2025

UK Art

UK Art

Exhibition of prehistoric Giants to make UK debut

An exhibition of giant prehistoric animals will make its UK debut this year. Giants, developed by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and toured by Nomad Exhibitions, will open at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on August 2. It will then move to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh in January 2026. The

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Rachel Whiteread in a West Sussex woodland: UK’s Goodwood Art Foundation opens

Charles Richmond, 11th Duke of Richmond, has done something decidedly ambitious in launching the Goodwood Art Foundation, a new non-profit contemporary art centre for the southeast of England, with a strong educational mission. The foundation is set high on the South Downs, in West Sussex, at the heart of the Goodwood Estate that Richmond and

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Scots have best access to culture in UK but class divide exists, survey suggests

Scotland has the best access to culture of any part of the UK, according to a survey, but statistics indicate a class divide still exists. Research by National Galleries of Scotland shows 49% of people in the UK feel they have easy access to cultural space, such as museums and art galleries, compared to 64%

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Art show at the Commie

Visual artist Rhona Taylor will present an exhibition Immersive: Exploring the Commie Pool at the Royal Commonwealth Pool’s café from 6-22 June 2025, as part of the Architecture Fringe festival. The exhibition will display original prints showing the architectural and social significance of one of Edinburgh’s public spaces. Immersive features a collection of original prints by Ms Taylor examining

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Derelict art deco Swindon building to come back into use

“The proposal aims to maximize the potential of the currently vacant property by transforming the property into a mixed-use building that combines commercial and residential areas,” it added. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the plans include three possible separate commercial units to the ground floor, with four one-bed apartments on both the first

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10 free art exhibitions to visit this weekend across Scotland

Artist Gabi Paterson showcases unique mosaics made with seaglass and ancient sea potter that has washed ashore onto the beaches of the Forth. This exhibition not only tells visitors how the glass is turned into sea glass but also surprises viewers by showing the wonderful mosaics made with their clean and expressive colours and patterns. 

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Edinburgh Art Festival reveals its 2025 programme

Edinburgh Art Festival has revealed its busy programme for its 2025 edition, which takes place 7 to 24 August and will feature 82 exhibitions spread across 45 galleries and venues. And one of these venues is the festival’s new EAF Pavilion, which will be in the vast Outer Spaces exhibition space on Leith Street. The

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Ten Out Of London Art Exhibitions Summer 2025

Artlyst has selected ten exhibitions that will open outside London and throughout the UK in Summer 2025. Pallant House, Chichester and Towner Eastbourne have group shows that blend the historical and contemporary. The Hepworth Wakefield has a major retrospective of work by the avant-garde artist Helen Chadwick, while the Goodwood Art Foundation features Rachel Whiteread

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Brentwood Art Trail returns with free schools art project

The annual event, organised by Brentwood Connected, the Business Improvement District (BID) in Brentwood, Shenfield, and Ingatestone, is set to return on May 31. To prepare for the event, the team behind the trail, with the sponsorship of Chicken & Frog Bookshop, Guided Learning, and Key Tuition, organised two free art sessions for primary schools

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Much-loved art sale celebrates its 10th anniversary in the city

A popular event will be “bigger and more dynamic than ever” as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in the city. The Art Yard Sale is back for Brighton Fringe 2025, marking 10 years of “bringing the best in contemporary art to the heart of Brighton”. For one day only, on Sunday, June 1, from 11am to

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