July 28, 2026

UK Art

UK Art

Special VE Day wool art installation which wowed Wonderwool Wales visitors now to tour the UK

[ad_1] The ‘Britain at War’ exhibition – The Longest Yarn 2 – had nine panels for its launch but will grow to 80 as extra panels are added during a tour of the UK over the coming months. The first nine panels include VE Day, Buckingham Palace, The Lorry on the Strand, The Street Party,

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David Hockney’s life in art is focus of new BBC TV programme

[ad_1] David Hockney: A Life in Art – The Interview will see the 87-year-old sit down for a chat with Katie Razzall. Ahead of his biggest show ever opening in Paris, the star talks about growing old, a recent visit from the King, and his two big loves – smoking and painting. It will air

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Feminist art exhibition in France destroyed by vandals

[ad_1] (Credits: Kamille-Leveque / Courtesy of NegPos Galerie) A feminist art exhibition in the south of France has been destroyed by vandals, who defaced the works on display by drawing phalluses and sexual images over the walls. Criminals broke into the Cyprine Benzin exhibition on display at the NegPos art and photography centre in Nîmes

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Wool art exhibition celebrating VE Day unveiled in Wales

[ad_1] The Britain at War exhibition – The Longest Yarn 2 – was displayed at Wonderwool Wales, the premier wool and natural fibre festival in Wales, held at the Royal Welsh Showground. The exhibition consisted of nine panels at its launch, but will grow to 80 as extra panels are added during a tour of

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Shoemaking by hand is a ‘dying art’, says shoemaker

[ad_1] An artisan shoemaker who has been making shoes by hand for more than 15 years has described it as a “dying art”. Lisandro Serra Delmar makes barefoot shoes, or minimalist-style footwear, full-time at his workshop in Kingstone, Herefordshire, where it can take between three and five days to make one pair. Traditional shoemaking has

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Star Wars: Artwork made from tea bags

[ad_1] The first step in the process is to dry out the tea bags, then Caroline cuts them up, scrapes out all the tea and irons them flat. Next, Caroline tapes the edges, places the tea bags on backing paper and then uses acrylic paint to make the different scenes. Caroline first started using tea

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WWII Veterans’ VE Day Memories Brought to Life in Art

[ad_1] A military charity has released a series of illustrations, stories and photographs that bring to life the Second World War and VE Day memories of 13 of its beneficiaries, including a WWII veteran from Cambridge.   Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has released the memories as part of its

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Underrated attraction 45 minutes from Glasgow named one of the best in the UK

[ad_1] An underrated and “extraordinary” attraction, less than an hour away from Glasgow, has been named one of the best in the UK. The spot was named alongside other lesser destinations across the country, including Woodchester Mansion in the Cotswolds and Johnny Wood and Borrowdale Yews in Cumbria. Introducing its handpicked ranking, The Telegraph said that while

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Could artwork donations provide stability for cash-strapped UK art schools? London’s Goldsmiths College thinks so

[ad_1] One of the UK’s most celebrated art schools, Goldsmiths College, part of the University of London, has launched a new endowment backed by a £4m art donation from the philanthropist Peter Kellner. Under a new model (Goldsmiths Endowment Fund), donors can give money and art, or entire collections, which can be used by the

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Terms and Conditions for Art For Your Oceans Sales

[ad_1] Art For Your Oceans Artworks (the Artworks) available online at list price from 1 May 2025 until 30 June 2025 with an opportunity to view the Artworks at Sotheby’s from 7 to 15 May 2025.   All Artworks are sold for the sole purpose of raising funds for WWF-UK’s marine conservation work; with regenerative seaweed

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