Event Details A joint international festival of the arts, Art Beats launched in 2023 at Sunway University and this year takes place at Lancaster University in collaboration with Lancaster Arts. Art Beats brings together work from artists and filmmakers from around the world, supports young artists, and offers students the opportunity to attend workshops and
This event takes place in-person at the Museum, and online via Zoom. With Peter Vass, Fellow of Oxford Brookes University Some of the best 20th-century British pictorial art was not found in museums and galleries, but on tanker lorries and in underground stations. In a series of three talks, Peter Vass shows how artists like Piper,
More than 4,000 artists and arts professionals, including Sonia Boyce and John Akomfrah, have signed a letter to the UK department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), urging the newly elected government to support the beleaguered visual arts sector. Earlier this year, before the General Election, over 20 UK visual arts organisations issued a collective
The British Council Collection has no permanent gallery and has been referred to as a ‘museum without walls.’ The Collection consists of around 8,800 works of modern and contemporary British art, from an exciting range of artists including world-renowned names such as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Anish Kapoor and Damien Hirst. We sat down with
Vietnamese paintings draw much attention of art lovers at the Affordable Art Fair 2024 At the fair, two galleries, namely Hanoi Art House and ArtBlue Studio, showcased a range of Vietnamese artworks, including lacquer, oil on canvas, and water colour paintings. Vietnamese paintings created by artists Thanh Chuong, Phuong Binh, Bui Trong Du, and Phan Thu
Three protesters have been charged with criminal damage and will appear in court after soup was thrown at two Vincent van Gogh paintings on Friday. Just Stop Oil activists poured soup over two paintings in the National Gallery, London, just hours after other members of the group were jailed for damaging the gold frame of
Paul Marshall, the hedge fund tycoon who co-owns the right-wing television channel GB News, has acquired Apollo magazine, one of the UK’s most established art journals. It is part of a £100m deal completed earlier this week for The Spectator magazine by Marshall’s company Old Queen Street Ventures (OQS). “Alongside The Spectator, renowned international art
Three of the pieces are inspired by The Cure’s new album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ – the band’s first release in 16 years, out next month. Proceeds of the auction go to Heart Research UK. ADVERTISEMENT The Cure are back soon, with the legendary British gloom rockers releasing their first studio album in 16
Get ready for another impressive weekend of street art as the LOOK UP Portsmouth festival returns on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September! With over 100 murals planned and a diverse line-up of international and local talent, the weekend will once again transform Portsmouth into an open-air gallery. Created by local street artist My Dog
A new exhibition celebrating students and staff from the Rutland Adult Learning and Skills Service (RALSS) recently opened at Rutland County Museum. Students taking art classes at the RALSS adult learning centre at Oakham Enterprise Park, along with staff, have created a range of pieces that will be on show to members of the public