[ad_1] The Herds, photographer Ant Strack From giant puppet making workshops to a murmuration of human starlings, UK-wide activities and events inspired by THE HERDS, convened and supported by Art Fund, will respond to the climate crisis and connect local communities with museum collections and the natural world. From April to August 2025, ever-growing herds of
[ad_1] The competition, open to higher education art and media students from the UK, Ireland, and Italy, celebrates visual arts on the theme of disability. Matthew Hammond won first prize for his artwork “Fragile Mind.” He said: “I’m delighted to have even been put forward for a prize, let alone win.” Nyimbwa Clyde received the
[ad_1] More than 300 works go on show More than 300 original artworks created by Dylan Moran are to go on sale at the comedian’s first ever solo exhibition. Opening at the Two Kats And A Cow Gallery in the arches on Brighton seafront next month, the show is described as a ‘rare opportunity to
[ad_1] An exhibition aimed at “decolonising” historical artefacts has opened in Bristol. Artist Jessica Ashman has been working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s collection, researching archives and exploring specimens. She has produced a new art installation, called “Those that do not smile will kill me: Decolonising Jamaican Flora”. Ms Ashman said: “It’s about addressing
[ad_1] 2025 Feature Project Art for your oceans Led by Artwise Curators in partnership with WWF, Art For Your World works with the art world to help tackle the climate and nature crisis. This year’s focus, in collaboration with Sotheby’s, is on ocean health with our next project, Art For Your Oceans. Covering 70% of
[ad_1] He was ‘the great World-victor’s victor’, a brilliant general, a bad marksman and a worse Prime Minister, but Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was also a sophisticated collector. As well as owning works by Correggio and Velázquez and his portraits by Francisco Goya and Sir Thomas Lawrence, he had a passion for Dutch
[ad_1] Who would want a job in the art market? It might look glamorous from the outside, but the sector has witnessed widespread redundancies, falling job satisfaction and stagnant earnings growth, while being characterised by demanding hours in high-pressure environments that lack diversity, according to the latest Talent Report, published this week. Compiled by recruitment
[ad_1] The UK government has today announced 16 new trustee appointments at the British Museum, Tate and Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). The UK artist Isaac Julien has been appointed as a trustee of Tate, while the television presenter Claudia Winkleman, who studied History of Art at Cambridge University in 1993, will join the British
[ad_1] The British Museum has retained its title for a second year as the UK’s busiest visitor attraction, but visitor numbers to attractions are still down on pre-pandemic levels, according to new research. The Museum, which is dedicated to human history, art and culture, saw 6.5 million visits in 2024, up 11% from 2023. According
[ad_1] James Fox asks how Hokusai’s The Great Wave became one of the most famous artworks in the world. Show more A huge blue and white wave towers over three unfortunate boats, with Mount Fuji framed by the cresting wall of water. Katsushika Hokusai’s Underneath the Wave off Kanagawa is a celebrity, one of a