[ad_1] A coalition of more than 20 UK organisations have unveiled a campaign seeking to put arts subjects at the heart of teaching at British schools. It is the first major movement of its kind since last year’s general election. The campaign, Arts and Minds, is led by the National Education Union (NEU) and organised
[ad_1] A race against time is now beginning to try and fit-out the museum to ensure it opens this year as The Hub Consulting Limited take on the work to get all 18 galleries and library along with a new café, shop and event space ready. Cabinet member for culture and arts at the city
[ad_1] Steve McQueen’s film installation Grenfell (2019), which shows the remains of the London tower block destroyed by a fire in 2017, will tour to six UK cities over the next three years. Grenfell was first presented in 2023 at the Serpentine Galleries in London, and then entered the collections of the Tate and the
[ad_1] Joshua Reynolds’s famed Portrait of Mai (around 1776)—which was jointly acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in 2023—is embarking on a UK tour, taking in Bradford, Cambridge and Plymouth. The Reynolds work, which depicts a Tahitian man known as Mai (around 1753-80)
[ad_1] It’s the month of love, and there’s plenty to make your heart swell if you’re an art fan. London’s museums and galleries are in full swing, with shows of everything from impressionism to conceptualism. The days are getting brighter, the art is getting better, things are looking up. Seven London art exhibition to see
[ad_1] Tom Christopherson, a lawyer and legal consultant to Bonhams, has been appointed chairman of the British Art Market Federation (BAMF). He replaces Martin Wilson who stepped down after just six months following the surprise announcement in December that he is joining Phillips as the auction house’s new chief executive. Anthony Browne will remain the
[ad_1] A real work of art (Lego) The art of Van Gogh is being honoured in the latest Lego set based on one of his masterpieces, as the Sunflowers is turned into an amazing 3D model. This is not the first time that Lego has made a model of a famous work of art, or
[ad_1] It`s strange how we need a title, with all its razzamatazz, to make people realise how much we are surrounded by ‘culture’, whatever that is. In the dictionary it is defined as ‘the arts and other manifestations of human achievement. The ideas, customs and social behaviour of a particular people or society’. To put
[ad_1] The closure will take effect from February 22 and involves internal repairs, a heating upgrade, and the installation of new windows in the main hall. The gallery has been undergoing significant work, evidenced by the large scaffolding structure at its entrance, which is one of the largest free-standing scaffold roof spans in the UK.
[ad_1] The Art Afoot trail opened in Fishguard and Goodwick last month. The trail of sculptures and virtual art work was commissioned by Pembrokeshire County Council with UK Government funding and was designed and delivered by Cardigan’s Small World Theatre. The artworks were designed and made by local artists after consultation with residents of the