April 3, 2026

UK Art

UK Art

Edge Hill University supports launch of annual dot-art schools competition

EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY: Overall Secondary Winner 2024 – Roses are red violets are blue – Mia McKeever of Weatherhead High School Edge Hill University is supporting the launch of the 13th annual dot-art Schools programme, an initiative that encourages artistic talent among schoolchildren across the Liverpool City Region. The programme invites Year 5 and Year

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Ebbw Vale cannabis dealer who bought Banksy art jailed

He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with 10 days rehabilitation activity and 50 hours unpaid work in the community. A Banksy mosaic was recovered when police searched the home of Scrivens’ partner Rebecca Mills, from Ebbw Vale. The court heard she allowed £22,000 to pass through her account. Her sentencing was adjourned to

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‘I am passionate about people being able to make a career out of art’

The UK arts minister Chris Bryant was quizzed at a Frieze Masters talk yesterday about whether the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will receive a much-needed funding boost in the forthcoming Labour government budget on 30 October. “I think we need to look at the whole package of how money gets into the

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My Experience in London, UK

The opinions expressed in this article are the writer’s own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus. This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Toronto MU chapter. London, UK: a city of chaos, hustle and bustle, and incredible charm, with a rich culture and vibrancy — a

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Wembley Park Art Trail: Phone Boxes | ArtsHub UK

Wembley Park is launching an open call for artists to create a winter installation for its three K6 phone boxes in Arena Square. We invite proposals that explore the theme of dialogue and connection, symbolised by these phone boxes. The installation should reflect the importance of human interaction in a digitally driven world. Artists are

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Phoenix Art Space Winter Studio Residency 2025 | ArtsHub UK

We are inviting applications from artists who would be interested in using our Main Gallery as a shared studio space for a period of six weeks – January to February 2025. We will be selecting up to 4 artists to make use of the space. Two-person collaborations are welcome. This studio opportunity provides an open

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Ebbw Vale crime boss bought Banksy art after smuggling drugs

Christopher Scrivens, 37, was the leader of a crime gang operating in Ebbw Vale, Newport Crown Court was told. The defendant used family, friends and neighbours in his enterprise. Some would receive parcels of cannabis that were being sent to their addresses in Ebbw Vale from the US through the post. (Image: Banksy’s the Monkey

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The best outfits at Frieze London 2024

The mood has damped over the art market in the past few months, as recent sales reports crystallise into the bleakest picture since the pandemic. But the show must go on for the 60,000 guests expected this week to attend Frieze London, the O.G. location of the art fair that now crosses New York, Los

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Beer can artwork accidentally thrown in bin by staff member at Dutch museum

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An artwork that looks like a pair of empty beer cans narrowly escaped being lost after it was mistaken for

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Dutch museum finds beer can artwork in bin

Once a curator spotted that the artwork was missing, staff were tasked with searching for it, the museum said on its website., external Eventually it was discovered in a bin bag and “miraculously, both cans were found intact”, it said. The cans were cleaned and placed at the museum’s entrance. Despite the mishap, the museum

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