Artist Denzil Forrester is this year’s recipient of the Robson Orr TenTen Award for a print celebrating UK nightlife. The artwork, a four-plate polymer etching called Altar, depicts a scene from a reggae festival in Cornwall, where the artist now lives and works. It was unveiled on Tuesday morning at the Department for Culture, Media
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The Female Filmmakers in Tech & Art Gap Fund, a new initiative supporting women documentary filmmakers, is set to launch during the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 11. Spearheaded by the Female Film Club, female-led film production company UNLEYEK, and tech boutique 19.Studio, the fund aims to provide £8,000 ($10,460) in gap funding for
As art season continues to unfold, the spotlight on pioneering women in the art industry has never been brighter and stronger. Now front and center, their contriburtions celebrate and champion diversity, the female experience and also amplify underrerpresented voices. Now, ELLE UK catches up with trailblazers to hear about the importance of it all. FIND
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wealthy people leaving the UK in part driven by the government’s pledge to abolish the “non-dom” regime is hurting philanthropic funding for the already thinly spread arts sector, institutions and charities have warned. Caroline Douglas,
Again and again, a group of writhing bodies becomes one indistinguishable mass in a new series of paintings by George Rouy. The blur of disembodied limbs warps and fades, a shapeshifting border between the self and its surroundings that the British artist calls “the bleed.” If your eye is unsure where on the canvas to
A British auction house has withdrawn from sale human and ancestral remains, including shrunken heads and skulls, from communities across the globe after criticism from native groups and museums. Among items initially listed were shrunken heads from the Jivaro people of South America, skulls from the Ekoi people of west Africa and a 19th-century horned
Liverpool has become known for its incredible murals, showcasing football legends, iconic musicians, and famous landmarks, and now the city has been officially recognised as a street art hotspot. According to new research by Bromleys Art Supplies, Liverpool ranks 9th in the top 10 most popular UK cities for street art, thanks to its amazing murals being shared
A new artistic rendering of the Royal Coat of Arms has been unveiled today following the accession of His Majesty The King, with new artwork of the Royal Arms usually being created for each new reign. The constituent parts of the Royal Coat of Arms have not changed and remain the same as they have