The Royal Academy of Arts has named Simon Wallis OBE as its new Secretary and Chief Executive, marking a pivotal moment for the 256-year-old institution. Wallis, currently Director of The Hepworth Wakefield, will assume the role in September 2025, succeeding Axel...
Olivia Colling and Laura Smith have been appointed as Co-Directors of The Hepworth Wakefield, with Olivia taking the role of Executive Director and Laura as Artistic Director. They will be replacing Simon Wallis, who has been at the helm of the gallery since...
When Artlyst first started its Alt Power 100 Artlyst fifteen years ago, we were aiming at an audience fed up with the gratuitous love fest that other Power 100 lists produced. This list rewarded the commercial while ignoring the hard work of curators, museum...
The Hepworth Wakefield and the Art Fund have launched an urgent £3.8m appeal to prevent a rare Modernist sculpture from leaving the UK. The defining work is by Barbara Hepworth, one of Britain's most important artists. Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and...
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025. The Alt Power 100 Artlyst celebrates the visionaries transforming the artistic landscape and culture. This year's edition cuts through traditional hierarchies to spotlight those who wield influence in unexpected and...
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2023/2024, an exclusive exploration of influential figures reshaping the contemporary art and cultural landscape. Within this dynamic List, we transcend the confines of traditional power dynamics, directing our focus towards...
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2022. This is Artlyst's way of acknowledging our industry’s hard work and achievements, as we see and curate it. As most major art exhibitions and events have slowly resurfaced post pandemic, it was possible to travel...
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2021. This is our way of acknowledging our industry's hard work and achievements, as we see it. The committee had a year off in 2020 due to the pandemic, but as most major art exhibitions and events have slowly...
On the eve of the re-opening of museums around the UK, from nationals Tate and the V&A to Turner Contemporary and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the UK's largest arts charity, Art Fund, today launched a campaign for museums, with the announcement of plans for a special...