Arts Renewal Taskforce Announced By Culture Secretary

Arts Renewal Taskforce Announced By Culture Secretary

The Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has today announced representatives from the arts, cultural and sporting worlds who will join a new task force aimed at helping Arts renewal by getting the country’s recreation and leisure sector up and running again.  We are...
Manifesta 13 Marseille To Go Ahead In August

Manifesta 13 Marseille To Go Ahead In August

Manifesta 13 Marseille the ‘European nomadic biennial’ is to go ahead at the end of August 2020. It was supposed to take place in the South of France 7 June – 1 December 2020. The event will now welcome audiences and participants to its three programmes:...
Artist Susan Rothenberg Has Died Age 75

Artist Susan Rothenberg Has Died Age 75

The American contemporary painter, printmaker, sculptor, and draughtswoman Susan Rothenberg has died age 75. She was best known for her iconic images of horses in which she melded abstraction with representation. Rothenberg was recognised as one of the most innovative...
59th Venice Biennale Art Event Skips To 2022

59th Venice Biennale Art Event Skips To 2022

The Venice Biennale organisers have postponed both the Art and Architecture events for up to two years. La Biennale di Venezia took this unprecedented action in response to the COVID19 pandemic. The announcement was made today, May 18th, 2020. The 17th International...
Barbara Hepworth’s St Ives Studio Given Grade II Status

Barbara Hepworth’s St Ives Studio Given Grade II Status

A studio in St Ives, Cornwall used by Dame Barbara Hepworth has been given Grade II-listed status. The former cinema and dance hall known as the Palais de Danse was purchased by the artist in 1961, at the height of her career. The space was able to accommodate the...