Graduating students on the Curating Contemporary Art MA programme present their final exhibitions at the Royal College of Art Galleries. In contrast to previous years, the students have chosen to present four independent exhibitions. Collectively they involve artists,...
A national competition will reveal what art means to primary school children. A UK-wide competition is launched today asking all primary school children 'What is art?’. The competition by Artis challenges primary school children aged 4-11 years old to explore...
STEALING BANKSY? organisers have revealed that their recent exhibition and auction was never created for the sale of street art, and that many of the pieces displayed were not actually available for sale. The work on display had strict caveats placed on them - that...
FotoFest announces the names of the 48 leading contemporary Arab artists featured in the principal exhibitions of their 2014 biennial—VIEW FROM INSIDE. The fifteenth edition of the international biennial in Houston, Texas takes place March 15 to April 27, 2014....
The Wallace Collection in London is exploring the male human form in French 18th century art. This was a subject that was regarded as the very foundation of painting and sculpture; it had to be mastered by any aspiring artist of the highest class. No female artists...
Back in 1837, the Government School of Design opened its doors in Somerset House on the Strand in London as the world’s first, publicly funded design school. 175 years later and now known as the Royal College of Art, it is the world’s oldest art and design...
A live auction to benefit the Frank Martin Sculpture Fellowship Fund is to be held at Central Saint Martins. The sale will give the public the opportunity to invest in work by young emerging and established practitioners. This years auction will be held in the Lethaby...
Drawing was once considered one of the cornerstones of Western art. The reason for this is simple: if art was to be accurate and representational, then one had to learn how to draw first before one could paint or sculpt. For an example of how the practice of...
Americans for the Arts, the leading organisation for advancing the arts and arts education in the United States, has announced the recipients of the 2012 National Arts Awards. The annual awards recognise artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national...