It's just a week to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, The London 2012 Festival presents a ground-breaking series of commissions by disabled and deaf artists in the Unlimited programme. Originally initiated as part of the Cultural Olympiad, the...
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Reynolds Painting Of Omai Will Remain In The UK
The painting of Omai by the iconic English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds will remain in the UK, following Culture Minister Ed Vaizey’s refusal to grant a temporary export licence. The painting has been on display at the National Gallery of Ireland for more than...
V&A Serpentine And Dulwich Share £56 Million Culture Fund
Eighteen museums and art heritage sites have been awarded Catalyst: Endowments funding to court money from private philanthropic sources. Thirty-four organisations around the country have been awarded Endowment grants of between £500,000 and £5...
Government U Turn On Charitable Donations Encourages Philanthropists
The Culture Minister Ed Vaizey was at the Tate Britain last week to welcome a major donation of British Art by prominent collectors and philanthropists Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker. The Stoutzker’s gift includes works by Jacob Epstein, David Hockney, Lucien Freud...
Dame Liz Forgan Will Leave Arts Council England Next Year
Chair to be replaced with one of Hunt's people in 2013Dame Liz Forgan will not continue as chair of Arts Council England when her term ends in January 2013. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport made the announcement last week on their website. Forgan, who is...
Is Tracey Emin Just A Tory Stooge
BBC Radio 4's Today Show staff just might think soYBA Artist, Tracey Emin has guest edited BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning. It featured a reminiscence of her hometown, Margate, the economic importance of art, and whether people still aspire to...
Tate Weigh Up Dropping BP Sponsorship In 2012
Tate, NPG, BM and ROH sign partnership deal with BP for a further five yearsOver the past few months the Tate board of trustees have debated the future of BP as a gallery sponsor. On the 19 December they concluded it was in the interest of the organisation to keep...
Millions In Art Donations Boost UK Museums
Turner, Hepworth and Sickert saved for the Nation to enjoyNational treasures worth millions were saved from export and purchased for public collections in lieu of taxes across the UK, in the last year . They are highlighted in the 57th annual report of the...
MoMA Raises Admission Price to Outrageous $25
Now try and understand what the DCMS 'Big Society' plan is all aboutThe museum of Modern Art in New York has announced an increase in its admission price for adults to $25 from the current $20 starting in September. The museum is the second arts institution to...