UK Museums And Galleries May Reopen From 4 July
Museums and galleries will be allowed to reopen in England from 4 July. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced measures easing the coronavirus restrictions in place since March.
23 June 2020
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London’s New Art Scene Creative Britain 1962-68 – Edward Lucie-Smith
Here’s a handsome new volume, well-illustrated, but more social history than art book, which tells of the emergence of London as an international art scene, during the years that followed World War II.
30 April 2020
Cass Art Shuts All UK Shops
Cass Art has shut all of their stores leaving artists to scramble for supplies. All professionals and students looking to stock up on materials are now being referred to the Cass website to purchase items for home delivery.
23 March 2020
Ulay: Marina Abramović Creative Collaborator Dies
Frank Uwe Laysiepen, AKA Ulay, Conceptual artist and long-term creative partner of Marina Abramović, has died age 76. Born in Germany and based in Ljubljana since 2009.
2 March 2020
Ten UK Exhibitions You Should Have Seen In 2019 – Edward Lucie-Smith
From a critic’s point of view, It is pretty difficult, to sum up, the year 2019. It was, for example, a year when greater and greater emphasis was placed on doing full justice to women artists.
18 December 2019
UK Still Top Country For Art Students In Europe
Cass Art has produced an analysis of the top locations for art schools and has revealed it’s right here in the UK. The art supplies chain has analysed over 100 cities around the world that are home to the world’s top art universities to discover which location is the best to be an art student.
4 December 2019
Victor Willing: Two New UK Exhibitions Celebrate His Life And Career
Two new exhibitions of work by the highly regarded painter Victor Willing (1928-1988) are currently on display at Hastings Contemporary and the Turps Gallery in S.E. London. The retrospective in Hastings is the first significant show of his work since his untimely death from multiple sclerosis in 1988.
12 November 2019
UK Museums Now Protected From Court-Ordered Seizure For Loaned Artworks
UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has vowed to protect objects on loan from abroad in temporary exhibitions in UK museums from seizure by the UK courts.
17 June 2019
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces Awards To UK Visual Artists And Composers
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation have unveiled the Ten visual artists and composers living and working in the UK who will each receive £60,000 with no strings attached, making this the largest and most flexible award for individual artists in the UK.
20 November 2018
Government Earmarks £20m For Culture and Creative Industries In England
Arts Minister Michael Ellis has launched a £20 million fund aimed at helping culture, heritage and the creative industries to benefit towns and cities across England.
21 June 2018
Christo Launches Mastaba His First UK Public Artwork
To coincide with a new exhibition of Christo and Jeanne Claude, at the Serpentine Gallery, the 83 year old artist has launched his amazing London Mastaba, a temporary sculpture in Hyde Park
18 June 2018
Journaling In Pregnancy: Maternal Mental Health Improved By Creative Activities
There is growing recognition of the serious nature of maternal mental health problems during childbirth
24 February 2018
DCMS Reports £92bn Sector Bonanza For Creative Industries, Digital and Sport
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has just released a report stating that the sector’s contribution to the economy is up by 3.6 percent year-on-year to almost £250bn, accounting for 14.2 percent of the UK’s Gross Value Added (GVA)
3 December 2017
Hastings Pier Wins 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize – UK’s Best New Building
RIBA (The Royal Institute of British Architects) has announced the prestigious 2017 Stirling Prize winner. Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects was awarded the honour.
3 November 2017
What The UK And Ireland Are Showing At The 2017 Venice Biennale
Artlyst is off to Venice for a week of immersive art overkill. There is so much to see and do to the… Read More
5 May 2017
Spencer Tunick Uncovers His Largest UK Nude Installation In Hull
Hull as part of its stint as UK City of Culture is presenting nude works of several internationally acclaimed artists including the artists Spencer Tunick, Lucian Freud and Ron Mueck.
22 April 2017
David Hockney iPad Paintings Broadcast Across UK On Large Public Screens
David Hockney’s iPad paintings are currently being broadcast across the UK on large, public screens to mark the opening of his Tate Britain retrospective. From Thursday 9 February, millions of people in the UK will see an animation of Hockney’s brushstrokes building to reveal a painting in his inimitable style. The work – Untitled, 382 – depicts his garden in Los Angeles and this will be its European premiere.
10 February 2017
Ai Weiwei: New UK Installations At Lisson Promotes Discussion And Dialogue
For his third exhibition at Lisson Gallery London and following his acclaimed exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2015, Ai Weiwei returns to the United Kingdom with two installations that promote discussion and dialogue.
23 November 2016
Bluecoat Liverpool UK’s Oldest Arts Centre Announces 300th Anniversary Programme
The UK’s oldest arts centre and Liverpool’s Centre for the Contemporary Arts, the Bluecoat announces a vibrant programme of exhibitions and events to celebrate their 300th anniversary of its landmark building in 2017.
14 November 2016
British Creative Flair Celebrated At Two Sonar Festival’s In Barcelona
Last week, Barcelona opened its door to the 22nd edition of Sónar Festival, welcoming an eclectic and international roster of talented artists… Read More
30 June 2016
Pinchuk Foundation: World’s Largest Art Prize Competition Opens Today
The fourth edition of The Future Generation Art Prize worldwide competition established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in Ukraine opens… Read More
21 June 2016
Free Range 2016 Announce Season of Fresh Creative Works
Over five weeks, thousands of students will exhibit their work across six disciplines: art, design, illustration, photography, architecture and interior design. The creative hub of… Read More
23 February 2016
Top UK Art Exhibitions of 2015 By Sara Faith
My favourite exhibition of 2015 had to be the Richard Diebenkorn at the Royal Academy. His love of paint, brushstrokes,… Read More
30 December 2015
UK Copyright Law Change Will Impede Classic Designs From Being Photographed
I just found this interesting piece of information on the web that could radically alter the way art and design… Read More
13 December 2015
Banksy’s ‘Donkey Documents’ Has First Public UK Display
The owner of the original building was bemused when people crowded round his wall. But art aficionados had spotted Banksy’s… Read More
20 September 2015
Letting Go Within The Creative Process Explored In New Exhibition
Finding Form is a new group exhibition at Art First which centres on notions of chance and of ‘letting go’ within the creative… Read More
13 August 2015
Major UK Artists Announced For Inaugural Exhibition At Plymouth’s Ocean Studios
Ocean Studios has announced their inaugural show at their new Plymouth gallery. The programme highlights key ideas and themes; identity, communication, feminism, diversity, radical craft… Read More
13 July 2015
Creative Industries Federation Welcomes Warwick Commission On Future Cultural Value
The Creative Industries Federation today welcomed the Warwick Commission’s report as an important step in uniting the UK’s arts, creative… Read More
17 February 2015
Francis Bacon Masterpieces Have Dual Exhibitions In Russia And UK
The Hermitage Museum Saint Peterburg brings to an end its 250th anniversary celebrations with Francis Bacon exhibitions in Russia and… Read More
19 January 2015
Hackney WickED Chosen To Attend European Creative Hubs Forum
Hackney WickED have announced that they will attend the upcoming European Creative Hubs Forum, that takes place 13-15 Jan 2015…. Read More
12 January 2015
Krijn de Koning Creates collaboration For Turner Contemporary And Creative Foundation
Turner Contemporary presents Dwelling (Margate / Folkestone), the first public commission in England by Dutch artist Krijn de Koning. This… Read More
24 July 2014
UK Publicly Funded Exhibitions Still Expect Artists To Work For Free
It has been revealed that artists are having to turn down exhibition offers because it means working ‘for free’, leading… Read More
15 May 2014