BP and National Portrait Gallery cut ties
A 30 year sponsorship deal between BP and the National Gallery will end in December, the parties say. In a press release on Tuesda…
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£210m Cultural Heart plan ‘commonplace and risky’
A shopping precinct turned arts centre due for demolition should instead be a model for other town centres, a think tank argues.
Touring exhibitions need local focus
Amid Covid, Brexit and climate change, new touring models that prioritise collaboration with communities and other institutions pr…
Tate to commission artistic response to racist mural
Tate Britain will keep a mural featuring racist imagery in its restaurant and commission an artistic response to the art work. The…
AR project creates digital monuments in Trafalgar Square
An augmented reality project telling untold stories of Black Britons has gone live at London’s Trafalgar Square. Visitors to…
Cheltenham arts venue fears demolition
Plans for a new housing estate in Cheltenham may force demolition of a community arts venue. Chester West and Chester Boroug…
UK’s first war and conflict gallery planned
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is preparing the UK’s first art, film and photography gallery on war and conflict. The gallery is…
Persistent gender pay gap in UK auction houses
There has been little change to gender pay gaps at UK auction houses since 2018. Reporting by the Art Newspaper has revealed worse…
Metro seeks artists to decorate fleet
A "unique opportunity" to create art that will be seen by millions is on offer in North East England. Tyne and Wear Metr…
Arrests over attack on controversial sculpture
Two men have been arrested for attacking a controversial sculpture by paedophile artist Eric Gill. One spent hours bashing the art…
London Art Fair postponed by Covid
The 2022 edition of the London Art Fair has been postponed by three months. Originally scheduled for January 19 to 23, the event w…
Tate Liverpool tenders for £25m ‘reimagining’ project
Tate Liverpool is seeking architects to lead a £25m renovation project. A tender notice says the three-and-a-half year redev…
Arts park and centre planned for Falkirk
Falkirk is set to receive a “regionally significant” arts centre as part of investment zone funding. The £80m Fa…
Digital artwork sells for record-breaking US$91.8m
A non-fungible token (NFT) by an artist collective has sold for a record-breaking US$91.8m (£69.3m). The Merge was boug…
ACE diversifies curatorial advisory panel
The funder wants to "embed a diversity of perspectives, skills and expertise" but acknowledges the change may not be hap…
Welsh gallery wins Sanctuary accolade
Swansea’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has become the UK’s first Art Gallery of Sanctuary. The distinction is awarded by C…
£6.5m works to restore sculptors’ society home
The Royal Society of Sculptors has begun a £6.5m project to turn its historic home into "a leading centre of sculp…
Courtauld Gallery reopens after £57m revamp
London's Courtauld Gallery has reopened to the public following a three year, £57m refurbishment. Closed in 2018 for ren…
£800k for visual arts projects addressing racial inequality
Freelands Foundation has awarded £800,000 to two projects addressing racial inequality in the visual arts. Wysing Arts…
National Gallery finds historical connections to slavery
Sixty-seven individuals associated with the National Gallery's history had connections to slavery and abolition, research…
Harnessing the power of young people
All arts organisations speak about the need to engage the next generation in culture. Sarah Kaye and Robert Dingle refle…
Matchmaking creatives with empty spaces
With many retail outlets and offices standing empty across the UK, an ingenious new charity is matching creatives with landlords….
Printmakers to lead European refugee arts project
A Europe-wide project for refugee artists has opened for applications. In from the Margins offers artists from refugee a…
Robot artist released for exhibition after detainment
British robot artist Ai-Da has opened an exhibition and sculpture trail at Egypt’s pyramids after being held up at the count…
