Welsh government defends £4.25m purchase of farm for Green Man festival
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has defended the Welsh Government's decision to spend £4.25m on a piece of land for…
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Royal College of Art opens new £135m campus
A major new campus for the Royal College of Art (RCA), featuring a space for public exhibitions, has opened. The £135m devel…
Online auction to raise funds for Ukraine
London-based Czech and Slovak language school Okénko is hosting an online auction of artworks to raise money for Ukraine. The wee…
Ukrainian art galleries partially reopen
The Lviv National Art gallery has reopened some of its 18 branches in western Ukraine. Gallery director Taras Voznyak says the dec…
DCMS opens £4m museums and galleries fund
Applications are now open for the latest round of DCMS/Wolfson Fund for galleries and museums in England. With £4m available…
Art Fund helps regional curators visit London Gallery Weekend
Eighteen galleries across the UK have received support from the Art Fund to help curators visit London Gallery Weekend 2022. The g…
Project seeks artists of colour ‘to tackle racial injustices’
Initiative inspired by Black Lives Matter movement will commission artists of African and Asian heritage to help tackle “sho…
UK’s first Aboriginal-owned art gallery to open in Bristol
Wiradjuri-British artist Jasmine Coe will launch a pop-up gallery in Bristol this summer to celebrate the work of Aboriginal artis…
Jerwood Arts axes influential programme
Jerwood Arts will close its long-running exhibitions and events programme at the end of the year so it can redirect funding. For t…
Boyce wins top award at Venice Biennale
Sonia Boyce has won the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the Venice Biennale, becoming the first Black British…
Tate loses Bacon art works to Paris
A friend of Francis Bacon is cancelling plans to donate an extensive collection of the late artist's work to the Tate. Barry J…
Prince Andrew photo damaged in charity auction
A photographic portrait of Prince Andrew was damaged at Chelsea Arts Club after being included in a charity auction. The image, sh…
Opportunities for emerging artists in market slump
Brexit has edged the UK's art trade out of the global top tier. It could mean more exposure for artists domestically.
Queen art to be ‘minted’ for jubilee
Artistic portrayals of the Queen will be "minted" as NFTs following an exhibition on London's South Bank. Ad Lib Gal…
Royals cut the ribbon at Spanish art gallery
Prince Charles and Queen Letizia of Spain officially opened a new gallery of Spanish art in Bishop Auckland last week. The first U…
London art deals ‘fuelled by drugs’, fraudster claims
A London art dealer and gallery owner facing 20 years in prison has claimed the capital's trade is fuelled by drinking and dru…
Curtain closes on TV and Film support scheme
The Government's pandemic insurance scheme for film and television is closing. First unveiled in July 2020, The £500m Fi…
British Art Fair under new ownership
The British Art Fair has been acquired by the world’s largest art fair group, Ramsay Fairs. Founded in 1988, Britain's o…
UK’s global art market share falls
The UK’s share of the global art market fell to a historic low in 2021, according to the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market…
Collections need high profile loans
Lending and borrowing are vital for museums and their collections to remain dynamic and relevant. Katie Lloyd and Catherine Monks…
Historic legal proceedings against art dealer
Artists' representatives seeking transparency over unpaid resale royalties have commenced historic legal proceedings against m…
Artists’ precarity is not just about pay
In the pandemic, government and ACE built a defensive hedge around the most visible aspects of the arts infrastructure. Susan Jone…
Cultural tourism yet to recover from Covid
There is optimism pre-pandemic interest will return, as sites retain high membership rates in a “really good start” to…
New Chinese art fellowship to launch
A postdoctoral fellowship in Chinese and Sinophone contemporary art will provide a "unique opportunity", its funders say…
