National Portrait Gallery launches youth initiative with Raheem Sterling
A charity established by England footballer Raheem Sterling has joined forces with the National Portrait Gallery to launch a creat…
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Support programme for Northern Ireland artists massively oversubscribed
Nearly three quarters of applicants for a support programme for artists in Northern Ireland have been rejected. The BBC reports th…
Arts Council Northern Ireland supports first-time digital artists
Five artists have been awarded a total of £40,000 by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for new digital art projects….
Galleries most concerned by staffing issues and rising costs
The leading concerns for art galleries in the UK in the coming year are staffing issues and rising costs, a new survey has reveale…
Grassroots call for radical change
New research that identifies how the pandemic heightened artists’ precarity highlights radically different perspectives for…
Tate slashes wage bill
Tate's annual report highlights lasting impact of pandemic with more than 180 redundancies made to reduce staff costs by a fif…
My Gurus: ‘Side effects may include outrage, empathy and hope’
Each year Shape Arts selects a mid-career disabled artist for the Adam Reynolds Award to support their career. This year's rec…
Visual artists receive £4.6m royalties
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) is set to distribute a share of £4.6m in royalties to 96,000 photograph…
Art galleries ‘prime target’ for criminal activity
Britain’s art galleries are a prime target for criminals, according to research by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastica…
Edinburgh Film Festival goes out of business
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has been shut down with immediate effect after the charity that runs it, the Centre for…
Edinburgh Fringe seeks feedback to drive improvements
Organisers of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival have launched a major feedback exercise as part of attempts to address issues with the…
What do teachers want from museums?
A new report provides insights into what teachers need to help them use museums and galleries more in their practice, for the bene…
BFI unveils good causes funding
A drop in public spending on the lottery means the BFI may have less National Lottery funding to distribute to the screen industri…
Arts websites ‘reduce anxiety in young people’
Study finds first clear evidence that online engagement with arts and culture has a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing…
Royal Academy of Arts offers young persons discount
The Royal Academy of Arts is introducing half-priced exhibition tickets for all visitors aged 25 and under. The institution says t…
Museum of Homelessness to open first permanent venue
A new permanent venue for the Museum of Homelessness will open in London next year, it has been announced. The museum said Manor H…
Portrait of Queen to be auctioned for charity
Dreweatts has announced a charity auction this November to raise funds for the Queen’s Mother’s Clothing Guild, a roya…
Give galleries to the people
After staging a takeover of a visual arts institution in Greater Manchester, Harry Meadley says cultural spaces should let the pub…
Former Turner Contemporary worker wins redundancy tribunal
A tribunal rules the former staff member, who worked on a zero hours contract for ten years, was eligible for redundancy as h…
Scottish bursaries for artists and craft makers
Visual artists and craft makers in Scotland can now apply for bursaries to put towards their creative development. The Visual Arti…
VAT refund scheme for museums and galleries reopens
The scheme, which is available to museums and galleries that provide free access to the public, is reopening to widen access to ar…
Dealers select contemporary artists for British Art Fair
British Art Fair has announced the launch of a new platform, SOLO CONTEMPORARY, to show “the very best contemporary British…
Echoes of our industrial past
A decommissioned North Sea offshore platform has been transformed into the gargantuan art installation SEE MONSTER at Weston-super…
Arts exam entries paint ‘worrying’ picture
While entries to arts subjects at A Level increased this year, entries to GCSE arts exams fell across all creative subjects, with…
