Newlyn Art Gallery refreshes board leadership in ‘important moment of transition’
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange has announced changes to its board leadership at its 50th annual general meeting (AGM), welc…
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Vinted co-founder launches arts organisation platforming Baltic cultural exchange
Philanthropist and Vinted co-founder JUSTAS JANAUSKAS and curator ADOMAS NARKEVIČIUS have teamed up to launch Upė Foundation, a…
Art UK to expand global reach of national collection in bid to support ‘creative expression’
Investment in “much-needed” digital infrastructure will help a charity committed to sharing the UK’s public artworks expand to sho…
Fewer than 100 schools offering art history A-level, report finds
Just 80 institutions in England offer History of Art A-level, 61% of which are fee-paying schools, research commissioned by the Co…
London Philharmonic and Royal Academy defend ties with tobacco company sponsor
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) has called its continued partnership with an international tobacco giant “critical” to its…
Arts University Plymouth appoints creative arts champion as chair
Arts University Plymouth (AUP) has appointed executive consultant and producer RI CHAKRABORTY as the new chair designate of the bo…
Tate and Barbican among galleries to participate in first-ever London Art + Climate Week
Barbican Art Gallery, the Horniman Museum and Gardens, and Tate Britain are among the institutions preparing to mark global discus…
Courtauld director reappointed to cultural property export group
MARK HALLETT and TIM PESTELL have been reappointed as trustees of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Object…
Gallery to be led by permanent community panel in claimed ‘world first’
A Nottingham-based gallery believes it is the first cultural institution in the world to hand over the reins of leadership to a gr…
UK’s first-ever illustration centre to end ‘overlooked’ status of historic art form
A £12.5 million project to establish the UK’s first dedicated centre for illustration will address a gap in museums and galleries…
New director will bring ‘energy, expertise and flair’ to The Cartoon Museum
The Cartoon Museum has appointed BETH BRYAN as its new director as it heads into its 20th year in 2026. Starting in November, Brya…
Clutha Bar offers reward for return of stolen community artwork
A historic bar in Glasgow has called for those responsible for the disappearance of a community-created artwork to “do the right…
Disabled-led arts organisation welcomes new trustees to drive advocacy, innovation and visibility
DASH (Disability Arts in Shropshire) has appointed four new trustees with expertise spanning the cultural, arts and education sect…
Glasgow gallery outlines leadership shake-up after ‘disruption’ over stance on Israel
The Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) has unveiled further steps to overhaul its leadership after the organisation tempor…
The Common Guild founding director to ‘pass the baton’ after 19 years
Founding director of The Common Guild (TCG), KATRINA BROWN, will step down in 2026 after 19 years in the post, noting that she has…
Inflammation and stress markers measurably reduced by viewing art in a gallery, study finds
Viewing art in a gallery setting has immediate, measurable physiological benefits for health and well-being, a new study has found…
Federation of British Artists welcomes former English Heritage region director as CEO
The Federation of British Artists (FBA) has announced the appointment of TOM KING as its new CEO at Mall Galleries. Until March th…
Dulwich Picture Gallery hails ‘specialist expertise’ held by new trustees
Dulwich Picture Gallery (DPG) has appointed three new trustees spanning the worlds of arts, wellbeing, policy, wealth management,…
Liverpool art gallery names ex-BFI Southbank leader as one of two co-chairs
Liverpool-based contemporary arts gallery, the Bluecoat, has appointed the former director of BFI Southbank to replace its departi…
Private school education more common among visual artists, report finds
Three times more visual artists attended a fee-paying school than the proportion of the general population who receive a private e…
Antony Gormley: The government made promises on arts education but it is failing
British sculptor Antony Gormley has said the government “promised to put art back on the table and hasn’t done it yet”. Gormley, k…
Retail executive named National Galleries Scotland’s second-ever female chair
CATHERINE MUIRDEN has been appointed as chair of the National Galleries of Scotland by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, ANG…
Government axes teacher training bursaries for arts subjects
Teacher training grants worth £10,000 for creative subjects are to be scrapped by the Department for Education (DfE), fewer than…
Tate staff consulted on strike as union accuses leadership of permitting ‘endemic low pay’
Tate galleries across London, Liverpool and St Ives are at risk of industrial action for the first time since 2020, as the Public…
