Hayward Gallery director to ‘bridge the gap’ between art and community
SALLY TALLANT is returning to the Hayward Gallery to take the reins as director, nearly a quarter of a century after working at th…
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National Gallery appoints curator to develop modern collection
The National Gallery has announced that PATRICK ELLIOTT will take on the newly-created role of curator of modern paintings as it e…
Yorkshire Sculpture Park hires leader ahead of ‘pivotal phase’
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has named Towner Eastbourne director JOE HILL as its new director and chief executive ahead of its…
Royal Society for the Arts names inaugural ‘creative strategy’ lead
A ‘landmark’ appointment at the Royal Society for the Arts (RSA) has seen the appointment of its first director for strategy and c…
‘Last artist-run studio’ in central London fights to stay local
An Islington organisation claiming to be the last remaining artist-run gallery and studios in central London has launched a public…
Artists’ studio founder faced countless ‘rejections’ when first seeking philanthropy
The co-founder of a charity providing artists with workspace has said “private introductions” from big name creatives helped his o…
Liverpool arts festival leader among recruits to gallery board
The director of Liverpool Biennial is to join Lightbox Gallery and Museum in Woking as a trustee. Dr SAMANTHA LACKEY, who since 20…
Dorset Visual Arts welcomes trio of board members
Dorset Visual Arts (DVA), a charity promoting appreciation of arts, design, and craft for public benefit by championing local arti…
Smithsonian removes reference to Trump impeachments and January 6
References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from America’s most famous museum complex. The Smithsoni…
Former gallery leader to head up visual arts charity
Visual arts charity Engage will welcome HELEN STALKER as its director from next month. Stalker has previously held roles at herita…
Museum collection’s cost-cutting transfer ‘insanity’, artists warn
A cost-cutting measure that could see works housed in Belgium’s oldest contemporary art museum transferred to another city have pr…
Mostyn director vows to spark ‘relevant conversations’
Llandudno art gallery Mostyn has appointed Bluecoat art gallery’s ADAM LEWIS-SMYTHE as its new director, after a “rigorous”…
Antony Gormley ‘disappointed’ to end gallery plans for fire station
Sculptor Sir Antony Gormley has said he will not go ahead with his plans to turn an old fire station in Northumberland into a gall…
Council plans £50k cut to Hepworth gallery grant
A contemporary art gallery in Wakefield may have its annual council funding reduced by more than 7% if local leaders approve a new…
Maria Balshaw to leave Tate after nine ‘trailblazing’ years
Tate director MARIA BALSHAW has announced that she will pass “on the baton” of the organisation’s leadership in sp…
Artist and broadcaster an ‘ideal match’ for Bristol gallery
Professor PAUL GOUGH will chair the board of Bristol’s international centre for contemporary arts from 5 January. Chief executive…
People power: Collective philanthropy for museums
How do small acts of generosity, coupled with targeted investment, become a movement? Arts Fund’s Alice Regent shares her reflec…
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…
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…
