New trustee joins National Gallery
Prime Minister KEIR STARMER has appointed PATRICIA RUBIN as trustee of The National Gallery for a four-year term that began in Nov…
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Design Museum names new deputy director amid senior appointments
The Design Museum has announced that JOSEPHINE CHANTER will take up the role of deputy director amid several senior appointments….
US National Gallery of Art drops diversity policies amid Trump order
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes at the US National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington have officially ceased fol…
Los Angeles wildfires devastate local arts scene
Fires in Los Angeles are causing widespread destruction to the local arts and culture scene. Since an initial outbreak on 7 Januar…
Nottingham Contemporary appoints new chair
Nottingham Contemporary art gallery has appointed PAUL KIRKMAN as its new chair of the board. Before leaving to begin his current…
Chisenhale Gallery’s director to step down
ZOÉ WHITLEY is stepping down as director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery. Whitley will depart the east London gallery in March n…
Visual artist earnings down 40% on 2010
The median income for visual artists is just £12,500 a year, a 40% decrease in earnings since 2010, when it stood at £16,000, a…
Chichester Festival Theatre returns £141 for every pound of investment
Chichester District Council has extended £187,500 of annual grant funding for Chichester Festival Theatre after an economic impac…
Calls for unified digital platform for cultural collections
The Towards a National Collection (TaNC) research programme is urging the UK’s cultural heritage sector to collaborate on buildi…
New chair for Site Gallery
Site Gallery has appointed KATE BRINDLEY as its new chair. She succeeds TOM FLEMING, who steps down after eight years in post. Bri…
Suffolk Artlink ‘facing funding crisis’
An art charity in Suffolk is facing the prospect of closure if it cannot raise enough money in the next three months. Suffolk Artl…
Arts Society leadership resigns over reform revolt
The Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of an arts education charity resigned earlier this year following opposition over…
Artists urge Nandy to introduce smartphone levy
An open letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has also renewed appeals for the appointment of a Freelancer Commissioner.
Manchester-based former NPO closes
Photography network Redeye is a one of a number of former NPOs to close after failing to secure funding as part of the 2023-26 Nat…
Plymouth museum enjoys ‘impressive’ rise in visitor numbers
The Box museum and art gallery in Plymouth is celebrating a "highly impressive" rise in visitor numbers. The Plymou…
RA removes works over antisemitism claims
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has removed two artworks after an open letter from the Board of Deputies of British Jews raised &ld…
Council green lights gallery revamp
Herefordshire Council has approved proposals for an £18.4m redevelopment of Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, adding a n…
School blames financial position for arts cuts
Having spent £500,000 on a purpose-built art block a decade ago, London school ceases contract of 'inspirational' ar…
Commissioning fund for artists launches
Art Fund and the Jerwood Foundation have announced a new partnership to increase the support available for museums and galleries t…
Artist to explore well-being in rural communities
An artist has been appointed to undertake a research commission to explore well-being in rural communities in Northumberland. The…
Museum removes paintings amid Nazi looting probe
A museum in Switzerland will take down five paintings suspected of being looted by Nazis after new international guidelines were l…
Artists’ charity launches appeal to buy historic studio building
Acme said it hopes that by buying the Propeller Factory, it can develop the building to better meet the demand for affordable arti…
Goldsmith’s CCA closes due to pro-Palestine occupation
Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art has announced that with “extreme sadness and sorrow”, it will close until Octob…
King Charles renews BFI patronage
King Charles III has retained his patronage of the British Film Institute (BFI). A registered charity founded in 1993, the BFI has…
