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…
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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…
Gallery takes over London streets with pop-up exhibition space
Contemporary art space ST.ART is hoping to turn London’s streets into a “moving gallery” with the release of a portable exhibition…
Bicester Village boss reappointed to National Gallery board
JAMES LAMBERT has been reappointed as trustee to the National Gallery by the Prime Minister, Sir KEIR STARMER. Lambert, who is t…
Royal College of Art heralds beginning of £90m upgrade
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is to make a “major investment” in its future with a redesign of its Kensington campus. The univers…
National Gallery sells ‘much-loved’ benches over fire fears
The large leather and wood benches that are a fixture in many of the National Gallery’s rooms, offering weary visitors the chanc…
Holburne Museum welcomes chair combining ‘financial acumen and artistic insight’
MERVYN METCALF has been appointed to lead the board of Bath-based art gallery, the Holburne Museum, next year. He has been serving…
Lisa Nandy hails Tate’s schools website as win for philanthropy
Teachers and pupils across the country will benefit from free resources inspired by the Tate’s national collection, in a first for…
Royal Academy embarks on gallery redesign with help of anonymous donor
A “generous” anonymous donor has propelled the Royal Academy (RA) towards the expansion of its collections gallery. The RA site, l…
DACS strengthens board as artists’ rights ‘under attack’
DACS, the Design & Artists Copyright Society, has appointed new trustees TIPHAINE DES DÉSERTS, JEN HOLDSWORTH, LIRA MENDONCA…
Lux Scotland director departs for Glasgow Sculpture Studios
KITTY ANDERSON is stepping down as director of LUX Scotland after six years to lead Glasgow Sculpture Studios (GSS). Anderson star…
ICA chair to continue mission of ‘fearless free expression’
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) has selected Professor Dame HENRIETTA L MOORE DBE to succeed artist WOLFGANG TILLMANS as…
Arts venue claims £1oom in health benefits alleviates visitors’ depression
An arts venue in Plymouth that opened during the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed to deliver more than £100 million of health benefi…
Tate Britain revamp risks causing ‘unacceptable harm’, heritage bodies warn
Two national planning societies have raised concerns that plans to overhaul the outdoor space around Tate Britain’s Millbank ent…
