Visual arts leader departs support body after 20 ‘instrumental’ years
JANE SILLIS is stepping down as director of Engage after 20 years of leadership. Alongside helping to establish Engage, the advoca…
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National Gallery contest invites architects to design £375m ‘transformation’
The National Gallery is to embark on the “largest transformation” in its 200 years, with the creation of an entirely new wing. Arc…
West End producers turn to screen with television recruit
A West End and Broadway production company is to expand into scripted television, with its new “screen-faced division” headed up b…
Welsh arts centre director retires after three decades
PHILIP HUGHES will step down from his role as director of Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales at the end of this month after 33 years in…
Artists’ lives: Ecologies for resilience
Resilience has been an arts policy mantra since 2010 but, as new research from Susan Jones reveals, Arts Council England’s conce…
Kenwood House pairs Vermeer with its controversial ‘twin’
Kenwood House is to display “twin” artworks whose painter remains the subject of fierce debate together for the first time. The Gu…
Van Gogh Museum warns of closure in row with Dutch state over €104m maintenance plan
Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has filed a legal complaint against the Dutch state, claiming that it has breached a 60-year-old agr…
Billionaire gifts art to museums exploring British Empire
Donations of significant artworks by Scottish artists to museums in Glasgow and Paisley will allow curators to tell the story of t…
King lends paintings to exhibition celebrating railway history
King Charles is to lend two paintings by artist William Powell Frith to an exhibition celebrating the “social and cultural impact”…
CEO appointment brings ‘stability’ to Arnolfini
SUZANNE ROLT has been confirmed as the new chief executive officer at Arnolfini, having served as interim director for just over a…
Borough Yards artist’s takeover ‘more democratic’ than galleries
Artist Philip Colbert has said he is “obsessed” with presenting his work outside of official gallery spaces, expressing concern th…
Somerset exhibition hails thousands of submissions from global artists
An annual art exhibition held at Wells Cathedral has announced a shortlist of more than 100 artworks set to be displayed this year…
Wales’ only Royal Academy to close after 144 years due to ‘significant challenges’
The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art has announced it will close its doors for the final time at the end of this week after “a peri…
Political cartoons exhibition axed over safety concerns revived at Soho drinking club
An exhibition of political cartoons cancelled in May amid a free speech row is to receive a showing at London drinking club, Colon…
Dulwich Picture Gallery leader: the pandemic proved why a sculpture garden mattered
A £5 million project to transform three acres of green space at Dulwich Picture Gallery (DPG) represents a “must-have” act of com…
Visits to Aberdeen museums soar, despite gallery dip
Aberdeen’s city archives, museums and galleries welcomed 11763 more admissions between June 2024 and May this year than the same p…
Eco-conscious artist to spend year with University of Stirling
South African-born artist JESS HOLDENGARDE is to spend a year in residence at Scotland’s University of Stirling. Holdengarde, whos…
National Gallery’s citizens jury inspired by Midlands museums
The National Gallery owes its idea for a Citizens’ Assembly to its peers in the museum sector, its director of public engagement h…
Virtual version of London gallery to help reduce carbon emissions
A contemporary gallery with spaces in London and Venice has unveiled a digital platform that allows users to experience its curren…
Barbican’s new head of cinema to stress ‘creative collaboration’
Film curator REBECCA FONS is to join London’s Barbican Centre as head of cinema in September this year. Fons comes to the Barbican…
Tate Modern announces regular late openings
Tate Modern is extending its evening opening hours to 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, starting from 26 September, it has announced…
Leicester Curve leaders ‘humbled’ to benefit from £1m bequest
The leaders of Leicester’s Curve Theatre say they have been left “humbled” to be among seven charities receiving a share of almost…
Yorkshire Sculpture Park director steps down
CLARE LILLEY has stepped down as director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP). Lilley, director of the park since 2022, has spent ov…
Ed Sheeran sells paintings to raise money for music education
Ed Sheeran is selling prints of his paintings for just over £900 each to raise money for his music foundation. The singer is sell…
