Liverpool Biennial appoints new chair
Liverpool Biennial has appointed CATHRYN WRIGHT as the new chair of its board of trustees. She will take up the post, succeeding c…
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Former bank to become new cultural venue after securing grant
A former bank in Sheffield city centre is set to be transformed into a new cultural venue after securing £1 million in funding fr…
National Portrait Gallery makes trustee appointment
ROBERT SUSS has been appointed to the board of the National Portrait Gallery for a four-year term by the Prime Minister. An equity…
BBC restores controversial sculpture and adds protective screen
A controversial sculpture outside the BBC’s London headquarters has been reinstated following a £500,000 restoration that include…
Wysing Arts Centre welcomes four new trustees
Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge has made four new appointments to its board of trustees. The new board members are: XIYAO CHEN; MA…
Gallery Climate Coalition welcomes inaugural chair
The Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) has appointed FRANCES MORRIS as chair of the organisation’s board. A museum curator, art histo…
Shropshire town’s arts trail under threat as funding dries up
The organiser of an annual arts trail in Shropshire has said a lack of funding for this year’s event is putting its work at risk….
New model for Scottish artists
Shân Edwards is the founder and director of the Scottish charity Outer Spaces, helping to forge new ways for artists to make work…
DfE announces National Centre for Arts and Music Education
A National Centre for Arts and Music Education will be established to promote opportunities for children and young people to pursu…
Royal Academy staff protest against planned job cuts
A protest took place at the Royal Academy of Arts in London over the weekend over a planned restructure which could lead to job cu…
DCMS pledges to keep Tate afloat as it attempts to cut costs
Tate has been told it will be given central government support to stay afloat as it attempts to move to a financially sustainable…
Tax relief extended on temporary imports of art and antiques
The UK Treasury has extended the period during which imported art and antiques can remain in the country without attracting import…
Financial challenges force Cambridgeshire gallery to close
An art gallery in Ely, Cambridgeshire, is set to close its doors permanently later this year after running for three decades. The…
More than half of artists in Yorkshire and Humber earn under £5,000
Well over half of artists and art workers in the Yorkshire and Humber region earn less than £5,000 a year from their work, resear…
One in five Royal Academy jobs to be axed
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) has revealed that its council has voted to approve plans to cut up to 60 jobs as it undertakes rest…
Sainsbury Centre announces new trustees
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich has appointed eight new board members, including senior figures from the worlds of…
Palestinian flags covered by Australian gallery after risk assessment
A tapestry featuring depictions of the Palestinian flag was partially concealed by The National Gallery of Australia after the ven…
Glasgow International festival director to step down
Glasgow International’s festival director RICHARD BIRKETT is leaving his role this spring. A curator, writer and former chief cu…
Watts Gallery appoints first president
The Watts Gallery Trust has appointed the ceramic artist Dame MAGDALENE ODUNDO as its first president. The trust has awarded the t…
Tribunal rejects relief claim by former boss of struggling art charity
An employment tribunal has judged that the former chief executive of a drawing charity is unlikely to succeed with a claim of unfa…
Greetings card company goes to court over Banksy trademark
A company that sells greetings cards featuring the work of graffiti artists, including Banksy, is going to court to challenge the…
Chichester gallery appoints new director and trustee
Oxmarket Contemporary art gallery in Chichester is to appoint LUCIA BARBATO as its new director and trustee. The appointment will…
New foundation formed to advance education in the visual arts
A new charitable foundation dedicated to education in the visual arts has been created by a long-established fine art publisher. T…
Gainsborough’s House welcomes new trustees
Five trustees have been appointed to the board of Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury. Joining the Suffolk-based gallery are retired…
