Throwing a new light
Three lighthouses around the UK coast have been transformed by the light artist Claire Luxton in a partnership with Hendrick’s Gin.
ALRA goes bust
The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts - ALRA – has declared itself “no longer financially viable” and has closed both its campuses in Wandsworth and Wigan with immediate effect.
Culture academics slam arts policy
Josette Bushell-Mingo, the new principal of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, has attacked the government’s approach to arts and education and gave a rallying cry to push back at policies that are weakening the arts infrastructure.
Glasgow’s Burrell reopens after £68m remake
The Burrell Collection, one of the world’s greatest private art collections gifted to the city of Glasgow, reopened today following a £68.25m remake.
£250k fund to help musicians tour
Help Musicians has set up a £250,000 fund to help players to tour, especially to post-Brexit Europe, the charity has announced today.
Sir Peter’s Fold farewell
Yorkshire Sculpture Park has unveiled its farewell gift to its founder and retiring director Sir Peter Murray – a new work by sculptor Andy Goldsworthy.
British art’s showcase changes hands
The British Art Fair, the only fair dedicated to British contemporary and modern art, is under new ownership.
Wakefield’s Art House wins £100k civic arts prize
The Art House in Wakefield, has won the £100,000 Award for Civic Arts Organisations.
Sunak: creative freelancers miss out again
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spring statement today has been criticised for not addressing the creative industries and the freelancers that supply much of the workforce.
Amy Ross to head Southbank fundraising
Amy Ross is to be the next director of development for the Southbank Centre.
