Your lockdown art goes on national tour
More than 600 works of art sent in by amateur artists stuck in lockdown are to be sent on a national tour by the Southbank Centre.
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UK industry in danger because creative subjects deemed ‘strategically unimportant’
Industry leaders believe the UK is falling behind the emerging economies because creative subjects have been demoted in British cucciculums, according to a new survey.
Courtauld unveils its £50m transformation
The Courtauld Institute has unveiled its £50m transformation, the biggest since it moved to Somerset House in 1989.
My child’s eye
Fifteen brave contemporary artists have agreed to collaborate with their children for a unique exhibition at Bath University’s The Edge arts centre.
Bedford shoppers’ high street puzzle
Shoppers in Bedford High Street have been puzzled by what appears to be a portal to a long-lost bank vault.
National Theatre launches community campaign
The National Theatre has announced a National Theatre Together campaign to cement its commitment to the theatre community, young people and audiences, as well as to raise money to fund its post-covid recovery.
Export stop on ‘wonderful’ £10m reliquary
A silver reliquary statuette of St Christopher made at the end of the Middle Ages has been valued at £10m.
£3.4m to make libraries digital
Arts Council England is putting £3.4m into a platform to improve access to libraries’ collections, exhibitions and events across the UK.
David Nixon steps down at Northern Ballet
Northern Ballet’s artistic director for the last 20 years, David Nixon, is to leave later this year.
