Visual Arts
All about Arts Council England
The Arts Council of England is an organisation of astonishing size and variety. Encompassing everything from lottery grants, to schools…
Fab new fest for Scotland's 'friendly' city
Glasgow City Council recently announced details of an exciting new Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts to take place throughout the…
A tsunami of celebration
Anyone involved or interested in the arts cannot avoid festivals; it’s impossible. They have become an intrinsic – almost a…
Culture and Development: developing the role of the arts in UK social policy
Recently Creative Exchange, the network for culture and development, released a discussion paper by Helen Gould that invites us to…
Creative Writing on Campus: What’s Happening in the UK?
Over the past ten years the number of university creative writing courses in the UK has more than doubled. This…
Disability Arts – a celebration of human difference
Xposure 2004 is the third annual month-long festival celebrating the diverse and imaginative world of deaf and disability arts. Venues…
Aspex Gallery – Art and dance to challenge the status quo
Portsmouth is synonymous with ‘the Senior Service’ and home to at least five museums dedicated to the Royal Navy and…
More than a biennial
In September of this year, Liverpool is set to host its 3rd Liverpool Biennial, the UK's biggest international event celebrating…
International Literary Fellowship announced
With the announcement of a new international literary fellowship, the Scottish Arts Council has honoured a great living Scottish writer…
Archer aims at Liverpool
When the announcement was made that Liverpool had won the coveted title European Capital of Culture 2008, David Henshaw, Chief…