8th Feb 2012 ⁄ North West ⁄ MID Pennine Arts and Lancashire County Museum Service have announced that the latest Contemporary Heritage commission has been awarded to international sculptor Claire Morgan...
18th Jan 2012 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ As the first major UK exhibition by Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) draws to a close this Sunday, the internationally-renowned outdoor art gallery has announced that two works by the Spanish artist will remain at the Park...
20th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Celebrate October half term at Yorkshire Sculpture Park with events celebrating Black History Month, the Big Draw 2011 and a new trail designed to uncover the myths and secrets surrounding the recently opened 150 acres of historic lakes and woodland...
19th Oct 2011 ⁄ North West ⁄ A giant steel sculpture that sings with the wind will be at MediaCityUK in Manchester between Saturday, 22 October and Monday, 14 November as part of the Manchester Science Festival....
14th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ In celebration of the Lost Gardens of Heligans’ 21st anniversary Cornish artist James Eddy was invited to interpret the essence of the gardens and estate in a year long-residency project. The brief was 'to produce sculptures...
12th Oct 2011 ⁄ North West ⁄ A sculpture of the beautiful honeycomb lattice of graphene – the super-strong material which led to last year’s Nobel prize – is part of a new exhibition which premieres at MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester) this week, alongside sculptures of carbon nano-tubes and...
10th Oct 2011 ⁄ London ⁄ Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist is a pioneer of video art, acclaimed for her innovative installations. Pipilotti Rist: Eyeball Massage is her first major public survey show in the UK, presenting videos, sculptures...
7th Oct 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Papercut artist Rob Ryan returns to Yorkshire Sculpture Park this October to coincide with the publication of his new book, A Sky Full of Kindness. The internationally renowned artist will meet visitors to the Park at 2.00pm...
7th Oct 2011 ⁄ North East ⁄ Barnaby Barford, the artist who creates unique ceramic narrative pieces reflecting today’s society, has been commissioned to produce a series of sculptures at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle...
19th Sep 2011 ⁄ Northern Ireland ⁄ A time capsule is being buried to mark the end of work on the biggest public artwork ever commissioned in Northern Ireland. The capsule – containing messages from school children from the greater Village and lower Falls area, about their hopes for the future and how they would like to see their native Belfast in the year 2036 – was buried at th...
15th Sep 2011 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Lichfield born sculptor and artist Peter Walker arbs returned back to his studio this week after installing a collection of major public artworks at BMW’s impressive central operations facility in Munich Germany...
12th Sep 2011 ⁄ Yorkshire/Humber ⁄ Barbara Hepworth’s contemporary, Henry Moore, will be the star attraction at Yorkshire’s inspiring new gallery next week. The Hepworth Wakefield will be hosting a special talk with Anita Feldman, The Henry Moore Foundation’s Head of Collections and Exhibitions on Thursday 15 September, between 6.30 – 8.30pm...
10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...
