Visual Arts
This week’s appointments
This week saw new appointments in the visual art sector.
Irish icon defaced with graffiti
Prominent Irish tourist attraction, the Cliffs of Moher, have been defaced by graffiti.
Program announcements lead into autumn
There are chuckles, letters and music aplenty as arts programming roles into autumn.
Emerging choreographers propelled to next step
Expressions Dance Company is securing the future of dance through a new initiative.
Cuban soul man El Gran Fellove dies at 89
Cuba’s beloved soul musician El Gran Fellove has died in Mexico aged 89.
Who took home the top awards this week?
Find out who won big in the arts this week.
Thousands of pink balloons to bring peace to Kabul
Kabul will be surprised by 1000 biodegradable pink balloons as New York artist Yazmany Arboleda creates a living sculpture to…
Are the arts ‘good for us’?
The argument for public arts funding is based on the assumption that everyone benefits from the arts. But the greatest…
Tate hosts major art symposium in Ghana
Tate is hosting a major symposium in Ghana which will explore the evolving Ghanaian art scene.
Opera world launches international awards to survive budget cuts
Amidst dangerous budget cuts, the opera world has united to conduct its very own international awards in the hopes of…