Arts & Culture

Exploring the art world through the eyes of curators, artists, photographers and architects. Visits to studios, galleries, museums and homes.
Monthly Happenings | March

Five thought-provoking spring exhibitions, from intrepid sculpture installations to celebrations of Japanese folk art.

16 days ago
The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Ahead of our Circle Pop-Up at the Barbican, we meet Lotte Johnson and Wells Fray-Smith, the curators of its major new exhibition, Unravel. 

19 days ago
The Beauty of Ephemera with Liaqat Rasul

The Welsh Pakistani artist on the politics of his process-driven craft and a milestone retrospective.

26 days ago
Monthly Happenings | February

Five inspiring February events, from sustainable culinary collaborations to explorations of queer ecology.   

1 month ago
Playing in Nature with Artist Rosie Harbottle

Poetic oil pastel artworks inspired by our seasonal theme, Outdoor Pursuits.

2 months ago
Monthly Happenings | January

Five inspiring events to add to your diary, from an independent film festival to expansive art exhibitions. 

2 months ago
Monthly Happenings | December

From candlelit feasts to uplifting art exhibitions, five merry events to make time for this month.

3 months ago
Finding Purpose in Play with Gandini

Jugglers Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala on following instincts and pioneering new forms of theatre.

4 months ago
Monthly Happenings | November

From culinary excursions to evocative art exhibits, five spirit-lifting outings for your November diary.

4 months ago
Monthly Happenings | October

From ecofeminist explorations to farm-to-fork feasts, five inspiring events to add to your calendar this month.

6 months ago
Fabio Almeida on Finding Beauty in Contrasts

Exploring the aesthetics of happenstance with the London-based Brazilian artist.

6 months ago
A Curator’s View | Charlie Porter

Creating the inaugural exhibition, Bring No Clothes, at Charleston’s new space in Lewes.

6 months ago
Monthly Happenings | September

From folkloric installations to fungi cultivation workshops, five inspiring events to add to your calendar this month.

7 months ago
Natural Dyeing with Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

The Oxfordshire-based artist on her interdisciplinary practice.

7 months ago
A Curator’s View | Simon Costin

The founder of The Museum of British Folklore on his fascination with myth and legend.

7 months ago
Objects of Significance | Rowena Morgan-Cox of Palefire

The founder of the London-based design studio on five precious belongings and the meanings behind them.

7 months ago
A Curator’s View | Rachel Thomas

The Chief Curator of the Hayward Gallery on finding hope through constellations of works.

8 months ago
Fleeting Glimpses of New York City Life

Monica Nelson muses on the work of the American photographer Saul Leiter.

8 months ago
Shadow Play with Painter Jess Allen

Chloë Ashby meets the artist at her home and studio in Cornwall. 

8 months ago
In the Studio with British Artist Moira Frith

Free-flowing watercolour artworks inspired by our seasonal theme, Everyday Theatre. 

9 months ago
Objects of Significance | Patrick and Neri Williams of Berdoulat

The Bath-based interiors studio founders on five precious belongings, and the meanings behind them.

10 months ago
Echoes of Landscape and Memory at Prospect Cottage

Artist Alexander Tucker remembers Keith Collins, Derek Jarman’s long-term confidant and companion, in his project Fifth Continent.

10 months ago
A Curator's View | Kate Orne

The founder of Upstate Diary on capturing the work of local artists in New York's Hudson Valley.

11 months ago
A Curator’s View | Harriet Loffler

The curator of the Women’s Art Collection at Murray Edwards College Cambridge bringing together people and art to create new dialogues.

11 months ago