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Fourteen groups share £100,000 in Clore Foundation's Poetry and Literature Awards
The cultural charity announces a new round of grants boosting groups across the country working to inspire young people through literature and poetry....
Hajj: journeys to the heart of Islam at the British Museum
Hajj is the only one of the five pillars of Islam that is closed to non-Muslims, but a major new exhibition at the British Museum - the first dedicated just to the Hajj - gives an insight into the journey and the experience....
The Culture 24/7: Art picks for February 2012
Film, photography, sound sculpture and a cast of Japanese characters bring you a hot February for art around the UK...
Curator's Choice: Curator of Art for Sunderland Shauna Gregg chooses The Happy Garden
The Keeper of Art introduces an imaginary scene by Ged Quinn, starring in the new Art for Sunderland show at the city's Museum & Winter Gardens....
Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce call for fellow sleuths to join them for new Fake or Fortune?
Owners of mystery paintings are being encouraged to apply for a new series of the popular BBC art detective programme Fake or Fortune?...
Poetry and paintings unite for Shakespeare in Art at the Laing Gallery in Newcastle
Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and As you Like it are among the inspirations for an exquisite exhibition marking 175 years of Newcastle's Theatre Royal....
Artist's Statement: Emily Young on The Metaphysics of Stone
The British sculptor talks about her contemplative and ambitious urban project in Berkeley Square, London....
World Society for the Protection of Animals seeks museum for unique Wildlife Crime display
The World Society for the Protection of Animals and a wildlife crime team working for London's Metropolitan Police are appealing to potential venues to host an exhibition....
South London Black Music Archive catalogues local musical tastes at Peckham Space
A gallery in South London is filing away vinyl, cassettes, t-shirts and other ephemera for a show with a long shelf life by Barby Asante....
Simon Martin's Louis Ghost Chair installation premieres at The Holburne Museum in Bath
Installation artist Simon Martin's latest short film, Louis Ghost Chair, uses the original design of the Louis XV chair as a starting point before looking at its modern reinterpretations....
David Shrigley: Brain Activity at the Hayward Gallery
David Shrigley's intuitive work - showcased across 20 years in an exhibition featuring 68 pieces created specifically for the Hayward in London - makes for a refreshingly simple show amid the stuffed ostriches and toenail clippings, says Jennie Gillions....
