Live & Public Art

£600,000 arts bursaries scheme targets less well-off in search for next Billy Elliot

The Government has announced a two-year scheme of paid arts internships to support new graduate talent.

Soviet cinema revolutionary inspires hypnotic Mat Collishaw show at BFI Southbank

Mat Collishaw's shock tactics are all too real in his cinematic new show at the BFI Southbank, says Kirstie Brewer.

International Women's Day leaves trail of exhibitions and events across UK

Find some of the best events and exhibitions celebrating women in art and culture with our round-up of highlights around the country.

Belfast City Council announces £1 million funding boost for arts groups

Belfast City Council will distribute £1 million in funding to almost 100 arts groups in the Northern Irish capital.

Nude artist Spencer Tunick announces Lowry-inspired project in Manchester and Salford

Spencer Tunick, the American artist known for inviting nude volunteers to pose outside dozens of landmarks, is looking for 1,000 exhibitionists to take part in his latest project as part of the 10th...

Art Sheffield 2010 - Life: A User's Manual

Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum have taken the personal effect of life in 2010 as the starting point for their Bienniale, which launched last week. Culture24 takes a tour around the steel city.

Simon Pope's Memory Marathon swaps batons with microphones for Olympic flashbacks

Last November, artist Simon Pope spent a day walking 26 miles across the East End of London, discussing Olympic memories with local residents every 400 metres. A film of the day, Memory Marathon, has ...

Birmingham's finest take on the world after winning £200,000 funding grant

The Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham City University's School of Jewellery and South Asian arts group Sampad are among eight groups touring the world following a £200,000 funding grant.

The McManus Gallery unveils spectacular sculpture to celebrate £12million revamp

The McManus, Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum has commissioned a luminously coloured new sculpture to mark the building's £12 million refurbishment.

Photographic self-portrait of the artist on a street.

Tom Pope photographs The Escapades of the Higher Man at Glynn Vivian

Taking his cue from the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, artist Tom Pope presents himself as an unlikely example of the Higher Man. Performance meets photography in a first major solo show at Glynn...

Final weekend full of fun as National Science and Engineering Week finishes with a flourish

Check out Culture24's guide to all the fun of National Science and Engineering Week this weekend.

An installation with an illuminated spiral tower

Ai Weiwei to undertake Unilever commission at Tate Modern Turbine Hall

One of China’s "greatest living artists" has been chosen as the first to represent the Asia-Pacific region in The Unilever Series at the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. Ai Weiwei is the eleventh big...

Tate Britain goes in search of a darker Henry Moore

Tate Britain's Henry Moore exhibition, the first major show dedicated to the artist in 22 years, aims to reveal the secret history behind the iconic sculptor and his inner workings.

Unspeaking Engagements raises body awareness at the Lanchester Gallery

13 international artists come together for a new show at Coventry University's Lanchester Gallery, which promises shifting experiences and a raised awareness of the body in time and space.

A colourful boad game with a grid of faces on panels

Inivators explore diversity with events at Iniva

Iniva's young diversity task force, the Inivators, have scheduled three innovative events to focus on diversity issues in the coming weeks.

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