Portraits
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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.
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?
David Dawson: Working with Lucian Freud gives portrait of the artist at Pallant House
The man who was Freud's friend and sitter for 20 years - including in his final, unfinished portrait - presents new insights into the artist in an intimate show in Chichester.
Rugby and rolling hills at Horsham Museum for Toby Phillips show Portraits made by Nature
Photographer Toby Phillips presents his shots of local rugby players and the historic Chanctonbury Ring on the South Downs in a new show at Horsham Museum and Art Gallery.
Stella Vine sells special Brontë sisters portrait to help save Haworth church roof
Painter Stella Vine has stepped in to try and revive the fortunes of the church in Haworth, Yorkshire where Charlotte and Emily Brontë are buried.
Louis Theroux, Glenda Jackson and Snow Patrol star in YOUYOU photography exhibition
A new show overseen by four award-winning photographers displays shots by ten young artists who have snapped high-profile figures as part of a mentorship scheme.
Your Paintings website publishes more than half of UK's oil paintings in six months
Your Paintings, the ambitious scheme aiming to create an online database of every publicly-owned oil painting in the UK, has added more than 40,000 works since June 2011.
From Julian Assange to Keira Knightley: The Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2011
England striker Peter Crouch and US star Dolly Parton are among the sitters in the National Portrait Gallery's annual prize, but it's the less famous names who stir the emotions.
Review: The Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens in Edinburgh after £18 million overhaul
More than 120 years after it first opened, the country's oldest portrait gallery is being used exclusively for its intended purpose for the first time. Jenni Davidson takes a look.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery set to reopen in style following £17.6 million restoration
Portrait fans in Edinburgh only have a few days to wait to peek inside the new-look National Portrait Gallery, opening with previously inaccessible spaces and a wealth of great art.
In Pictures: Sune Jonsson's And Time Becomes a Wondrous Thing at PM Gallery and House
Revered Swedish photographer Sune Jonsson captured exquisite portraits of the country's disappearing rural towns. A London retrospective surveys them.
City Recorder: Alasdair Gray's drawings for the People's Palace go on display in Glasgow
In 1977, Lanark author Alasdair Gray created a series of artworks portraying Glasgow. They are brought together for a new exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.
The dense mythology of David Jones' watercolours at National Museum Cardiff
Fragile and rarely seen watercolours by David Jones from the collection of National Museum Wales go on display at National Museum Cardiff.
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood presents Faces, Times and Places at Cork Street
When he's not in one of the biggest bands in the world, Ronnie Wood is a skilled artist. Muhammad Ali, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson and Jerry Hall all appear in his latest show.
National Media Museum explores the Early Photographic Works of Daniel Meadows
A social history of Britain is revealed at the National Media Museum which includes some of Daniel Meadows' eariler work; the Shop on Greame street, June Street, and Butlin's.
