2018 marks the centenary of the UK’s Scout Heritage Collection. The Sculpture collection is steadily growing and contains around 250,000 items, including artworks, a caravan, uniforms and badges. The collection was started back in...
The British Society of Criminology North East Branch is holding an event entitled Emerging Perspectives on Violence on Thursday 20 September 2018, from 1400-17002 at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. Speakers include Rowland Atkinson from the University of...
The Richmond Group of Charities are to receive £1.3 million of National Lottery money to support research and pilot studies into the barriers to activity faced by people with long-term health issues. Read the...
Discover the hidden world of opera, find out how it works and debate whether it’s still relevant today. Future Learn are offering a free online course on opera which you can join now. The...
Check out the latest podcast from Art Matters. You can download or subscribe to the podcasts through iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn. In this episode Art Matters chats with Rachael Gibson about hair trends in...
Check out photos from the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was established in 1955, for distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is named after the popular and...
Calling all sculptors. The Royal Society of Sculptors have been busy behind the scenes to create their brand new web site. The Society was created more than 100 years ago to champion contemporary sculpture...
From the 25th to the 29th of June 2018 is National School Sport Week. From the Youth Sport Trust (YST), this is a series of events that encourage pupils to be more active. For...
Check out the latest issue of Contemporary Theatre Review, Vol. 28, No. 1 2018 which now available online. This special issue on Staging Beckett and Contemporary Theatre and Performance Cultures is accompanied by a set of free online Interventions that...
Are you going to be in London over the summer? If so, pay a visit to the National Art Library. The National Art Library is both a major reference library and the Victoria &...
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is hosting a free two-part webinar called Breaking Down the Barriers to Co-production from 1400-1500 on 5 July. The webinars are running as part of Co-production Week...
The CAP Prize is the international Prize for Contemporary African Photography awarded annually since 2012 to five photographers whose works were created on the African continent or which engages with the Africa diaspora. The...
The winner of the 2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal has been announced. Canadian illustrator Sydney Smith wins the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for the first time for his illustrations in Joanne Schwartz’s Town Is by the Sea (Walker...
Congratulations to the winners of the V&A Illustration Awards 2018. Book Illustration and Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2018: John Vernon Lord – Ulysses Book Cover Design Award: Suzanne Dean – Bluets Editorial...
The Great Exhibition of the North will highlight the incredible culture and heritage of the North of England and will include exhibitions, live performances and displays of innovation. Check out the full details on their...