Art education
David Shrigley unveils giant mantis sculpture at his former school, calling attention to perilous state of UK art education
The number of arts students has plunged in the past decade
‘Art is being squeezed out’: Royal Academy poster campaign calls for increased arts education in UK schools
The campaign highlights the dramatic drop in number of students studying art, design and technology at GCSE
Running an art school in London is not easy, but in The Art Academy the capital finally has a space that breaks the mould
The institution, which is about to welcome the first students to its new home, takes a refreshing and genuinely democratising approach to art education
How to decode art: UK schools embark on ‘visual literacy’ week
As government aims to put the arts at the heart of the curriculum, an Art UK project is teaching children how to 'cope with today’s image-saturated world'
'Untenable': UK Arts Society chiefs and trustees resign following internal opposition to reforms
A new governance structure was rejected by 70% of voting members at an extraordinary general meeting
London’s Courtauld Institute gets down to business with new art market-focused degree
The art and business MA is being set up to equip students with commercially valuable skills alongside an understanding of the history of the market
UK public proud of the arts above all else—even sport—study says
The British Social Attitudes Survey shows pride in arts and literature falling only 1% over the past decade, a much smaller drop than in other categories
California College of the Arts contemplates major changes amid $20m deficit
The school, fresh off a campus expansion, is reassessing its course offerings, considering layoffs and exploring possible mergers to reverse the effects of declining enrollment
Connoisseurship has gone out of fashion—to diversify the canon, it's time for a revival
With the Royal Academy the only UK institution now teaching connoisseurship, too many students of art history are missing out on learning an important skill
The National Gallery: a place of learning on the road
With workshops, crafting sessions and special events, Art Road Trip is collaborating with communities across the UK to produce inspired results
Sonia Boyce, Maria Balshaw and Grayson Perry join campaign to advance the study of art history
The Art History Now project sees over 90 big names share new reflections on what art history means to them
UK spending on culture among the lowest in Europe, says landmark report
The State of the Arts research document also shows arts education in England to be in “significant decline”
‘A timely intervention’: how University of the Arts London's new digital platform is championing Black creatives
UAL's Kene Igweonu discusses the goals of the initiative, which hosts a directory of Black students, staff and alumni, alongside promoting their work and achievements
School’s in: new UK biennial puts pupils front and centre
Organisers of the inaugural Camden Schools Art Biennale hope it will inspire broader action on arts education
Art History grads face highest rates of unemployment in the US
An interactive report by the New York Fed reveals that those with university degrees in the arts are most likely to find themselves without jobs in the current labour market
UK foundation makes mark ahead of general election with £30m gift aimed at promoting arts education
Clore Duffield organisation will back the creation of extra learning spaces and a new garden at Tate Britain
East Coast art college strikes deal for West Coast campus facilities
In response to financial pressures, the Vermont College of Fine Arts, a graduate-only art school, is partnering with the big-name California Institute of the Arts 3,000 miles away
President Biden forgives $6bn in loans for students of defunct Art Institutes
The eight art and design colleges closed without warning last September
'UK school art curriculum should reflect diversity efforts in our institutions'
Research by the Runnymede Trust found that only 2.3% of artists named in GCSE Art papers over the last five years were Black or Asian
Sustainability takes root in US art schools as green push intensifies
The promotion of materials with less environmental impact than traditional art media—such as milk-based paints and leather created from yeast and bacteria—is gaining momentum
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer pledges to turn the arts from a ‘luxury’ to a ‘necessity’
The head of the opposition party was speaking at the Labour Creatives Conference in London
New Frank Bowling project to send £500,000 worth of art supplies to UK schools
Work by the students will be displayed on London's Piccadilly Lights in 2025
Art is fanciful? The opposite is true as artists and designers address the most urgent global challenges
Rhode Island School of Design is participating in the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Terra Carta Design Lab, leveraging art and design to address social issues
UK's Royal College of Art appoints Christoph Lindner as vice-chancellor
The new president's previous roles have included a focus on the climate crisis
A brush with... Sutapa Biswas
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from the the textural, labour-intensive work of Howardena Pindell to Jean Cocteau's film Orphée
Masters curating course at Whitechapel gallery to be wound down
Joint initiative with London South Bank University shelved but collaborative PhD project is in the pipeline
US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers
After losing accreditation in 2018, falling enrollment numbers and financial instability have led the Art Institutes to shut the doors of its remaining campuses
Private sector picks up the pieces as UK government cuts art education funding
While university arts departments are being dismantled, dealers and auction houses provide learning programmes
'Fighting for culture, not culture wars': new Labour culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire addresses the art world
Creative arts will be at the core of school curriculums, she pledged
Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action will have minimal impact on arts education in the US
Many specialised schools are already recruiting in an equitable way