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Roy Lichtenstein, Pyramid, 1968, lithograph © the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2015 Courtesy Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

Exhibition focusing on creative and unusual uses for paper

On Paper will showcase the work of acclaimed 20th century and contemporary artists who work with paper, looking beyond the mark-making of drawing to consider the material itself…

Light Up Poole 2019 - Dorset events

Embrace the winter nights with Light Up Poole

This year’s Light Up Poole, Dorset’s annual festival of light art, will feature four world premieres, a European premiere and a raft of newly commissioned works.

Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

Faery Trail Lucas Kao installation Cumbria

Take an evening walk and spot the faeries dancing in the trees

This Friday evening, take a walk to St Andrews Church Yard in Penrith and see if you can spot the faeries dancing in the trees…

The Human Aquarium, exhibition Leeds - Photo: Tom Martin

A Human Aquarium in Leeds

The Human Aquarium is a new exhibition opening on Friday 15th February in Leeds, looking at the world through the eyes of sea mammals…

Art Macabre - Copyright Art Macabre

Sabrina the Teenage Witch themed life drawing

On Wednesday 28th November, Art Macabre will be paying tribute to Sabrina the Teenage Witch with a themed life drawing event, at Queen of Hoxton in London…

Lamplighter Festival - Todmorden - Handmade Parade

Giant puppets and illuminated installations at the Lamplighter Festival

On Saturday 17th November, Todmorden will light up with a handmade lantern parade, fire performers, street bands and illuminated installations…

Being Human festival 2018

Story-filled bus journeys and Edwardian vegetarians at this year’s Being Human festival

This month, the annual Being Human festival will take place with a range of unusual and thought-provoking events across the UK…

Mario Schifano - Compagni Compagni 1968

An exhibition inspired by mass socialist movements

Marking the 50th anniversary of the global wave of protests, The Mayor Gallery is holding an exhibition of Mario Schifano’s political series Compagni, compagni…

Lake Usori, Osorezan – one of the holiest sites in Japan

Immerse yourself in the ghostly world of Wuthering Heights

Stormy House, a new walk-in video and audio installation that immerses the visitor in the ghostly world of Wuthering Heights, will premier in Haworth this month…

Light Up Lancaster 2017

Owls, lanterns and a moon Light Up Lancaster

Lancaster’s festival of light, art and fireworks will be bringing a colourful glow to the city from Friday 2nd to Saturday 3rd November…

Stopgap Dance - Enormous Room - DaDaFest International 2018 - Liverpool

Eco-friendly coffins and interactive exhibitions at DaDaFest

Over the next five weeks, actors, comedians, dancers and musicians will be challenging disability stereotypes through art and culture as part of DaDaFest International 2018…

Curse Of Frankenstein - Directed by Terence Fisher, 1957

A dead good Halloween and some aping around at London’s quirky museums

This month, celebrate International Gibbon Day with some animal yoga, and Halloween with a talk on Frankenstein and the things we dread…

Roll Up Store Street - Bloomsbury Festival 2018 - London events

Walks, talks and circus performances at Bloomsbury Festival

Bloomsbury Festival will present a trailblazing programme of science, literature, performance, music, and discussion, from 17th to 21st October…

Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2018

Live drawing, workshops and geek music at comic art festival

The 2018 Lakes International Comic Art Festival will take place in Kendal, Cumbria, from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October, with author interviews, artist signings and hands-on workshops…

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Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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