Four Scottish artists work acquired by Government Art Collection
Over 90 works from across the UK, including pieces by Alberta Whittle, Jamie Crewe, Rabiya Choudhry and Atelier E.B, will join the prestigious collection.
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2 June 2021 Jamie Crewe, A slab - The wild heart of Ireland, 2020. Courtesy of Jamie Crewe and Grand Union, Birmingham. Photograph by Patrick Dandy.
Four contemporary Scottish artists are among 45 visual artists whose work has been acquired by the UK Government Art Collection
The £230,000 acquisition project, developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, celebrates and supports the diversity of creativity across the whole of the UK
Works will be displayed in Government buildings around the country, and internationally in British Embassies and Residences
Scottish winners of Queen s Award for Voluntary Service announced
Eighteen charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups across Scotland receive the prestigious accolade.
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2 June 2021
The highest award given to charitable organisations, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2021, will be awarded to 18 organisations in Scotland today, as the UK Minister for Civil Society and Youth hailed volunteers as “the backbone of local communities” during the national recovery from COVID-19.
From Inverness to Edinburgh, charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups across the country have received the prestigious award for delivering exceptional service within their communities over the past year and beyond.
The competition is now live and applications are encouraged from towns and cities across the UK Winner will have baton passed to them from Coventry - UK.
Search for the next UK City of Culture launched
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has launched the search for UK City of Culture 2025
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29 May 2021
Winner will have baton passed to them from Coventry - UK City of Culture 2021
UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has today launched the competition to find the UK’s next City of Culture.
The competition, delivered by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in collaboration with the devolved administrations, will use culture as a catalyst for levelling up areas outside London and put culture at the heart of their plans to recover from the impact of the pandemic.