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ARTS, NEWS AND FEATURES
Seeking great arts activities for the month ahead? Why not stream an eye-opening art documentary, take a garden tour or take the chance to buy affordable art?
Volunteer Stories is a new monthly series by The Arts Society, written to showcase and celebrate the work of our volunteers.
Our volunteers offer their time and energy to help us preserve and celebrate arts and heritage. This month, Heritage Volunteer Chris Orme shares her experiences.
Wasfi Kani, founder of Grange Park Opera, is a realist when it comes to the costs of opera. ‘But if we only have art that's economically viable,’ she tells Caroline Wheater, 'much of it just won't exist’
This vibrant cultural hub in the centre of Wrexham in Wales was once the People’s Market; now it is a space for creativity, combining art and commerce, all with community in mind
With eyes soon on Westminster Abbey for the May coronation of King Charles III, we’re reminded once more of the remarkable architecture and history of our key ecclesiastical sites. But what about the treasures they hold? Our expert, Janet Gough, reveals the stories behind five very special artefacts held in cathedrals across England and Wales.
Long before the term ‘abstract art’ was coined, one trailblazing artist was forging the way, producing radical art that was shunned by contemporaries. As a major exhibition of her works prepares to open, Caroline Levisse examines the curious story of Hilma af Klint