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Nearing 100, Artist Laureate of Illinois Kay Smith says her passion for painting keeps her going

Smith was named a laureate along with five other recipients in 1994 by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, for “contributions to the betterment of humanity that have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of Illinois.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Home village hopes ‘greatest Welsh thinker’ finally receives his dues

Events to mark 300 years since birth of Richard Price, a radical who ‘helped build the modern world’

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff Council makes U-turn on controversial proposal to turn museum into a mobile attraction

Cardiff Council originally proposed to move the museum out of the Old Library building to help save money

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My London: Sandy Powell

Revered costume designer and this year’s Bafta Fellowship recipient Sandy Powell picks up new fabrics at Joel’s, tucks in to Italian at Marema and tops up her locks at Jo Hansford

Evening Standard

Edinburgh photos of forgotten shops show how different life was 50 years ago

From brush shops, prison cells, public toilets and laundrettes, photographs by a Scottish photographer shows how much times have changed over the last 50 years.

Edinburgh Live

Skokie artist taps social media following to help earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria

Syed Rahman, in his own words, talks about why he rushed to offer aid: “Everyone’s displaced.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Banksy artwork in Ukraine covered by protective shockproof glass

Several Banksy murals were discovered on buildings around Kyiv last November

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Extensive archive of David Bowie’s life and work donated to V&A

The exhibition in east London will include more than 80,000 items that span six decades of the cultural icon’s career

Evening Standard

Newcastle to host Vic Reeves exhibition as talented comedian returns with latest artwork

Comedian and artist Jim Moir - best known as his alter-ego Vic Reeves who he will be retiring next year - will be showing his third exhibition, Hot Buttered Mattress, in Newcastle from March

Chronicle Live

Lucian Freud portrait of daughter Isobel expected to fetch up to £20m at auction

Ib Reading, not seen in public for more than 20 years, was result of more than 70 sittings

The Guardian - UK

'Photie Man' captured characters from 80s and 90s Liverpool

From Greatie market to matchdays at Anfield and Goodison, Tom's photos offer a fascinating snapshot of life in Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?

The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state

Financial Times

At Mona Foma, I encountered death rituals, underwater soundscapes, worship – and transcendence

Mona Foma has returned to Launceston. As always, the festival offers a diverse program of contemporary art, design, music and performance, and works that sit somewhere between. There will be bands, there will be lasers, and there will be queer woodchopping.

The Conversation

Why David Hockney's Bigger and Closer is an important step forward for immersive art shows

Artist David Hockney has ridden many technological waves. While his mark-making has remained resolutely painterly, he has challenged the practice of painting. He was an early adopter of computer-assisted drawing, using the iPad and iPhone.

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Fostering curiosity: the Tate brings great art to the people of Merseyside

Works from the museum’s collection begin a 10-week tour of the Liverpool city region

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'World treasure' Turner painting to go on show at Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle

City gallery announces it has been picked to exhibit the masterpiece The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W Turner for four months

The Independent UK

Woman left in tears after star sign tattoo goes horribly wrong

Lydia Sawyer got more than she bargained for after asking a tattooist to ink her with an intricate lion portrait to represent her Leo astrological sign

Daily Mirror

Tattoo artists share 'overrated' designs they wish people would stop asking for

A group of tattoo artists have taken to Reddit to share the 'over-requested' designs that they always end up doing on clients, wishing they'd ask for something more unique

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The Independent UK

Race to save £50m Reynolds painting showing early portrait of person of colour

Exclusive: There are just two weeks to save the £50m 18th-century Joshua Reynolds painting – one of the earliest portraits of a person of colour – or it could be lost to a foreign buyer

Evening Standard

Our guide to London’s best free museum exhibitions – get your culture hit for less

London is jam-packed with fantastic free displays

The Independent UK

David Hockney’s cigarettes set off fire alarm at launch of new exhibition

The 85-year-old painter is a passionate advocate for smoking

Evening Standard

Recycling sculptor chosen for next Hyundai Commission in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall

An African artist who recycles old bottle tops to make large shimmering sculptures has been chosen to take on the monumental Hyundai Commission in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.

Evening Standard

British woman died in Bali after drinking fatal local brew

Coroner urges UK Government to warn Britons of the danger of cheap spirits in Indonesia

Evening Standard

The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea at the Queen’s House review - a clear view to the horizon

Assuming you have a high tolerance for maritime pictures this exhibition is a fascinating look at two artists who entranced the English court with their images of the sea

The Conversation

Did pop art have its heyday in the 1960s? Perhaps. But it is also utterly contemporary

Review: Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York, HOTA Gallery.

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