Spotlight on art

“EVERY NOW AND THEN, ONE PAINTS A PICTURE that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping-stone to other things.” Pablo Picasso’s comment is easily applicable to his famous oil painting The

Anthony Lawrence, a New Forest artist, painted everything from Dante’s Inferno to portraits of Ian McKellen and Yehudi Menuhin. This October, Palais des Vaches presents the first major retrospective o

The annual Art History Festival returns across the UK this September for its 5th year, working with more than 100 partners to celebrate and champion those who study and research art history, and showi

26 September to 19 December 2025 This focused exhibition presents over 80 works by Walter Sickert from the Herbert and Ann Lucas Collection, many unseen publicly for decades. Paintings, drawings and p

Museum of Liverpool /13 September 2025-29 March 2026 / liverpoolmuseums.org.uk Bronze Age gold, Viking silver hoards and Roman coins (above) star in a spectacular display of archaeological treasure. S

If you’re in Lewes, the new interiors and lifestyle brand Margot is a must for lovers of timeless design and artisanal homeware. The shop, which was founded by husband-and-wife team Kristian and Amand