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In September 2012, the first World Event Young Artists (WEYA) launches in Nottingham. A finale to the Cultural Olympiad, WEYA – the first event of its kind - will bring together 1,000 young artists from 120 nations for a ten-day cultural festival ...

Owing to popular demand the Dulwich Picture Gallery will be hosting a Late Night Opening on Thursday 22 September , from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., in the last week of the current exhibition Twombly and Poussin: Arcadian Painters. Visitors will have a la...

4 October –18 November 2011 My aspirations are to ennoble Photography and to secure for it the character and uses of High Art by combining the real and Ideal and sacrificing nothing of the Truth by all possible devotion to Poetry...

Richard Hamilton has died at the age of 89. As a founder member of the Independent Group of artists, he was one of the most influential of British Pop artists, creating the collage Just What is it that Makes Today’s Homes so Different, so Appealing ...

Works from 1959 to 1971 Curator: Matthieu Poirier Opening on Friday, September 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On view until November 5, Tuesday to Saturday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. During the 1960s, Julio Le Parc (born in 1928 in Buenos A...

Monday 26th September 2011, 7.30pm - Dr Hannah Williams (Oxford) on The Violent Suicide of François Lemoyne: An 18th-Century Art History Mystery Paris, 4 June 1737: the celebrated artist François Lemoyne commits suicide. It starte...

A giant version of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous sketch ‘Vitruvian Man’ depicted melting from the sea ice into the Arctic Ocean has been constructed just 800 kilometres from the North Pole, as a call for urgent action on climate change. ...

2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of William Dobson (1611–46), a little known artist who is considered one of Britain’s finest portraitists.  The Courtauld Gallery is one of several prestigious art institutions collaborating with Sunda...

Until 27 November 2011 Curated by Alexander Ponomarev and Nadim Samman, this major international exhibition features monumental new works by four exciting artists from very different backgrounds: Alexander Ponomarev (Russia), Hans Op de Beeck (...

23 August - 20 November 2011 In partnership with Anti-Slavery International A new exhibition at the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands will lift the lid on the shocking reality of trafficking and forced labour in the capital. Th...

From 16 to 18 September, the Goodwood motor circuit, near Chichester, England, will present ‘Goodwood Revival’, incorporating displays of design from the middle decades of the 20th century: fashion, cars and all things vintage. Set ent...

We reported on the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s ‘Good Times’ programme in our July issue. Now we are delighted that the programme has been awarded an ‘Arts and Health Award 2011’. The programme has been recognized by the Ro...

In July’s issue of Cassone we published Jenny Kingsley’s article on the use of art to help in the treatment of the sick: ‘ A prescription for art’ . More and more healthcare institutions are getting interested in the use of art...

London Design Festival, 22–25 September 2011, York Hall, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ The Finnish Institute in London is delighted to announce an exciting programme of music, performance and discussions for its groundbreaking project, RE...

The Mini Print International is an exhibition of original artists’ prints from around the world, selected in Barcelona by the organization ADOGI (Associaco Difusora d’Obra Grafica Internacional). The Mini Print International started in 198...

Dudley Edwards, who made his name in the 1960s on the swinging London art scene, will this month be exhibiting at Harvey Nichols in Leeds, for a season of beautiful art for autumn. Dudley Edwards’ latest collection of prints, based on dancer...

Hundreds of goodwill messages written on boards covering windows smashed during August's rioting in Clapham Junction are set to become a national treasure. High Street store Debenhams has decided that they should be preserved to show how British peo...