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Refurbished vending machine brings local art to Bristol's Watershed
The Supamatic project is repurposing old vending machines to sell work from Bristol artists and makers, starting with a new installation at…
Belfast TradFest returns as city prepares to host the All-Ireland Fleadh
Belfast TradFest is marking its eighth year with over 1,000 artists performing across the city. By focusing on the idea that traditional mu…
Photographs of Edinburgh's housing schemes by the late Sandra George go on public display
After Sandra George passed away in 2013, her family discovered an archive of 80,000 photographs documenting life in Edinburgh's housing sch…
BBC's Fake or Fortune authenticates 18th-century portrait by Katherine Read
A portrait inherited by Mary-Louise Wedderburn two decades ago has been confirmed as the work of Scottish artist Katherine Read. The painti…
Twelve-year-old poet Jude Shiels features on new Seamus Heaney mural in Londonderry
A new mural honouring Seamus Heaney has been unveiled on Westland Street in Londonderry, featuring a poem written by 12-year-old Jude Shiel…
Glasgow artists host exhibition and sale to raise funds for Gaza
Local artists are gathering at the Creative Bloc in Maryhill this Friday to sell handmade paintings, jewellery, and ceramics. All proceeds …
Ulster Fleadh musicians compete for a place at the All-Ireland festival in Belfast
Musicians and dancers have gathered in Warrenpoint for the Ulster Fleadh, where the top performers in each category earn a place at the upc…
Former film set designer Mike Perry, 81, creates miniature scenes of Folkestone
Mike Perry, a former model maker for productions like The Italian Job, is spending his retirement crafting intricate miniature scenes of Fo…
Hexham Abbey receives grant to preserve rare medieval paintings
A National Lottery grant of £138,088 will fund initial conservation work for the UK's largest collection of medieval panel paintings at Hex…
Northern Ireland dancers compete on the world stage in Dublin
Forty-two dance schools from across Northern Ireland have united to form a single team for the Dance World Cup, an annual event featuring o…
Manchester's 1,700-year-old Odyssey manuscript goes on public display
The John Rylands Library is exhibiting the world's oldest surviving copy of Homer's epic poem, a fragile manuscript created in Ancient Egyp…
Seventeen-year-old Formby fashion designer sees her handmade clothes worn by TV stars
After teaching herself to sew using recycled materials, 17-year-old Nina Childs is now receiving dozens of custom orders a week for her han…