Wales Acquires Joyful Painting for the Christmas Season

CARDIFF.- In time for Christmas, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales announced its acquisition of Crazy Gondolier (1960), a bright, jubilant painting by Scottish artist Alan Davie. The work was acquired with the generous support of the Derek Williams Trust (£30,000) and The Art Fund, the UK’s leading independent art charity (£20,000).
Crazy Gondolier (1960) is on display at National Museum Cardiff’s popular The Sight of Sound exhibition. The exhibition features works of art influenced by music and music inspired by [...]

Cambridge Museum Buys a Painting with Bite

CAMBRIDGE.- The Art Fund has helped Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology buy an important work by one of the pre-eminent artists of Papua New Guinea. Biting the Doctor’s Arm by Mathias Kauage was acquired for £25,000 with a £9,000 grant from The Art Fund.
Mathias Kauage (c.1944 – 2003) was one of the founding figures of modern art in the Pacific, and remains to date the most internationally celebrated Papua New Guinean artist to have worked in modern media.

Biting the [...]

The Art Fund and Crafts Council Repeat Collect Challenge for UK Curators

LONDON.- For the third year running, independent charity The Art Fund in partnership with the Crafts Council is calling upon curators to apply to Art Fund Collect – a competitive challenge giving selected curators the opportunity to acquire an ambitious new piece of contemporary craft for their museum or gallery.
Call for entries, Art Fund Collect 2010
Deadline 19 February 2010· Awards announced 13 May 2010
Curators from accredited museums and galleries across the UK are invited to apply to participate in Art [...]