Arts News

The Australian Directors' Guild popped up on Monday night with a public forum in Sydney called Grass. The guild is spearheading change on greenhouse emissions which will flow through the screen sector

Baz Luhrman's Australia has plunged from number two to number ten in the piracy top ten, as W (which has Omnilab money in it) debuts on the list at number nine – as we try to keep you informed on who

An army of the biggest names in Irish literature are protesting the termination of funding to the Irish Writers' Centre, a hub for Dublin's literary community.

Design innovations are showing that houses - and cars - can have flexible shapes.

Postmodernism is dead, at least according to the Tate – and something altogether weirder has taken its place. Adrian Searle wonders if this is the future of contemporary art.

Mystery surrounds plaster masks of Scotland's infamous murderers discovered - along with a hangman's noose - in a cupboard in Inveraray jail.

It took more than 100 people to put together Tate Britain's big new show. What did they all do?

Family of Jewish banker sued two museums, alleging that works were forcibly sold under Nazi duress.

Cy Twombly's new work brings to mind the great experience and childlike spontaneity behind Titian's Diana and Actaeon.

Gallery directors campaigning to raise a further £50m to save a second Titian painting for the nation have had significant donations and pledges of money, despite the recession.

TV series may be fiction, but British eccentric David Ogilvy did write the American way of selling says new book, The King of Madison Avenue.

It's the first show of Van Dycks in London for ten years, so why has Tate Britain so obviously missed a trick?

Even if Yves Saint Laurent had not run the House of Dior at 21, nor shaped women's fashion for 40 years, nor pioneered mass-market luxury, he would have been famous for his art collection.

Simon Callow is giving voice to the homeless in a theatrical event based on true-life testimonies - and it's a lot more complex than he thought.

There’s only 11 months to wait til curtains up on new Artistic Director Lindy Hume’s 2010 Sydney Festival. The final Eat, Drink, Art, Talk event for this year's festival was a Q&A between Lindy Hume and Melbourne International Arts Festival Artistic Director, Brett Sheehy. Arts Hub went along to find out more...

Romeo Castellucci is among those coming to London for Spill festival while Shunt Vaults and the Arcola Theatre also have shows.

The conventional wisdom is that the arts don't suffer during times of economic hardship because the need for escapism is greater than ever – and this is borne out by the latest statistics.

Black British actors who believe their talent is overlooked prepare to stage their own awards ceremony.

Britain's leading art galleries and museums, including Tate Modern and the Victoria & Albert, will have to scale down their exhibition and expansion plans as recession threatens millions of pounds in business sponsorship.