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Words by Duncan Campbell | Antique silver specialist Navigating the treacherous waters of dining etiquette has long been a British...
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There’s a new face at the Roman Baths and it’s not a Roman character in costume – it’s museum curator,...
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Oregon-based fine artist, illustrator and writer Lisa Congdon was asked by the American Museum & Gardens to produce a poster design for their Americana Fest in July – we asked Lisa about the commission and about her uplifting work. What brief were you given from the American Museum & Gardens?I was...
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Words by Duncan Campbell | antique silver specialist For decades now antiques dealers have been trying to market their wares...
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Locked down with an exhilaratingly beautiful view of the Somerset countryside, Sandra Higgins had the idea to invite different artists...
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Words by Duncan Campbell If you have stolen billions of pounds of your country’s resources and you want to get them off-shore before you are arrested, you better buy fine art. I’m sure superyachts are all very sociable and fun, but difficult to liquidate ‘on the hurry up’. Compared to...
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Anshinabe artist Celeste Pedri-Spade is bringing her vision of strong women in community to The American Museum & Gardens, using...
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From Orpington to Bath and from scientific illustration to surreal homages to the English countryside, artist David Lawrence has made...
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Words by Duncan Campbell Anyone might be forgiven for assuming that, as the price of an ounce of silver rises, as often happens in times of economic upset, silver dealers are rubbing their hands with glee. There are undoubtedly things made of silver so ugly and/or useless that melting them...
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An exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art (MEAA) shows the winning entries from an international photographic competition celebrating...
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Words by Duncan Campbell Offering a valuation on someone’s family heirloom might sound like a plain vanilla type of task...
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A walk in the park, a moment of repose in a tea shop, a lady feeding the pigeons – does art that records everyday cameos such as these qualify for critical evaluation? Certainly, says Emma Clegg, when in the hands of artist Jean Rose, whose work in oils, egg tempura...