ArtForum

Sally Wrampling
Head of Policy & Strategy
swrampling@artfund.org

ArtForum - Have Your Say

What do you think about the work that we do, and the issues facing the art world?

We want to hear your views. You can let us know your comments, views and experiences by joining in the debates below. And if there's something you think we should be covering, but aren't, then let us know at info@artfund.org.

 

The National Gallery

Bare walls at The National Gallery?
The National Gallery in London is set to lose pictures on loan worth £200 million, including Poussin’s Sacraments and Titian’s Portrait of a Young Man.... more                         

Dumfries House

Was Dumfries House worth the effort?
Was this desperate eleventh hour rescue really necessary? How important do you think the house will be in terms of offering prospects for regeneration?... more

Attitudes towards local museums

Attitudes towards local museums
Across the country there are stark examples of the cultural philistinism of local councils.  It seems as though we are forgetting the traditional cultural purpose of local government.  Decisions seem financially driven, with little popular consultation, leaving local people outraged. ... more

Should the Elgin marbles stay at the British Museum?

Should the Elgin marbles stay at the British Museum?
High profile court cases in Italy and Greece are increasing the pressure on museums around the world to repatriate works of art. The recent return to Greece of a spectacular Macedonian gold wreath from the 4th century BC, looted more than ten years ago, has again raised questions about the return of the Elgin Marbles. ... more

 

Art Fund International

Art Fund International
The Art Fund has set up a new £5 million initiative aimed at developing the collections of international contemporary art in UK regional museums and galleries. ... more

Volunteers during the 2012 bid

2012: Should the Lottery pay?
Should national Lottery funds be diverted towards the 2012 Olympics? Last week Tessa Jowell announced that the Lottery contribution to the games had rised by £675m, taking its total commitment to £2.2 bn. ... more

Detail from Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet by Rembrandt. Photograph: © Rijksmuseum Museum What price holding on to our art?
Is it selfish to 'save' great works of art from going abroad? Is it preferable for magnificent works of art to go to a public collection overseas, than for them to languish behind closed doors in the UK? ... more

Do we need another Turner? The Art Fund is launching a public appeal to help Tate acquire The Blue Rigi, a watercolour by the great British artist JMW Turner. At just over £4.9 million was the Blue Rigi worth the cost and effort?
We're delighted to announce that, thanks to the extraordinary response from the public to our appeal, the National Heritage Memorial Fund has agreed to underwrite the remaining money needed to a maximum of £1.95m, so Turner's Blue Rigi is guaranteed to be saved for Tate. ... more

Objects of our heritage are not consumer goods
Purists in the French art world are outraged that the Louvre has signed a multimillion-pound deal to rent the Louvre name, art treasures and expertise to a new museum to be built in Abu Dhabi...
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Curators, or Learning Officers
Should traditional curators be replaced by education specialists to make museums more approachable to the public?
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