Arts team to revamp city street
Preferred applicants are drawn from more than 70 who applied to create an artwork in Inverness.

Summer arts schemes for the young
Cut price arts, sports and drama activities will be offered to young people in deprived areas of England this summer.

In pictures: Byzantine art
A selection of the 300 artefacts to be displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts' Byzantium exhibition in October.

Landscapes launch new galleries
Four new galleries open dedicated to celebrating art in Wales and featuring Welsh landscapes.

Gaelic dictionary 'a great asset'
A planned Gaelic dictionary will be as important as great art collections, a leading university figure says.

Sharjah museum links past and present
The United Arab Emirates' first Islamic Museum officially opens last month in the relatively out-of-the-way location of Sharjah.

Oil painting worth £15,000 stolen
A painting of a woman by a Spanish impression is stolen from an art gallery in Northumberland.

Firm pulls out of wind farm plan
A community group is looking for a new partner after an energy firm backs out of a wind farm scheme.

Troubled theatre prepares to shut
A revamped arts and entertainment venue is to close just 10 months after its future was secured.

Basquiat artwork fetches over £5m
A piece of art owned by Irish rock band U2 has sold for more than £5 million at an auction held in London.

Appeal to buy Arkwright portrait
A Lancashire museum and art gallery starts an appeal with the National Portrait Gallery to buy a painting of one of Preston's most famous sons.

Theatre named in Ledger's honour
Late film star Heath Ledger's hometown names a performing arts centre in his honour.

Irish culture connection explored
A bid is made to fund an arts project linking south west Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Runners to sprint through Tate
Runners are sprinting past visitors and works of art for the Tate Britain's latest exhibition.

Barrett tribute events announced
A stage show, art exhibition and book are planned for this year to celebrate the life of Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett.

Controversial art gallery opens
A controversial £50m art gallery finally opens, two years late and millions of pounds over budget.

College honours fashion designer
A fashion designer who supported students is awarded an honorary degree by a Kent art college.

Painting and photo mix wins prize
Surrey's first biennial open art competition has been won by a graduate of the University College for the Creative Arts in Farnham.

City aims to be cultural capital
Proposals are being discussed to make Newport, Wales' newest city, the nation's & #34;cultural capital & #34;.

Tracey Emin to appear at festival
Tracey Emin, Mark Wallinger and Elizabeth Blackadder are to appear at this year's Edinburgh Art Festival.