Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris
freelance journalist
Where next for the Turner Prize?
As it enters middle-aged respectability, Gareth Harris takes a look at the art award that often turns heads, stirs controversy and generates debate. But can it keep it up forever?
Art speaks louder than words
Gareth Harris speaks to the artists who are challenging preconceptions around disability
Climate control
Gareth Harris looks at how artists are working with environmentalists to respond to the human impact on our planet, and asks if this is leading to real change
Yorkshire Sculpture International looks to the future
Next edition to be part of the new year-long cultural festival in 2023
Art attack
With museums and galleries increasingly being used as a platform for political protest, Gareth Harris examines how artistic voices of dissent are being embraced
Down to a fine art
Commissioning new art has been part and parcel of the museum and gallery sector for years. Gareth Harris discovers what makes for a successful scheme
Shelf life
Exhibition visitors still often like to pick up a catalogue, but museum publishing is being challenged by rising costs
Mining museums look to the future
The closure of the UK’s last deep-coal mine will necessitate a rethink of the role of mining museums and how they can remain relevant to visitors
Scotland hit by 11% culture funding cut
Although the draft culture budget means less money for local and national museums, there was relief among some in the sector that the cuts were not deeper
Paisley Museum to be transformed regardless of City of Culture bid success
Council says revamp will go ahead even if Paisley does not win accolade