FAD NEWS: Royal College of Art launches new creative education network
16 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The Royal College of Art has launched a new network of creative education partnerships across the UK and Ireland
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FAD NEWS: National Portrait Gallery launches free membership scheme for 16 to 25-year-olds
16 July 2026 • Mark Westall
CLUB NPG gives 16 to 25-year-olds £5 exhibition tickets, discounted events and exclusive access at the National Portrait Gallery.
FAD NEWS: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation donates three major sculptures to ARTIST ROOMS
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Three major Robert Rauschenberg sculptures have been donated to ARTIST ROOMS by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
FAD NEWS: Park Royal launches Manufactory, a new festival where art meets industry
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Manufactory launches this September, transforming London’s largest industrial district into a festival of contemporary art, design, performance and making.
FAD NEWS: Post-Fair expands to Paris with first European edition during Art Basel Paris
13 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Post-Fair launches in Paris, bringing 34 international galleries together during Art Basel Paris with its alternative exhibition-led fair model.
FAD NEWS: London Invitational launches invitation-only boutique art fair for Frieze Week
13 July 2026 • Mark Westall
London Invitational launches during Frieze Week, bringing fifteen international galleries together for a new invitation-only boutique art fair
FAD NEWS: Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue to take over London’s Fourth Plinth
10 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tschabalala Self will bring a contemporary ‘everywoman’ Lady in Blue to Trafalgar Square this September
FAD NEWS: Slawn goes monumental in New York for World Cup final weekend
9 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Slawn heads to New York with three monumental paintings, including the original artwork behind Nike’s Nigerian national team kit for the World Cup.
FAD NEWS: Jemma Appleby wins £35,000 prize at Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
7 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Jemma Appleby has won the Royal Academy’s £35,000 Charles Wollaston Award for the most distinguished work in the Summer Exhibition 2026.
David Hockney’s Bigger & Closer returns for special 89th birthday screenings
6 July 2026 • Mark Westall
David Hockney’s Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) returns to Lightroom for one evening only, marking what would have been his 89th birthday
FAD NEWS: Martin Margiela sends his personal archive out into the world
6 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Martin Margiela is releasing more than 200 objects from his personal archive in a landmark Paris auction, spanning his career from 1984 to 2008
Tallinn Art Hall to reopen after €13 million five-year transformation
3 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tallinn Art Hall will reopen following a €13 million, five-year transformation that has radically expanded Estonia’s oldest contemporary art institution.
FAD NEWS: Estorick Collection & Compton Verney to stage first UK institutional exhibitions of Carla Accardi
1 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The Estorick Collection and Compton Verney will present the first UK institutional exhibitions dedicated to Carla Accardi
Ai Weiwei takes over Aviva Studios with his largest site-specific exhibition to date
1 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei’s largest site-specific exhibition to date opens at Manchester’s Aviva Studios
FAD NEWS: Pictet Group becomes official partner of Paris Photo with dedicated Prix Pictet exhibition
30 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Pictet Group has been named the official partner of Paris Photo, with Prix Pictet receiving a dedicated exhibition at the Grand Palais during the 2026 fair.