7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (490+ words) A bronze sculpture of a nude woman by Auguste Rodin is among pieces going up for sale and could fetch up to "1. 5 million. The piece, Eve au Rocher, will feature as part of a series of six specialist sales at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (898+ words) The subject of one of Lucian Freud's portraits has described the late artist as a "perfectionist" who would stab his leg with a brush when things went wrong as the painting goes up for auction for an estimated "35 million. Sue…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (539+ words) Two shops on the Herefordshire border have been given a dramatic new look after being featured on BBC One's Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. For shops week, the show visited Hay-on-Wye on the Herefordshire-Powys border for its quarter finals....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (392+ words) The installation, named Higher Power, will be switched on in Italy from Monday night to mark the opening of the'Venice Biennale'2026. Levine worked with optical engineers and physicists in Germany to modify a military-grade laser system, with test projections detected…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (315+ words) The lesser-known life story of Herefordshire-based artist Walenty Pytel is being told in a new biography. The only authorised biography of acclaimed sculptor Walenty Pytel, penned by Catherine Gilling, unveils the lesser-known life story of the artist. Born to a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (333+ words) Borders and belonging are at the heart of upcoming contemporary art exhibition. Border Lands will be on display at Hay Castle in Hay on Wye on the Welsh border from May 14 to August 31. While some pieces focus on the shifting…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (215+ words) A collection of original paintings'with a sporting, hunting or wildlife theme'is set to go under the hammer to raise funds for conservation. The pieces will be featured in the Sporting and Wildlife auction at Halls Fine Art's Shrewsbury saleroom on…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (404+ words) TWO young entrepreneurs have taken a huge leap and opened a new tattoo studio in Ross-on-Wye, which will be officially opened today (January 17). Kindred Ink, which had a soft launch on Wednesday, is the brainchild of two 22-year-olds, Holly Jades…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (204+ words) Plans to renovate a historic timber-framed home have been submitted. The plans also include repairs to the timber frame and infill to the rear gable elevation. Barrow Mill, a historic fixture of the area, is believed to be the site…...

1+ year, 3+ hour ago  (269+ words) PRAISE has been heaped upon a Herefordshire pub - despite the fact it has had to'close'its doors. The Python's Arms in Lyonshall near Kington has been awarded 'Conversion to Pub Use' category award by CAMRA's Pub Design Awards 2025. The pub has…...