Arts, culture and heritage are at the heart of what makes Reading tick Since Reading’s Year of Culture in 2016, there has a real buzz about the cultural scene in Reading. Follow the story, from Artangel’s Inside at Reading Prison in September 2016 to the re-opening of Reading Abbey ruins in June 2018, through a … Read More
Month: June 2018
Abbey gateway the inspiration for Stuart Melrose’s Reading Cultural Awards trophies
This year’s awards for the Reading Cultural Awards were designed by Stuart Melrose. The theme for this year was Reading Abbey. He decided to base the awards on the archways that were used when the Abbey was built, after having researched the building and visual references from those times. The archways which inspired Melrose can … Read More
Reading’s finest artists announced at Reading Cultural Awards 2018
An exhibition in a launderette, a celebration of West Indian cricketer Gordon Greenidge and a full orchestra performing at Reading Station were among the winners at the Reading Cultural Awards 2018 Reading UK has announced the winners of the 2018 Reading Cultural Awards. Presented at a glittering awards ceremony at the Olympia Ballroom, the Awards … Read More
Reading International new CVAN member
Reading International is among the six new members announced by CVAN South East (the South East Contemporary Visual Arts Network). Reading International is Reading’s new contemporary visual arts organisation promoting and commissioning exhibitions, events, talks and offsite projects, led by the Reading School of Art at the University of Reading. Paul Hobson, Director of Modern … Read More
Celebrations to mark the reopening of Reading Abbey
The ‘Abbey Ruins Revealed’ celebration will take place from 11am on Saturday 16th June 2018, following a three year £3.15 million conservation project. The abbey’s re-opening ceremony, after being closed for almost 10 years, will be a focal point of this year’s Water Fest, Reading’s annual free celebration of the town’s waterways – now in … Read More