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Works by Anna Mac Donald in The Discerning Eye annual exhibition 15 November to Sunday 25 November 2018.

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The Discerning Eye Exhibition will be open to the public from Thursday 15 November to Sunday 25 November 2018 . As usual it will be held at The Mall Galleries in the heart of London, just a few steps from The National Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery. It will be open every day from 10am to 5pm, admission will be FREE and all works will be for sale. The exhibition will include works from both well-known artists and from emerging talents. The Discerning Eye annual exhibition is a show of small works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics . The selectors choose both publicly submitted works and works by personally invited artists. Each selector's section is hung separately to give each its own distinctive identity. The impression emerges of six small exhibitions within the whole. It provides an unusual opportunity for works by lesser-known artists to be hung a

Art for All: British Socially Committed Art from the 1930s to the Cold War

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Socialist History Society Art for All: British Socially Committed Art from the 1930s to the Cold War Art for All reveals a forgotten or marginalised area of 20th century British art. Christine Lindey delves into the fascinating treasure trove of British socially committed art from the 1930s through to the Cold War. With over 100 illustrations, she demonstrates why the artists deserve to beArt for All press release rediscovered. This extensively researched book provides a vivid understanding of the political and aesthetic contexts that turned a wide variety of individuals into socially committed artists. Book launch at 4pm, Saturday 29th September, at Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R ODU.

Employment status, the ‘gig economy’ and ‘art educators’ at the National Gallery

Employment status, the ‘gig economy’ and ‘art educators’ at the National Gallery Recent high-profile Employment Tribunals about employment status include cases involving Pimlico Plumbers, Uber, CitySprint and Deliveroo. These all involved workers in the private sector. But precarious terms and conditions of employment affect workers in public sector institutions too, either through outsourcing, or through long-term anomalies. For decades art educators at the National Gallery in London welcomed school tours and visitors, gave talks, workshops and offered information about the history of the Gallery and the art on display. The people that did these jobs had their employment terminated in late 2017, and some of them were offered the opportunity to apply for vacancies, reportedly on lesser terms and conditions. The employment status of the original art educators is the subject of an Employment Tribunal claim as 27 of them, (the NG27), are seeking to get their status as employees reco