It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Stuart Bastik. Artist, co-founder, and co- Director of Art Gene with Maddi Nicholson, Stuart was also one half of Nicholson Bastik.

Many happy returns Morecambe Winter Gardens 🥳

Nice to see the mural I commissioned by Molly Hawkins being used as a backdrop for good OFSTED results :-) well done North Road Primary gazetteseries.co.uk/news/23249932.…

🚇 🇮🇹 Naples has a new metro - ANM Linea 6. Of course, it’s Italian, so it’s stunning & bonkers! • Stations are beautiful vivid artworks • Trains stop 1530, for now • Old 2 car trains, for now ⬇️🧵

Thanks to Hedley Planning Services for their support during the planning approval process. I’m looking forward to supporting the realisation of this site specific temporary commission by artist Keith Harrison at Witley Court in 2025 northumberlandgazette.co.uk/heritage-and-r…

Disappointed I’ve never found a rare Giacometti chandelier worth £7m on sale for £250 in an antique shop theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Please bring this to London - I think the pigeons need to be put in their place

Oh man I still love this guy ❤️ #EvanDando theguardian.com/music/2024/oct…

Just wow, America. Really???

Ixia’s pilot project manager Susie will be leading this free session - join her to find out more about ixia public art recent work with Barnsley, Darlington & St Helens Councils on public art - learning, recommendations and challenges

If I was ceramicist Magdalene Odundo I’d be getting my lawyers onto Kelly Hoppen pretty soon

If you are a local authority considering commissioning an artist to make a public work, visit ixia’s website for some new FREE resources 👇🏼 Huge thanks to ACE for funding this work

A pleasure to work with ixia ixia public art Hazel Colquhoun UP Projects Beam & councils to manage this Arts Council England supported #publicart support pilot this year. New resources + webinar recordings 👇🏼 on setting up well for commissioning

Toxic masculinity right there Elon, bro, these are not the cool British dudes to be friends with And can we talk about that Trump portrait?

Currently figuring out Bluesky - find me on there bsky.app/profile/suzann…

Cher on Desert Island Discs ❤️❤️