Dispatches from the Field

On why the commercial and public-interest work must now be separated

The New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize 2026 is now underway, in collaboration with Fine Art departments across the UK. The Prize exists because great artists disappear all the time. Talent alone does not determine whether an artist survives. Some have enough structure around them to continue making work long enough for it to mature; […]

For years now, Ed Saye has been painting something that felt like prophecy. And suddenly, we’re standing in it.

Bret Easton Ellis once said his advice to young artists was simple: marry someone rich. The line lands because, well, it’s true. Making art depends less on talent than on time, and having time often relies on having money. The structure for artists who don’t already have support is thin.