UK city of culture
Send us to Coventry! How the Turner Prize and a touring bin put the city on the map
It started with lockdown and a broken angel, but Coventry’s year as city of culture is highlighting its reputation for resilience
Claire Armitstead
11, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Eight candidates for the next UK city of culture announced
Areas will receive £40,000 grants to support the next step of their applications to succeed Coventry
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
07, Oct, 2021 @11:01 PM
Turner prize 2021: a collective effort to make art radical again
Pickled cows and unmade beds: the art award has always challenged convention. But in 2021 it is going further, by abolishing individual artists altogether
Jonathan Jones
27, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
‘A long-form pilgrimage’: Coventry hosts 24-hour interfaith celebration
The RSC and City of Culture’s free events include promenade performances and an installation by Tower of London poppy artist
Harriet Sherwood
30, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM
Press for room service: Coventry’s new newspaper-themed hotel
As Coventry begins its stint as UK City of Culture, we find both the town centre and the Telegraph Hotel full of surprises
Lesley Gillilan
07, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
Cars, bicycles … and 14 Lady Godivas: Coventry kicks off year of culture
‘We are a city built on ashes, this is our chance to rebuild again,’ say organisers as celebrations get under way
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
06, Jun, 2021 @7:45 AM
Groups of towns are invited to join bidding for UK city of culture
Announcement by culture secretary for 2025 title is part of government’s levelling-up agenda
Jessica Murray and agency
29, May, 2021 @7:00 AM
Coventry, from Ghost Town to City of Culture
As it starts its reign as UK City of Culture, two new exhibitions celebrate the groundbreaking multicultural music born in the Midlands that became the soundtrack for a generation
Gavin McOwan
28, May, 2021 @1:10 PM
Pork pie hats and politics: Coventry pays tribute to 2 Tone legacy
Major exhibition charts rise of record label that spawned musical and cultural movement in late 1970s
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
26, May, 2021 @1:45 PM
‘It’s important to build pride’: Coventry looks to future as UK city of culture
Organisers have faced huge challenges in the Covid pandemic, but hope their events can help rejuvenate the arts sector
Jessica Murray
15, May, 2021 @7:00 AM
Coventry announces UK city of culture programme
Events include announcement of International Booker prize winner
Jessica Murray
02, Mar, 2021 @3:15 PM
No true ‘city of culture’ should dishonour the bold ideals of its postwar rebirth
Plans for the centre of Coventry claim to offer a sense of place, but ignore its pioneering mid-century reconstruction
Rowan Moore
17, Jan, 2021 @8:45 AM
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