In an era of stretched public coffers and cuts, endowments can offer financial resilience and independence. But they are likely to prove out of reach for smaller museums, which may find it hard to accrue donations for longer-term projects

Stepping Softly on the Earth embodies the themes of sustainability and interconnectedness both in its theme and how it has been put together

To survive this economic crisis, we must build new networks between public and commercial galleries

Grayson Perry is made a knight while Turner prize nominee Ingrid Pollard gets an MBE

Ahead of two major UK shows, the British Indian artist discusses her new work and her role in the Black British Arts movement

As his latest film exploring the treatment of young Muslim men tours the UK, opening at Baltic in Gateshead this weekend, Perretta explains how he never wanted to be in the art world