Threatened Walsall gallery saved by Arts Council grant

The New Art Gallery Walsall, which has been under threat of deep public funding cuts, has been saved by a four-year 3.5m grant from Arts Council England, which was announced today (27 June). The gallery is also considering a partnership with the University of Wolverhampton to secure its long-term future.The 21m Caruso St John-designed gallery in the West Midlands opened in 2000 among the first of a wave of National Lottery-funded projects bringing contemporary art to the English regions. The ho