London continues to dominate Britain's art world, and like any kind of monopoly that's a real problem, but initiatives like Grizedale Arts, Beacon Art Project and the recently reopened Ditchling Museum demonstrate that there is life outside of the capital.
Art by Beacon students decorates the walls.
In Lincolnshire, visual art organisation Beacon is preparing for its 10th anniversary by working once again with some of the artists and heritage sites with whom they've collaborated since 2004.
In short, last year's edition was an object lesson in reconciling the festival's multiple roles as a bastion of high art, a beacon of glamour, a media event and a vast marketplace — and needless to say, it is a tough act to follow.
It's a commonly shared dream to come face to face with the Eiffel Tower, a monument which has come to symbolize many things for many people -- love, romance, art, a beacon of French culture in general.
The vision for the stadium, which needs to be secured before an official bid can be put to MLS, looks glamorous: a state-of-the-art footballing beacon, the Las Vegas strip beaming in the background.
The contemporary art museum Dia:Beacon is a short drive away.
The clarity of Liotard's calm, exact, absolutely honest art is a beacon of the Enlightenment.
It will include a 100-room hotel, a conference center, restaurants, shops and hiking trails on 23 acres along the east bank of the Hudson, and it is next door to the new art museum, Dia:Beacon.
