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From biplanes to drones, we look at the impact of the aerial viewpoint on modern and contemporary art. Plus, our round-up of this month’s major acquisitions

BRAFA opens in Brussels; Theaster Gates wins the Artes Mundi Prize; art and craft at the NGCA

Rethinking artists’ copyright; an update from Amphipolis; and Limerick’s year of controversy and culture

Mike Fitzpatrick salvaged the programme after its disastrous start, but what’s next for the city?

Cezanne goes digital; wit in museums; the perils of international museum franchises; and the Estorick’s public appeal

2015 is the year to see some exceptional Old Master drawings in the UK

The Whitechapel Gallery celebrates abstract art this winter, while a previous exhibitor at the gallery, Sarah Lucas, prepares for Venice

Ireland’s outstanding 18th-century decorative arts have been long overlooked, but a new exhibition in Chicago looks set to change that

It looks like 2015 will be Manchester’s year

The Mauritshuis celebrates the Frick Collection this year, while a new documentary investigates the gallery’s own treasures

There’s plenty to tempt the art-loving cinema-goer this year

An exceptional selection of exhibitions are opening in London this year, and some major museum openings are taking place further afield

The Apollo Award Winners 2014; Jeremy Deller discusses Warhol and William Morris; and the rise (and fall?) of Italian post-war art in London

We’ll soon be announcing the winners of the Apollo Awards 2014…