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This week’s recommended shows include a survey of rave culture at the Saatchi Gallery, London, and a collection of ceramics at Manchester Craft and Design Centre marking the 200-year anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre.

Japanese artist Genta Ishizuka wins the €50,000 prize while two UK-based artists receive special mentions.

This week’s selection from a-n’s busy Events section, featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n members, includes selections from Cardiff, Lincoln, London, Margate and Warrington.

In Brief: News briefing with national and international stories, including petition calls for Anna Coliva to be reinstated as director of Italian museum; new court of arbitration for art to launch; National Portrait Gallery receives £5m for new public wing; Paris mayor offers refuge for heritage at risk.

A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: Louvre opens in Abu Dhabi; former Stedelijk Museum director Beatrix Ruf claims she resigned over a ‘misunderstanding’.

This week’s selection includes photography and mixed-media sculptures of body parts in London, silk worms in Macclesfield and weaving in Margate.

The latest edition of the biennial Jerwood Makers Open award sees five UK-based artists awarded £7,500 each to create new works for a touring exhibition that opens in London in June 2017.

This week’s selection includes iconic painting in London, a dystopian installation in Liverpool, controversial photography in Derry, and new craft in Portsmouth.