Arts
Two of the capital’s biggest festivals may be scrapped as they may upset birds
The organisers behind Lovebox Festival wants to hold two new events at Wanstead Flats in east London next year, but could be thwarted by the local population of skylarks.
Classical paintings transformed with monkey faces
Artist Susan Clyne, from Norfolk has painted King Henry VIII, Mona Lisa and Beethoven
World War One centenary sculpture by renowned artist has been unveiled.
Christine Borland, 53, spent a year carrying out research and visiting Flanders in Belgium before creating her World War I inspired sculpture, titled I Say Nothing.
Auctioneers promise these Banksy works won’t self destruct!
It comes after Banksy hit headlines when his ‘Girl With Balloon’ painting began to shred itself moments after selling for $1.37 million
Renowned artist creating artworks with orphan children
A renowned artist will create a series of artworks with orphans from Lesotho to raise money for an international charity which provides food programmes for impoverished communities in the country. Richard Scott is a British-born artist who lives and works in South Africa, known for his artwork he describes as ‘Naïve meets Pop Art’. He is now working in partnership with UK-based charity Msizi Africa to produce artwork for an upcoming charity auction. Msizi Africa have been running food programmes...
Let’s talk mental health – Alastair Campbell headlines photograph exhibition at Regent’s Place, London
A photography exhibition created in partnership with Mental Health UK At Regent's Place in London.
Unique skateboarding production explores story telling in Palestine’s Jayyous skatepark
The skaters of the West Bank Jayyous Skatepark have been practicing tricks for a truly international production of A Skate Play – skatepark-based theatre first produced in Brooklyn, New York, five years ago. This week the Jayyous Skatepark – built last year by international volunteers, skatepark experts from the UK's Skate Pal project, and locals from Skateqilya in the small village near the Palestinian city of Qalqilya – is set to host free outdoor performances of A Skate Play Monday – Friday. The performance,...
Lam Gods: How a Belgium theatre is leading the way in demonstrating what the future of city theatres may look like
A beating heart flutters against the centuries of Ghent history in Lam Gods, a show working with the people of the Belgium City, most of whom are non-actors. It is a heart formed by a group of people coming together in a world premiere with Milo Rau at the helm, a Swiss director known for putting world violence centre stage. This dynamic work incorporates the lives of modern-day Belgiums into the depictions of city dwellers as biblical and religious figures...
Photographer captures stunning drone images of mist rolling over the Malvern Hills
Photographer Jan Sedlacek, 39 snapped the images over two Autumn mornings this year/