Art
12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art

12 huge artists have come together to support Big Issue. These are stories behind their art
These highly collectable artworks have been created by 12 acclaimed artists to benefit Big Issue
Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Jealous has curated twelve exclusive prints from artists including Pure Evil, Dave Buonaguidi and Noel Fielding, with share of profits supporting Big Issue
Big Issue featured in new street art mural celebrating efforts to help homeless people in Bristol

Big Issue featured in new street art mural celebrating efforts to help homeless people in Bristol
A huge 19 metre mural has gone up in Stokes Croft, Bristol ahead of a major fundraiser to build micro-homes for the homeless
Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future
Cranhill Arts Project: Meet the Glasgow community group that painted itself a better future
‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
‘If you think I’m a dirty crackhead, that’s fine’: Artists Slawn and Opake talk mistakes and success
Artist Will Blood wanted to be a rock star – but pop-punk’s loss is the art world’s gain

Artist Will Blood wanted to be a rock star – but pop-punk’s loss is the art world’s gain
Road sign artist Suto: ‘I don’t want to make something that will be loved by everyone’

Road sign artist Suto: ‘I don’t want to make something that will be loved by everyone’
Artist Soldier: ‘If you put money at your forefront, your work will lose its lifeforce and essence’

Artist Soldier: ‘If you put money at your forefront, your work will lose its lifeforce and essence’
Graffiti artist Fatso: ‘Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be’

Graffiti artist Fatso: ‘Anyone can be an artist – but they have to want to be’
Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’

Artist Charlotte Rose: ‘Warhol said everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. We’re living that now’
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing

I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’

Opake on his boundary-pushing art: ‘I don’t think there’s anything more taboo than hentai porn’
How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity

How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

‘This has been my shelter’: Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
‘It’s an emergency’: Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day

‘It’s an emergency’: Why artist Stuart Semple is giving £30k of art supplies to 50 schools in one day
10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti

10Foot, Tox and Fume’s art exhibition shut down after ‘f**k the King’ graffiti
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025

‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal

‘If I didn’t do graffiti I’d be doing way worse crimes’: Banksy interviews Tox, London’s most prolific vandal
Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS

Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and ‘king of the tube’ Bas DDS
Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life

Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
Graffiti writer Fume: ‘All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me’

Graffiti writer Fume: ‘All the bad things that happened to me ended up strengthening me’
Banksy explains why he uses tag of ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ Tox in his work

Banksy explains why he uses tag of ‘UK’s most imprisoned graffiti writer’ Tox in his work
Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: ‘It’s like battery farming’

