Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist
Art

Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist

Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who’s so much more than John Lennon’s wife
Art

Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who’s so much more than John Lennon’s wife

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor ‘shows the power of art’ to tackle homelessness
Art

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor ‘shows the power of art’ to tackle homelessness

Hello Kitty celebrates 50th anniversary: Behind the phenomenal rise of the Japanese icon
Exhibition

Hello Kitty celebrates 50th anniversary: Behind the phenomenal rise of the Japanese icon

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing
Christmas

We asked AI to create images of Santa and the results were… disturbing

Late Scottish artist’s powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
Art

Late Scottish artist’s powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years

Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition
Christmas

Take a look at all the stunning entries to Big Issue’s Christmas cover competition

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
Poetry

Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday

The Big Issue’s Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs
Christmas

The Big Issue’s Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs

Behind the scenes of Rankin’s historic portrait of King Charles for Big Issue
King Charles III

Behind the scenes of Rankin’s historic portrait of King Charles for Big Issue

Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’
Art

Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’

‘The art of resistance’: Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition
Art

‘The art of resistance’: Big Issue vendors show off art skills at eye-opening Bristol exhibition

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine
Cartoon

BE MORE GUS: Catch The Big Issue’s new cartoon series only in the magazine

‘Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic’: A personal tribute to Jamie Reid
In memoriam

‘Artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic’: A personal tribute to Jamie Reid

Meet the Drummond Street Artists – the new art collective with histories of homelessness
Exhibition

Meet the Drummond Street Artists – the new art collective with histories of homelessness

Special art exhibition opens in Shoreditch to raise money for Big Issue
My Dog Sighs

Special art exhibition opens in Shoreditch to raise money for Big Issue

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Rone: ‘Most of my works have been destroyed’
street art

Rone: ‘Most of my works have been destroyed’

The Bearded Explorer ventures into derelict buildings to reveal their secrets
Interview

The Bearded Explorer ventures into derelict buildings to reveal their secrets

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
Artist studio

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
behind the art

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces