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‘It’s surreal’: Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
Our Vendors

‘It’s surreal’: Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition

Dave Martin is no stranger to an exhibition due to his work as an artist. But it was a poignant moment when he saw his portrait up close at an exhibition showing off the Outsiders project by photographer Marc Davenant

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Grassroots music venues

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’

Nearly a quarter of the UK’s grassroots music venues required  ’emergency’ support to help them stay open over the past year

From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Art

From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed

Free to visit and on your doorstep, public sculptures embed in people’s lives in the way that many art collections cannot

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
Greta Chambers-McMillan

I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature

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How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight
John Bird

How painting helps me to get up in the morning and continue the fight

Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
2024

Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why
Cressida Brown

Political censorship in theatre has gone too far – especially on Palestinian art. Here’s why

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue
Christmas Wrapping paper

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue

‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas
Art

‘Love is the most powerful emotion there is’: Artist Opake on homelessness, addiction and Christmas

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things
Phillip Toledano

AI is a tool like the paintbrush – it can be used for good things and terrible things

Fin DAC: ‘As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them’
Fin DAC

Fin DAC: ‘As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them’

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage

‘It’s art for people’: This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
Art

‘It’s art for people’: This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down

‘I cried my eyes out making this’: Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William
Art

‘I cried my eyes out making this’: Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William

Shocking art project spotlights ‘insidious’ anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture
Homelessness

Shocking art project spotlights ‘insidious’ anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture

Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Homelessness

Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, ‘right-wing a**holes’ and why we all should be kinder to one another
Social justice

Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, ‘right-wing a**holes’ and why we all should be kinder to one another

Why RuPaul is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to drag
Mark Anthony

Why RuPaul is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to drag

Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
Art

Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create

‘Each brush tells a story of hope’: Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets
Homelessness

‘Each brush tells a story of hope’: Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets

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Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he’s ‘ambivalent’ about the ‘divisive’ Union Jack
Eurovision

Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he’s ‘ambivalent’ about the ‘divisive’ Union Jack

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’
Art

Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: ‘Nothing beats what nature makes’

Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’
Theatre

Artist Ray Young: ‘Our government is threatening disabled people’s rights – there’s no compassion’

Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time
Photography

Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman’s seaside home for the first time