Art

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

Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation
John Bird

Art the hard way: The role of art in liberation and the transforming power of creation

‘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

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

‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway
Eurovision

‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway

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’

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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

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Music

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor
Theatre

New play Capital! explores Edinburgh’s financial history through eyes of Big Issue vendor

Taking time out for art gives me the will to keep fighting for social justice
John Bird

Taking time out for art gives me the will to keep fighting for social justice