Art
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
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Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
A look at some of the artwork created by people with learning disabilities who are supported by Superstar Arts
'Each brush tells a story of hope': Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets
![homeless artist David Bedford](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/David-pavement-gallery.jpg?w=768)
'Each brush tells a story of hope': Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets
Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
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Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
Artist Aasen Stephenson turns leaves into astounding works of art: 'Nothing beats what nature makes'
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'
Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'
Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
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Remembering Tim Hetherington, a fearless photojournalist and friend who died in Libya
Artist with autism uses drawing to make sense of the trauma of losing his home
![Christopher Hoggins Roof-less eviction art book](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aabungalow-1-1.jpg?w=768)
Artist with autism uses drawing to make sense of the trauma of losing his home
Acclaimed artist My Dog Sighs auctions off iconic painting to 'help those struggling and lost'
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Acclaimed artist My Dog Sighs auctions off iconic painting to 'help those struggling and lost'
'The image says it all': The meaning behind Banksy's new London tree mural, revealed
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'The image says it all': The meaning behind Banksy's new London tree mural, revealed
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: 'Ordinary moments go unnoticed'
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Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: 'Ordinary moments go unnoticed'
Women of Ukraine displaced by war rebuild their lives in striking new portrait exhibition
![Ukraine photo exhibition](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Anya_1-hero.jpg?w=768)
Women of Ukraine displaced by war rebuild their lives in striking new portrait exhibition
Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist
![Clarke Reynolds blind braille artist](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Clarke-Reynolds-blind-artist-hero.jpg?w=768)
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
![Yoko Ono retrospctive](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1601_YOKOUNO_1968_Acorns_Keith-McMillan_Dirt-Tate.jpg?w=768)
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
![Shane Record's painting of Big Issue vendor Raheem Ahmed](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Raheem-Ahmed-portrait-hero-Shane-Record.jpg?w=766)
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
![Hello Kitty](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1598_Arts_coin-purse.jpg?w=768)
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
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1595_AI-Santa-hero.jpg?w=768)
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
![Robert McKee homelessness art in Dundee](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image-6.png?w=768)
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
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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
![Self portrait by Chris Bird](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Arts_Hero_ChrisBird4.jpg?w=768)
Artist and poet Chris Bird: My art is an attempt to create hope and beauty in the everyday
CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
![](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Maria-and-Nicky-1.jpg?w=768)
CathARTic: The incredible and inspiring way vulnerable people are finding themselves through art
The Big Issue's Christmas art wrapping paper is back – these are the stories behind the designs
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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 in Black and White](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1590_King_RAN12072_THE_BIG_ISSUE-2_089-F4_RGB-HERO.jpg?w=768)
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'
![Artist Sarah Lucas](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sarah-lucas-hero-1.jpg?w=768)
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
![Big Issue vendor Will Payne](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Colour-duplicate-3.jpg?w=768)
'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
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