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'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
British artist Stuart Semple is delivering £30,000 of art materials to 50 schools across London with social mobility education charity Debate Mate
Influencer Nikki Lilly: 'Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies'
Influencer Nikki Lilly: 'Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies'
Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans
Photographer of the year Zed Nelson on documenting the decimation of nature by humans
Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'
Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'
Inside the Big Issue: Summer of Music special
Inside the Big Issue: Summer of Music special
Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
Covent Garden's iconic street artists were born from resistance. Now they face an uncertain future
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
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
'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 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his 'disgustingly deep love of London'
Graffiti writer 10Foot on finding meaning in the ugly and his 'disgustingly deep love of London'
'Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice': How tagging became modern folklore
'Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice': How tagging became modern folklore
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
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
Graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap and more for radical Big Issue takeover
Graffiti writer 10Foot assembles Banksy, Kneecap and more for radical Big Issue takeover
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
Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
Artist Stuart Semple on why education in the arts needs an urgent reset: 'It's like battery farming'
'It's surreal': Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
'It's surreal': Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
Plea to save UK's grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: 'We'll all be poorer for it'
Plea to save UK's grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: 'We'll all be poorer for it'
From Henry Moore to refugees: London's remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
From Henry Moore to refugees: London's remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
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
