Jack Vettriano Donates New Painting To Scottish Charities

Jack Vettriano Donates New Painting To Scottish Charities

21.11.2012
One of Scotland's most successful living painters, Jack Vettriano, has painted a new work with the aim of helping charities from his homeland. 'Night-time...

How Jenny Sealey's Award Affirms Disability Arts as a Life-Giving Force

21.11.2012
In penetrating us with their irrepressible solar rays, disability arts give us fire in our bellies and cause to be utterly and unashamedly...
Black And White Photos? Nope - Just Charcoal And Paper

Black And White Photos? Nope - Just Charcoal And Paper

Sam Parker  21.11.2012
Meet Theo, the snaggletoothed old man with the immense wiry beard, a product of Greek and Indian lineage, described by his creator 'the...

Floored in Peckham

21.11.2012
Simon Linington and William Mackrell are both individual artists who do collaborative work as well as their own. Now, for MOCA in Peckham...
How To Say 'I Love You' In Greenlandic

How To Say 'I Love You' In Greenlandic

21.11.2012
I had hoped to find poems in the Arctic. I did not expect to return with a whole new language. Greenlandic had become the key to representing...
Moving Towards Change: Why Dance Can Be So Much More Than Just A Hobby

Moving Towards Change: Why Dance Can Be So Much More Than Just A Hobby

21.11.2012
Dance has proven to be a fantastic engagement tool for girls and young women who often begin a life-long pursuit which brings them both...
Britain's Gold Medal in Soft Power

Britain's Gold Medal in Soft Power

21.11.2012
Perhaps it's time to recognise that English, education and culture - along with a sustained commitment to International Development - are...
Camp (as Christmas)

Camp (as Christmas)

20.11.2012
With 'Camp', my new show at London's Roundhouse, I'm trying to carve out a space where things can be fun and I can experiment without being...
Street Artist Creates Funny Lives In Miniature

Street Artist Creates Funny Lives In Miniature

19.11.2012
From Jonathan Swift's Gulliver to Mary Norton's Borrowers, great imaginations have long been drawn to the idea of life in miniature. Slinkachu's...
A Sadder Picture: Hockney's Beloved Tree Trunk Ruined By Vandals

A Sadder Picture: Hockney's Beloved Tree Trunk Ruined By Vandals

19.11.2012
UPDATED - 20/11/12 It was the simple tree trunk that helped inspire one of Britain's biggest art shows, but now David Hockney's beloved...
How Much Would You Pay For A Painting By An Elephant?

How Much Would You Pay For A Painting By An Elephant?

19.11.2012
A new star is causing a stampede on the abstract art scene. Asian elephant Karishma is being trumpeted as a pachyderm Picasso, with her...
Thinking Creatively About Creative Learning

Thinking Creatively About Creative Learning

17.11.2012
Through utilising imaginative methods of learning, we can ensure all children are provided with the equal opportunities to achieve and...
The Week In Culture

The Week In Culture

16.11.2012
Death shows, £15,000,000 doodles and Kate Moss as a moody teenager. It can only be the Week in Culture...

Axisweb is 21: Need for Patronage in Contemporary Art as Relevant as Ever in Digital Age

16.11.2012
Cast your mind back to 1991, when Axis began. John Major was Prime Minister, Whitney Houston and Bryan Adams topped the charts and people...