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August 20, 2019

Renowned artist donates works to anti-arms fair auction

Shepard Fairey, creator of the Obama Hope poster, has donated art to be auctioned at London's anti-arms fair exhibition, which explores war, conflict and peace.
August 3, 2019

Just Festival supports Church of Scotland Crossreach

An annual festival promoting issues around social justice has this year chosen to support CrossReach, which is the operating name for the Church of Scotland's Social Care Council which is celebrating its 150th anniversary throughout 2019.
May 9, 2019

Arrest of woman over Virgin Mary rainbow artwork in Poland condemned

Government officials allege the work is blasphemous and object to its presumed link to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights and gender equality.
November 3, 2018

Scots urged to celebrate St Andrew's Day with kindness

Scots are being urged to spread kindness this St Andrew's Day in celebration of the nation's shared values and inclusive view of the world.
October 26, 2018

Open data: of woodcuts and genomes

Edward Bawden was a remarkable artist-craftsman-maker, skilled in many media. He was a fine water-colourist, printmaker and designer.
March 16, 2018

A fanfare for the uncommon (wo)man

The man on the Clapham omnibus, the m
February 12, 2018

Swarthmore Lecture 2018 to be given by Quaker artist and activist

The 2018 Swarthmore Lecture will be given by Chris Alton a life-long Quaker, artist and activist.
January 2, 2018

Liminality: New Year, art and the rumour of Divinity

The strange betwixt-and-between period which separates Christmas from New Year is over.
December 8, 2017

Attentive waiting, beauty and hope: trying what Advent will do

Lying awake, waiting for first light, longing for some deliverance from fear, pain, despair, helplessness, lassitude.
October 17, 2015

'Refugees crossing': the little boats bearing our humanity

Just a month after photographs of the body of three-year-old Alyan Kurdi, washed up on a Turkish beach, shocked the world, the government has announced its decision to withdraw two Border Force res