Image above: “Currencies” by 16:9clue is licensed under CC BY 2.0. We live in a disposable age. If any further proof of this was needed, we need... Continue reading
As part of the Culture for All series, supported by the Communication Workers Union, we’re proud to present a short film about visual art, written by John... Continue reading
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Italian painter, engineer, inventor, and scientist was born 570 years ago, on 15 April 1452. He embodied in many ways the High... Continue reading
Jenny Farrell gives the background to Robert Ballagh’s new painting, marking the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday When Robert Ballagh, the outstanding contemporary Irish painter, found a... Continue reading
Jenny Farrell discusses the work of Caravaggio, who revolutionised European art. Image above: Judith Beheading Holofernes Born 450 years ago, on 29 September 1571, Caravaggio lived and... Continue reading
Stuart Cartland discusses the recent attacks on statues in Canada The toppling of the statues of British monarchs in Canada recently is a hugely symbolic moment of... Continue reading
Dennis Broe presents the first of a two-part topical study of Robert Colescott, whose politically committed art tackled issues of unequal racial and gender representation, and the history... Continue reading
Jenny Farrell writes about Albrecht Dürer, who made art in supported of the democratic movements of his time Albrecht Dürer was born 550 years ago, on 21... Continue reading