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Arts In The Spotlight

Healing arts

How the power of creativity can induce transformative changes in the brain, promoting neuroplasticity and helping overcome isolation through connection.
23 Sep 2025 Lisa Todd
Lisa Todd in a colorful coat stands in a bright room surrounded by her artwork: vibrant, abstract paintings and framed art pieces with bold patterns and colors. The background and floor display more vivid artworks.
Arts In The Spotlight

Almost home

A powerful exhibit produced by Koestler Arts and curated entirely by incarcerated women reveals how creativity and second chances can transform lives.
9 Jul 2025 Fiona Curran, FRSA
A rectangular, briefcase-shaped object with a wooden frame and handle, featuring vertical black panels and a central square pattern, displayed on a plain light background with a wide olive border.
Lead Feature

Beyond repair

Artist Beth Cavener’s staggering new exhibition of clay sculptures asks if we have the empathy needed to rebuild the trust that has been lost.
26 Mar 2025 Leah Clarkson
A woman works on a large clay sculpture of a wolf, intricately shaping its fierce, open-mouthed expression. The sculpture is propped up with support rods on a table. The background is plain white.
Last Word

Last Word: belong

Artwork by Ben Jones for the RSA. Ben uses a mixture of drawing, printmaking and collage to create his artworks, and is influenced by the work of the early 20th century avant garde and the legacy of Polish poster art.
26 Mar 2025
A vibrant, abstract illustration of overlapping, multicolored birds, primarily in orange and blue tones. Some birds have human figures and faces incorporated into their designs, creating a blend of organic and human forms on a light background.
Feature

Last word: brand

What lies beneath the surface in a world awash with logos?
26 Sep 2022 Sairah Ashman
Colorful, geometric isometric text art displaying the word "BRAND." The letters are outlined in multiple colors, including orange, blue, purple, yellow, and green, with floating squares around them on a white background.
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The generations game

The stereotypes that limit us when we think about age groups.
13 Jun 2022 Bobby Duffy
Dominoes with various black symbols, including a peace sign, smiley face, roller skate, apple, phone, and crossed-out icons, are arranged on a green surface. Some pieces form an L shape in the background.
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Collaboration

When two big egos collide, does it make a sound?
16 Mar 2022 Daliso Chaponda
Colorful, stylized text spelling "COLLABORATION" with each letter uniquely designed on individual colored squares and rectangles.