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Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh challenges preconceptions about her country and continent with her bold, colourful images

A tattoo artist in Russia is helping domestic violence survivors reclaim their bodies. It helps them believe they can start afresh, finds Manon Masset, reporting for Le Courrier de Russie

Immersive night-time adventures into a ‘wild avian landscape’ are taking place this week as part of Brighton Festival. Artist Jony Easterby explains why he and his team created the woodland [...]

From origami to photography, Londoner Sam Furness challenged himself to attempt a new skill for each month of 2016. Whether to broaden your horizons or simply disrupt routine, he believes [...]

More than 100 comics artists and illustrators from around the world have launched Draw The Line, a visual guide to ‘positive political action that anyone can take’

Positive News subscriber member Jessica Smulders Cohen explains how her passion for weaving chimes with changing the news for good

Roma people in the UK listed things they wanted people to better understand about their communities before their thoughts were transformed into art

Striking political art campaign aims to spark conversations about American values in the week Donald Trump will become president

Discovering that milk can be cheaper than water left a sour taste in the mouth of artist Nessie Reid. She explains why she turned to performance art to challenge the modern dairy industry

Ikon Gallery in Birmingham have launched one of their most ambitious projects to date, transporting the entire contents of photographer Vanley Burke’s Nechells flat into the gallery space and [...]

A city of extreme contrasts, the capital of Venezuela is quite literally getting a new lick of paint and a whole lot more to bring communities together and increase wellbeing

There is still little documentation of how art creates social and personal change. We must develop this language, argues Charlotte Onslow

Amy Smith rounds up the best art exhibitions to see this season

Damien Hirst says that all art is focused on death. Not so, says Amy Smith, who delves into recent art history to reveal key pieces that sing out with joy

A new online exhibition aims to share and amplify the voices, stories and art of Muslim women around the world

Sculptor James McNabb has created a series of wood sculptures exploring the idea that there should be no such thing as waste

Graffiti: eyesore vandalism or the creative lifeblood of our cities? Tania Ahsan investigates

Forget placards and megaphones, Rin Simpson finds out how craft-based activism is making waves in fighting global injustice

For some social commentators, the stereotype Londoner is an unfriendly commuter on the underground railway, burying their head in a book. But, one of the capital’s leading artists has decided to [...]

Sustainability summit calls for artists and environmentalists to create a positive new vision of the future