Arts
17 Jan 2013
As the National Literacy Trust publishes figures suggesting children are reading less, a variety of projects across the country are working hard to keep books cool and are making it easier to get hold of a good read
14 Jan 2013
Forget placards and megaphones, Rin Simpson finds out how craft-based activism is making waves in fighting global injustice
17 Dec 2012
With growing environmental concerns over using real trees and with the most common alternative being plastic, designers are rising to the challenge by creating affordable and sustainable Christmas trees that don’t scrimp on style
20 Nov 2012
Craft fans around the UK are invited to take part in a campaign that aims to help end world hunger for good
30 Sep 2012
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 dispel this myth
14 Sep 2012
Singer-songwriter and eco-activist Jess Gold is currently touring the UK aiming to both educate and entertain with songs about climate change
13 Sep 2012
One year on from the London riots, the Little Big Peace event aims to turn Streatham into a pinnacle of peace and positivity
13 Sep 2012
Review: Boom Festival 2012. Set in the breathtaking Naturtejo Geopark on the Portuguese Iberian Peninsula, Boom is the sunshine festival, next to which, others seem to pale in comparison
13 Aug 2012
Tania Ahsan finds a new perspective on being one of the crowd, at an interactive art installation at the Tate Modern
09 Aug 2012
An arts project is offering the public an opportunity to dream up the constitution for their ideal nation
07 Aug 2012
As much of the country settled down to watch the Olympic opening ceremony on 27 July, a completely different world event had swung into action at Charlton Park in Wiltshire
19 Jul 2012
Cloud Cuckoo Land, a community-focused creative arts festival with a utopian vision, returns for a second year
05 Jul 2012
Boom festival is returning for a ninth year of celebrating art, music, spirituality and alternative living
04 Jul 2012
Tom Lawson heads to Sunrise Celebration festival to see how it combines a party atmosphere with the chance to be part of a sustainable community
18 Jun 2012
A floating musical tide mill which is powered by a giant waterwheel and built using recycled pontoons, is open for the summer at Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside
15 Jun 2012
Upon the release of new documentary Symphony of the Soil, Nikki Allen finds out about the role of soil in maintaining a healthy planet
01 Jun 2012
Inspired by the ‘Olympic truce,’ which calls for countries to come together in peace, an art installation will see encampments of glowing tents set up at eight remote coastal sites on 19-22 July
