What makes a person successful? For Professor Angela Duckworth, the answer

is grit, an intangible trait that motivates passion and perseverance.
In a
study at West Point, Duckworth found that grit mattered more f
or...

It’s one of the largest public art collections in the country and it’s not where you might expect to see it. Artwork in New York hospitals aims to heal patients and healers. Jeffrey Brown continues his occasional look at the intersection...

Independent public art like graffiti and street art often gets a bad rap, thanks to its legal classification as vandalism. But these art forms have much to offer as a means for people to speak truth to power and take ownership of...

Rivera painted this fresco mural to portray the issues of Mexican workers on a sugar cane plantation.

Howcast - Learn how to flare your colors in graffiti with this Howcast video.

Name: Maggie Antalek (@maggieantalek on TikTok) Location: Greenpoint — Brooklyn, New York Size: 320 square feet Type of Home: 1 Bedroom Apartment Years Lived In: 6 months, renting Maggie Antalek got the rug pulled out from under her and...

While blank walls can add a little bit of visual balance to a room, they’re often just missed opportunities for wall décor ideas. They’re truly the perfect canvases for telling your life’s stories and can give guests a hint at who you...

Discover the story of muralist Fabian Williams, whose art connects with communities, celebrates historical figures, and calls for new leaders.<br/>

Discover the story of muralist Fabian Williams, whose art connects with communities, celebrates historical figures, and calls for new leaders.<br/>

Art is a powerful democratic tool because it can inspire emotion and empower people to take direct action to achieve a social or political goal.

This week we come to you from Rosarito, Mexico AND Chicago, IL to bring you an assignment from Hugo Crosthwaite. Hugo asks you to create a collaborative drawing by playing the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse.

The complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to 14th century between the cities of Turpan and Shanshan at the north-east of the Taklamakan Desert near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley, a gorge in the Flaming...

Thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ambitious New Deal plan, American artists were able to keep working during the Great Depression. The work they produced remains a key part of the American landscape.

Jewish refugees arrive in the UK, money is given to them, refugees eating in large dining hall / refugee children, teens given training on farm.

In this video, students will view a piece of public art, then create a sculpture or mural that values diversity and celebrates the positive contributions people have made to our world.

Today we're going to continue our discussion of public art, this time focusing on murals. We've invited Richard McCoy back to the studio to share with us what exactly murals are, where they came from, and how they can contribute to the...

Fort St. John’s downtown bursts with colour as vibrant new murals celebrate Indigenous resilience and creative renewal.

This current energy infrastructure has been operating since 2024, but Thursday marked a new chapter for its exterior.

A new Banksy mural has ignited fierce debate after appearing on the wall of London’s Royal Courts of Justice. Depicting a judge striking a protester with a gavel, the provocative piece was quickly confirmed by the artist on Instagram —...

A mural at the site of the historic Jerry Building on Rockaway Parkway will be used to show movies on a projection screen, where the audience will be able to sit and watch.

Milagros Guzman, Jessica’s mother, stood beside family and longtime neighbors as the new street sign was revealed.

More than a dozen young volunteers came together Thursday afternoon to paint a vibrant mural in honor of the United Nations International Day of Peace, observed annually on Sept. 21.

Starting next summer, visitors to the lighthouse in the eastern P.E.I. town of Souris will have a different view. Local artists were commissioned to create a four-panel mural telling the stories of Souris, to celebrate its industries...

The City of Winnipeg got to work this summer on a rejuvenation plan to give Graham Avenue a more dynamic feel, with the work including a street mural covering 24,000 square feet of road. Now, less than two months later, the street mural...