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Students at Stateville prison find empowerment, hope in arts education

“We’ve been given a platform to have our hidden voices heard and our invisibility made visible to the outside,” said student Reginald BoClair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Campaigners launch fresh Stonehenge road legal challenge

The plans involve overhauling eight miles of the A303, including digging a two-mile tunnel.

The Independent UK

British Museum has recovered some of 2,000 stolen artefacts, chairman George Osborne says

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation

The Independent UK

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British Museum has recovered some of 2,000 stolen artefacts, says George Osborne - OLD

The chairman of the museum’s trustees conceded the scandal has harmed the London institution’s reputation.

The Independent UK

Recovery of British Museum artefacts under way, says George Osborne

Institution’s chair of trustees admits its reputation has been damaged by suspected thefts

The Guardian - UK

How to create surreal art in Procreate

In this Procreate tutorial, Rafael Sarmento creates surreal art and pays tribute to one of the most inspiring surreal artists of the 20th century.

Creative Bloq

British Museum director resigns, admits to failings in theft investigation

Museum’s director Hartwig Fischer says that he did not take warning of theft from museum collection seriously enough.

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Creepy portrait returns to a charity shop - twice - for being ‘cursed’

The manager of the store said the girl in the painting had ‘a very odd look about her’

The Independent UK

British Museum deputy director steps back after boss quits over theft probe

Director Hartwig Fischer and his deputy Jonathan Williams both announced their decisions on Friday.

The Independent UK

After the British Museum thefts, what other major art heists have there been?

One Rembrandt has been stolen four times, and works by Van Gogh, Munch and Picasso have also been targeted by criminals

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the British Museum losses: a diplomatic own goal

Editorial: The disappearance of artefacts has delivered a propaganda coup to nations campaigning for the return of historical treasures

The Guardian - UK

Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ due to poor records

Many examples of missing gold jewellery, gems and ancient items were not catalogued, say cultural heritage experts

The Guardian - UK

British Museum seeks interim leadership following resignation of director

Hartwig Fischer announced his resignation from the position on Friday.

The Independent UK

Illinois State Fair shockingly reveals butter cow wasn’t made of butter

People are stunned to learn Illinois State Fair butter cow sculpture isn’t entirely made of butter

The Independent UK

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British Museum director Hartwig Fischer quits and his No2 steps down over stolen treasures

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer will step down after treasures were reported to be stolen or missing from the London institution.

The Independent UK

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer steps down amid theft inquiry - OLD

The German art historian has been in the post since 2016.

The Independent UK

British Museum director resigns after spate of treasure thefts

Hartwig Fischer admitted the museum ‘did not respond as comprehensively as it should have in response to warnings in 2021’

The Guardian - UK

York gets flower power, Kew goes immersive and Wendy Red Star heads to London – the week in art

Still lifes by Henri Fantin-Latour, Islamic architectural inspiration and recent acquisitions at the British Museum – all in your weekly dispatch

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The Guardian - UK

Experience: I married my partner four times

Changes in the law and where we were living prompted us to have very different ceremonies

The Week

When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65 review

Peter Howson is an artist who has spent much of his life “tussling with the beast inside”, said Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times. Born in London in 1958 and brought up in Glasgow, he immediately “stood out” when he first began exhibiting his work in the mid-1980s. For one…

The Guardian - AU

Claude Ruiz Picasso, youngest son of Spanish artist, dies aged 76

The son of Picasso and French painter Françoise Gilot, who also died this year aged 101, managed his father’s hugely valuable estate until July

Evening Standard

The best exhibitions this week in London, from Donna Huddleston to Simnikiwe Buhlungu (September 9 to 16)

We pick the best art shows to enjoy this week

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It never feels like you can’t do something’: How Project Onward’s artists with disabilities strengthen each other

A gallery created a support system and lifeline for artists with disabilities to create together and give each other feedback.

The Guardian - UK

Police interview man in connection with suspected British Museum thefts

No arrests made and Met is working with museum, which said last week it had sacked a member of staff

The Guardian - US

‘Grabbing you by the lapels’: a history of eye-catching NYC subway posters

Since the 1940s, the School of Visual Arts has been making alluring posters to brighten up the New York City subway, now being celebrated in a new exhibition

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