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A group of children animated the characters of Batman, Minnie Mouse, Frozen, Spiderman, and various other beloved children’s heroes, transforming a section of the parking...
House education committee calls for more local art in public buildings
The House education committee on Wednesday discussed legislation aiming to ensure public buildings are enriched with pieces of art. Akel MP Giorgos Koukoumas said although...
Italy police seize Rubens masterpiece after fraud investigation
Italian police said on Friday they had seized a painting on display by the 17th century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens after a fraud investigation...
Local painter represents Cyprus in America
Cypriot artist Lara Sophie Benjamin has recently returned from her stint as the invited International Artist at The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival in Pensacola, Florida...
Celebrating posters as an artform
Celebrating creativity in graphic design and poster art is what the 2nd Cyprus Poster Triennial has been doing since the exhibition opened at SPEL State...
Mona Lisa copy to go under the hammer in Paris auction
A faithful copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa dating from more than 400 years ago will go under the hammer at a Paris auction...
Luminous Bodies: new exhibition from the Cyprus College of Art
“A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deep shadow,” once wrote Leonardo Da Vinci in a notebook and...
Cyprus gets its very own graffiti hotel
The Larnaca building is covered inside and out with eye-catching artwork Cyprus’ first graffiti hotel has become a reference point in Larnaca, an Instagrammable...
Controversial art teacher says being investigated for his ‘national spirit’
George Gavriel, the public school headmaster who published artworks critical of the archbishop and other key Cypriot figures, claims he is being investigated for his...
Pleas to save famous artist’s wall art in Varosha nightclub
Concerns over what are now valuable Cypriot artworks that lay locked away within a former nightclub in Varosha have surfaced after the city’s controversial partial...