They are images most artists would only consign to a gallery but what began as a one-off fundraising event for a small Miami not-for-profit has now developed into a global fundraiser to benefit charities around the world, writes M.E. Bell.

As a struggling artist living under a racist, sexist capitalist system, Francis Mead questions the nature and conditions of Black artists being accepted by the Bourgeois art and publishing worlds.

A government-led crackdown in Jamaica on violent and explicit sexual lyrics seems to have stalled reggae music's 20-year slide into what has been dubbed ‘murder music, writes Zadie Neufville.

Milk Crate Theatre gets professional actors and homeless people working closely, telling stories of street life and giving those less fortunate a creative space they can truly call home, writes M.E Bell.

Photojournalist Kelly Hussey-Smith was part of a group who set up The Centre for Documentary Practice (CDP), where she is now Project Officer. Her latest body of work, Caged, was born out of a two-month stint in Beijing, when she became aware of the living conditions being endured by A Kou, a large female gorilla, writes Elizabeth Usher.

Film-maker Simon Cunich aims to create social change through his craft. He spoke with Kate Ausburn about the collaboration between artists and activists.