The Vatican expects more than 10,000 people from across the wider art and cultural environments — hailing from over 100 countries and five continents — to participate in events over the four days.

As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...

In 1977, Murray was offered a full-time role as the prison’s fine arts instructor, which he held till he retired in 2003 and, ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Chicago native and former R&B superstar R. Kelly’s 30-year prison sentence on ...

On February 12, 1994, the renowned Norwegian painter Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ was stolen from the National Gallery, Oslo, ...

Marwan Ouarab is an unlikely hero. A convicted con artist who narrowly avoided prison in France, he has now found a new calling: saving scam victims from their online predators using his tech skills.

Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

A new documentary by Catherine Gund tracks the loss, painting over and recovery of Ringgold’s motivational composition “For ...

The thought of prison takes one’s mind to cold, sterile cells, barbed wires, and the weight of past mistakes. It’s easy to ...

Though he organized the Hutchinson Center for the Arts’ newest exhibit, Eric Schwarze doesn’t think of himself as an artist. “I just kind of tinker and make fun things,” the owner of ...

Palestinian prisoners embody the resilience of their people, transforming captivity into a site of resistance.

The new documentary "Paint Me a Road Out of Here" details the history of a painting by Faith Ringgold, created for the Rikers ...