Welcome to our September update. Let’s get down to business. The Secret Life of Objects was another wonderful Layered Visions challenge. The final gallery brought together an imaginative collection of still-life artworks, transforming familiar objects through symbolism, atmosphere and storytelling. Thank you to every artist who contributed and helped make the challenge such a success. View The Secret Life of Objects gallery Our latest challenge, Faces Beyond Reality, is already halfway...

Welcome to our August update. Let’s get down to business. I am very proud of the way artists responded to our last challenge, A World Without Us. We received some truly epic matte-painting-style submissions, alongside deeply moving interpretations that showed just how far this theme could be taken. The challenges are gradually becoming more demanding, and I hope you will stick with them. The aim is to keep pushing your artistic thinking, your techniques, and the way you build and develop an...

In response to some of the questions and answers shared on the AWAKE group platform. Here are some questions to think about. When early humans recorded their lives and experiences by drawing figures and animals on cave walls, was that art? When someone puts paint onto canvas, is that art? I think most people would immediately answer yes. Painting has occupied such a secure place in our understanding of art that we rarely question it. But what about frescoes, trompe-l’œil, flowers painted on a...