🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

It’s #InternationalSculptureDay! Here at Koestler, we receive sculpture entries in all shapes and sizes – from ceramics to matchsticks! Our entrants prove that you can make incredible things, even from a few simple materials.

💬 "Being able to express how I was feeling [...] meant carers, friends and family could suddenly understand what I was going through." 🖊️ This month's #ArtAid activity encourages you to tell your own story and reflect on your emotions using similes. 🔗 ow.ly/9Gux50VQ6EB

📃 At Koestler Arts, we love hearing back from our entrants - here are some stand-out figures from our most recent survey! #KoestlerArts #CreativeConfidence #ArtForChange #PrisonArt

💡 Opportunity for young creatives! 🧐 Koestler Arts is welcoming expressions of interest to judge the 2025 Koestler Awards from artists aged 21-25. We are particularly interested to hear from global majority artists. ✍️ Find out more: ow.ly/pt5m50VTmsO

🗿 We're at Sculpture at Kingham Lodge again! Read on about the exhibition here. Open 17-26 May. 🔗 Tickets here: ow.ly/mCMl50VUTgS #SculptureAtKinghamLodge #ArtExhibition #KinghamLodge #KoestlerArts

This #InternationalTeaDay we’ve been looking through our archives and are amazed by the quali-tea of work! ☕

⌚ There's still time for you to visit Sculpture at Kingham Lodge 2025! 🙌 Last week, we had the chance to attend a private view of the exhibition and thank Christopher and Delphie Stockwell for their long-term support of our work. 🎟️ Tickets here: sculptureatkinghamlodge.com

💬"Creative stimuli are all around us, waiting for the right person to notice them." 🗣️ For #NationalCreativityDay, we asked our staff and volunteers what helps them feel creative! #KoestlerArts #InspirationDaily #CreativeProcess #ArtAndInspiration

Talk about up-lifting art - these bras from our 2024 Southbank exhibition, No Comment, are supportive in more ways than one. At Koestler Arts, we celebrate self-expression - this #PrideMonth, we honour the LGBTQ+ community in all its strength, creativity, and resilience.

💬"Think about places that have inspired you or are important to you, or somewhere you’ve never been but would like to explore." 🐦 This month's #ArtAid activity from Jade, Koestler Award winner, draws inspiration from birds and flight. 🔗 Download here: ow.ly/YZ4w50VQ6Iu

🌍 This #WorldEnvironmentDay we're sharing this striking diptych we received last year. A reminder to examine our impact on the planet, and care for nature as much as we admire it. Artwork credit: Honest Pollution, HM Prison Maghaberry, Bronze Baseroom Award for Painting, 2024

Hope you're all relaxing and getting ready for the weekend. We’re full of beans to share this wonderful textile piece with you, from HM Prison Bronzefield. [Artwork credit: Coffee and Biscuits, HM Prison Bronzefield, Needlecraft, 2024]

This little monster is made of SOAP! 🧼🧽 This eldritch cutie and its collection of knick-knacks are entering the 2025 Koestler Awards from HM Prison Ashfield, sculpted entirely from soap. And they smell amazing, too! [Artwork: Baby Cthulhu, HM Prison Ashfield, Sculpture, 2025]

Did you know you could have a direct impact on an individual’s self-esteem and motivation to engage with art? 🎨 👉 Swipe through to learn more about our Patrons programme, or join now here: koestlerarts.org.uk/support-us/ind… #KoestlerArts #KoestlerAwards #ArtForChange #ArtInPrison

"Sometimes those least accepted by humanity are the ones who do the most for it." 💬 We’re marking the third week of #PrideMonth with this quote and portrait of Alan Turing by a Koestler Awards entrant. #KoestlerArts #ArtWithPurpose #ArtForChange #PrideMonth

You might have thought this was an ancient relic, but it was entered into the Koestler Awards just this year 🧐 This incredible sculpture features what looks to be a Lamassu, mythological guardians frequently depicted in Mesopotamian art. #KoestlerAwards #KoestlerArts

Today we were joined by Sofia, an Unlocked Graduate! She also posed for a picture with her favourite entry so far 🍗 As part of her placement, Sofia will volunteer with us for the next week and a half, helping us get the artworks ready for the Koestler Awards 🧐

Dalton, who performed at our Voices from Prison event last March, shared his thoughts about the event and navigating the criminal justice system as a transgender man. Read the full piece here: ow.ly/YOfY50W5nYf

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe joined us on 1 July to kick off the 2025 Koestler Awards judging season! While she was here, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with her for an interview - you can read the full piece here: ow.ly/ev9K50Wkwws

For July's #ArtAid, Koestler Award winner, exhibited artist and mentee, Gary, shares advice on finding inspiration and starting to draw using everyday objects. 🎨 Download the sheet, and any previous Art Aid sheets, here: ow.ly/7IZ250WiYAZ #KoestlerAwards #KoestlerArts