An artists' residence in a semi-abandoned village in the mountains in Central Bulgaria brought the micro-region back to life by connecting to local craft traditions. I co-edited this project's application for the New European Bauhaus Prizes, which are awarded to standout projects that weave together art, community and sustainability. We were shortlisted for the prize. This is the 4th year in a row that applications I work on for this prestigious awards scheme either win a prize or are shortlisted. The New European Bauhaus awards are given to the very best initiatives in the whole European Union (plus a few other countries) in a given year.

In the corners of Rome's ancient streets, watercolorist Massimiliano Iocco finds beauty in the messier sides of world-famous monuments. He offers his insider's view of the great city and shares what he personally finds worth seeing and painting. I did an in-depth profile of Iocco for the magazine Watercolor Artist, which comes out on paper and reaches practicing painters all over the world.

Olena Duchêne draws on her background as both engineer and artist to create still life florals that express her strength and resilience.

A project for new public space among Sofia's post-socialist tower blocks that I helped create and manage won a New European Bauhaus Prize. We transformed a rooftop with lots of art. We built an outdoor stage, seating, food pavilions, and a playground. Local residents were an integral part of the design process. This is the 3rd year in a row that my organization, The Collective, has been shortlisted for the prestigious New European Bauhaus prizes, and the 2nd year in a row that we receive a prize. We can hardly believe it ourselves. The organization is only 4 years old! We keep dreaming up and building great shared spaces.

Amit Kapoor looks at the world's most celebrated cityscapes and discovers something new.

Jessica Anne Schwartz turns her experience of synesthesia into years-long series of artworks. Some of them are about bees.

For Ukrainian artist Vera Kavura, flowers stand for persistence even under the harshest of circumstances.

In Ruse, deindustrialisation has left the Danube River detached from the city, while career and social opportunities have diminished. The Danube Design Lab empowered youth to change their city via a design-build project. This initiative -- for which I was a lead writer on the proposal -- won a prestigious New European Bauhaus Prize.

The artist Dina Brodsky captures magical landscapes in a pocket-sized format.

On British artist Paul Evans' idiosyncratic markmaking.

The Rivers of Sofia received a Grand Prix at the 2022 European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards. This is the most prestigious distinction for heritage in Europe. I planned, co-wrote, and edited the application that secured this achievement.

Painting is part of Giordano Gattolin's creative practice at his organic farm in Central Italy.

The Rivers of Sofia became a finalist for the 2022 New European Bauhaus Prizes awarded by the European Commission. The project uses temporary architectural interventions and festivals to transform urban riverbanks in Sofia and open them up to people.

Eudes Correia paints captivating encounters on the streets and squares of Lisbon.

On Sally Muir's popular internet series of dog paintings, how it started, and how she has been keeping up the practice since 2013.

How did a sweater Sally Muir designed end up being worn by Princess Diana? How has she managed to keep up her series of dog-a-day paintings for over 7 years? Here's Muir's quirky and unusual story.

A winning project in the 2021 Idea Challenge by Civic Europe - one of 18 projects selected for funding out of over 550 contributions from 12 countries. The Danube Design Lab brings architecture & design education to socially excluded youth.

Simone Bingemer’s first (and only) self-portrait creates a web of gazes that crosses generations and tells a deeply personal story.

With brushes, sticks, fingers and cloth, Atanas Matsoureff creates haunting watercolors that show the past is so close, we can touch it.