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Belgian artist Gijs Vanhee, with his distinctive graphic style, metaphorically exposes the themes we neglect in our everyday lives. The freedom we dream of and the reality we neglect are intertwined in the paintings of Belgian-born muralist Gijs Vanhee. The artist is coming to Sofia to create a mural in the city center at the invitation of the Visionary Foundation and as part of Belgian Days 2022. Gijs Vanhee is an illustrator who became passionate about street art in his teens.

The latest artwork as part of Estonian NGO Mondo's #IShareHerPower campaign is a seven meter high mural in Tallinn's Ülemiste district, painted by artist Lex Zooz. The work's main theme is the issue of forest conservation, with Zooz taking inspiration from Kenyan environmental, social and political activist Wangari Maathai.

"I chose forest conservation as the subject of my work because it is close to my heart and is also a topical problem in Estonia", said Zooz.

The award will apparently be conferred to an empty chair as the artist — whose identity is secret — will not be attending the University for the Creative Arts ceremony

The British street artist Banksy will become an honorary professor at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), an art school with campuses in the southeast of England. But students hoping to attend lectures on stencilling or sit in on seminars about political activism will be disappointed as the title is purely symbolic.