Chinese artist Ai Weiwei sets up four live webcams in his Beijing home and studio, referring to his constant surveillance by the state.

US sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett, renowned for her politically-charged artwork, dies at the age of 96.

A council plans to inscribe the lyrics of the 1980s hit Kayleigh by Marillion into the paving stones of the town where the song was set.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's charitable foundation is to donate £125,000 which will help support refurbishment projects at local theatres.

Google has expanded its Art Project which allows users to take a virtual stroll around some of the world's most famous art galleries.

Dystopian sci-fi The Hunger Games holds off fantasy sequel Wrath of the Titans to retain pole position in the UK and Ireland box office chart.

Three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams is to tread the boards in New York this summer in an open-air production of Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods.

The shortlist for the third Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is announced in the Scottish Borders.