A piece of walking art takes shape through decisions about movement and attention, whether made by the artist, or the person experiencing the work. A pause changes what becomes audible. An instruction makes a familiar street different, perhaps difficult, to navigate. A recorded voice places a history alongside a building that provides no outward signs

On his record-breaking trek, Karl Bushby was held at gunpoint, arrested, menaced by a polar bear and left by two separate girlfriends. Now he’s nearing home after 28 years – and he has a few stories to tell Source: ‘Some things are worth dying for’: Karl Bushby’s incredible 28-year walk home, through deserts, kidnappers and

I’m going to be in conversation with Tim Herwig and Ann de Forest as part of a Walk-Listen-Create event in a couple of weeks (details will be forthcoming closer to the day it happens). We’ll be talking about my forthcoming book, Walking Well: Trails, Paths, Pilgrimages, and Herwig’s 2022 book The Long Way Home. My … Continue reading 46. Timothy A. Herwig, The Long Way Home →

Words: Nadine N. Sayegh “All that once was directly lived has become mere representation.” — Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle, 1967 I was in a coffee shop in downtown Amman, all argileh smoke, tarneeb games, and Ro’ya News muted in the corner. I was waiting for a friend, writing, half listening to the…

i What not only feels like, but really was, a different time, Prince sang of a man dying of a big disease with a little name. This was 1986. The year after, in 1987, the US registered a bit over 13000 deaths from complications related to HIV/AIDS. In the US, the HIV/AIDS epidemic peaked in

5 Sep — 31 Oct 2026 at the Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica, United States Source: Walking Venice | Meer

Blended is a Walking Art exhibition on 23rd-25th October 2026 at Granton:Hub, Madelvic House, Granton Park Avenue, Edinburgh, EH5 1HS. ‘Blended’ will be a Walking Art exhibition of mixed media work made in Granton, inspired by the local history of the area. It will include ‘The Granton Burn’ a stitched banner (currently hanging at Riddles … Continue reading Blended – walking art exhibition

Exclusive: Theresa Musgrove unearths newspaper archives showing one Alice Shepherd was severely punished in 1836 for similarly innocent request Source: Please, sir, can I have a walk? Dickens biographer finds likely inspiration for Oliver Twist | Charles Dickens | The Guardian

Eamonn Keaveney (Ireland) has reclaimed his record for the longest barefoot journey by walking back to his home country from Istanbul without any shoes on. Source: Man walks home to Ireland from Istanbul without any shoes on to reclaim barefoot record | Guinness World Records

Source: Moments of Grace — Bloomsbury Festival 2-31 Oct (click – See All Dates). An immersive oral history installation project distilling a century of nursing into one time-bending 24-hour shift. Moments of Grace is an immersive sound and light project that aims to distil a century of nursing and midwifery stories into one time-bending 24-hour

I recently came back from the longest walk I have ever taken in my life. The longest in terms of days, kilometres, and nights spent camping. It took me about three weeks just to cool down, and slowly return to my normal life.That was one month ago, and I am still recovering. This article could

 This inaugural art exhibition at The Leeds Library opened on 1st October 2026, featuring members of the Chapel Allerton Artists and Roundhay Artists groups. The exhibition runs until 1 January 2027.The Leeds Library was founded in 1768, as stated...

The Blackpool of the West It’s so close to the endless edgelands of Avonmouth, That warehouse-dystopian modernity, Where no-one seems to manufacture anything, Just store stuff, move stuff or exchange stuff, And then choose a café for a coffee and a cro...

It felt as if we were constantly stepping on this “ghost of water”. Life had been built and swept away here over the centuries, and something of those other lives hovered around us.

Dear friends, Autumn lovers and loiterers There’s some good psychogeography / loitering / Feminist Art of Walking stuff happening in October 2026 and I would love to see you along the way Sunday 4th October Manchester 2pm LRM First Sunday  meet outsi...

In this issue, we talk about a new rule that’s come into effect that puts pedestrians at risk, introduce new Executive Council Member Peter Lee-Grey, share some upcoming events, and more. We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be ...