Visitors to a local zoo next weekend can admire animal artists at work, attend zookeeper chats and watch critters take on obstacle courses as part of an event to garner donations. Philadelphia Zoo is ...

Art typically seems like a human activity, tied to culture, symbols, and personal expression. Yet a small group of animals has created paintings and designs that sold for surprising sums. Their work ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as “bowers.” The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the middle, resulting in what ...

I recently received a copy of Dr. Keri Cronin's new book called Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1870–1914. I honestly know just about nothing about this topic, so I immediately ...

I'm always fascinated by drawings and paintings created by nonhuman animals (animals). Many remind me of the artwork produced by humans, including some world-famous artists, and I often wonder what ...

In The Creative Lives of Animals (New York Univ., Nov.), scholar Gigliotti posits that creativity isn’t a trait unique to humans. How did you come to write this book? I have always been an animal ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The City of Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department is looking for local, animal-loving artists to create artwork for their adoption event later this month. The event is happening ...

Art is seen as a human activity, but some animals have proven that they can also create beautiful and compelling works of art. For most animals, their main focus is finding food, staying safe, and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (Ark-La-Tex Weekend) - Two art openings displaying the beauty of nature and natural materials are opening simultaneously at the Louisiana State Exhibition Museum (LSEM). On Sunday, Dec ...