Arts

The Guide Dogs Association is like a child to me as well as to my dear friend Maggie Moore, the wife of U.K.'s former envoy to Ankara who has helped me found the association.

Police said Monday that a 34-year-old man has been arrested in the town of Mytikas, near Preveza in northwestern Greece, for the illegal possession of antiquities hidden on his property.

The Paxos Contemporary Art Project is showcasing artworks by eight international artists in public areas across the Ionian island, among them Ricky Lee Gordon, known for his mural paintings that can be seen in cities all around the world, and Yannis Pappas, who presented the Refugio performance at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, the 22nd edition of the Istanbul Theater Festival is getting ready to meet theatergoers in November. One of the highlights of the festival program will be the Canadian theater and film director Robert Lepage's "Hamlet | Collage," in which he reimagines Shakespeare's renowned tragedy.

An American citizen has been acquitted in a legal case in Istanbul over graffiti she painted on a subway gate that read "Love Everything."

The mysterious British street artist Banksy appears to have taken aim at the French government's crackdown on migrants in a series of new murals in Paris.

The French Institute will be screening a critically acclaimed production by the iconic Comedie-Francaise theater company of Moliere's classic "The Misanthrope," directed by Clement Hervieu-Leger and with sets designed by Eric Ruf, depicting a society free from parental and religious influence, whose social veneer peels away as soon as desire is aroused.

Skoufa Gallery is hosting a new solo show by Lina Pigadioti-Tzima. Curated by Dr Sozita Goudouna, "Palimpsest of Memory" features mixed-media works exploring the artist's views on local politics and the ephemeral conditions of contemporary life, among others.

Sixty-three years after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has achieved a level of fame she never reached in her lifetime, her image emblazoned on mugs, T-shirts, keychains and even underwear. But scholars and the painter's descendants lament she has been reduced to a set of distinctive physical features that often overshadows her actual work.

In partnership with the State of Concept gallery, the British Council presents a screening of Rachel Maclean's film "Feed Me," which explores the commercialization of childhood. The Glasgow-based multimedia artist will also talk about the project. The event takes place at the Benaki Museum's flagship venue, starting at 7 p.m.