Street Art & Literature: A new Seamus Heaney mural in Derry—built through a year-long PEACEPLUS street art programme—puts the Nobel poet beside a poem written by a local 12-year-old. Community Arts Infrastructure: Ink People Center for the Arts is moving into a larger downtown Eureka building and hosting painting parties as it prepares a youth media and recording hub. Public Art in Everyday Places: Welland’s “outdoor art gallery” keeps growing with 40 painted utility boxes, turning plain streetscapes into a citywide mural trail. Youth Creativity: In Japan, students are turning blackboards into chalk-art masterpieces for a national competition that celebrates experimentation and teamwork. Arts for Wellbeing: Glasgow’s over-55s are getting connection and calmer weeks through Livingwell art classes, while a new exhibition spotlights an artist’s lifelong nature-led printmaking. Culture & Health Research: A new study links regular cultural outings with roughly three years younger biological age, adding fresh fuel to the “art is good for you” debate. Music & Pop Culture: Gracie Abrams hits No. 1 in Ireland with Daughter from Hell, while Teddy Swims announces a Dublin 3Arena date for April 2027. Surf Heritage: Huntington Beach’s International Surfing Museum opens in its new Main Street Library home, expanding exhibits on surfing’s history and icons.