Editorial archive

92,000 people have visited Ferens Art Gallery since it reopened in January – up from 12,000 during the same period in 2015 – after undergoing a £5.2m refurbishment to prepare for...

Liz Hill tells NPOs, ‘just say no’ to a fundamentally flawed scheme that will reveal more about the nature of the audience than the quality of an arts organisation’s artistic work. 

An American High School Band decided to include at least one piece by a female composer and one by a BME composer in each concert. Solvejg Wastvedt explains what happened.

Currently Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Albert Hall, Chair of Jerwood Space and a Director of Julie’s Bicycle, CHRIS COTTON is to join the board of the Foundling Museum from March.

New York’s Museum of Modern Art has emphasised is promoting work by artists from countries hit by President Trump’s stalled travel ban. Will British institutions make a similar response to Brexit, asks Robert Hewison.

A report accuses the local authority of having “vastly underestimated” the cost of The Treasure Hub, which opened in 2016 – two years late and £3m over budget.

The Watermill Theatre’s new box office management system has increased ticket sales and donations, and encouraged customers to book earlier, says Libby Penn.

What rights do artists have when their work is exhibited without their permission? Eleni Polycarpou considers the controversy surrounding the Anselm Kiefer exhibition in China.

Realising they shared values and aims, Sage Gateshead and Newcastle United Foundation decided to team up. Wendy Smith describes a project that brought music lovers and football fans together. 

What challenges await Tristram Hunt and Maria Balshaw? Martin Bailey puts himself in the shoes of the new V&A and Tate chiefs.

A new project, Open Inheritance Art, is asking members of the public to track down and photograph 36,000 works – some of which are located in private homes – which should be publicly...