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Issue 213

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Hotspot

Alex Bermingham creating a mural at Addenbrooke’s Hospital

Damian Hebron assesses the current state of play for the arts in health sector. Read Hotspot »

News comment

Commenting on our lead story from AP211, Linda Ball looks at how to sustain creative careers in the twenty-first century. Read News comment »

Need to Know

Got a problem? Let AP find the expert with a solution. Read Need to know »

Top Five Websites

Paul Devlin names his favourite sites. Read Top five websites »

Observations

Picture of a man in a suit standing in the middle of the sea on a rock, holding his shoes

In the second of our series around Arts Council England’s consultation, John Hartley considers the arts and climate change. Read Responsibilities and opportunities »

Teenagers and the Arts

Sir Ian McKellen holding a microphone with a group of young people

Emma Macorison looks at how to get your message across to teenagers – who don’t necessarily engage with the arts in traditional ways. Read Engagement, engagement, engagement »

Lucy May, herself a teenager, shares her experiences of a project that let young people take over the management and running of York Theatre Royal. Read Taking over »

Letting adults learn from young people has been hugely beneficial to a gallery next to a housing estate, writes Frances Williams. Read Down with the kids »

Terina Talbot explains how creating radio dramas brought together teenagers from very different walks of life. Read Tuned in »

Big Ideas

A performer at the Arts Convention Opening Party

Eric Booth considers recent changes in the arts landscape in the United States, and looks to experimentation as key to a successful future. Read Shifting ground »

The Extract

Can the arts not only catch up with new technologies, but lead the way? Hasan Bakhshi, Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman summarise their recent report, arguing that the arts both can and should. Read Not rocket science »

Job Ladder

Joanne Orr reveals how she got where she is today. Read Job ladder »

My Gurus

Wieke Eringa introduces the people who have most inspired her. Read My Gurus »

Last word:

Last word

Trouble ahead?
Proof that AP has its finger on the pulse has been amply shown in the wider media over the past month, as the issue of arts internships (AP211) has been taken up by the Guardian, the Observer, the Spectator and even the Daily Mail. I speculated then whether ... read more