From issue 276
Cutting the arts may seem like a quick fix for local authorities, but doing so can have dire social and economic consequences, warns Claire Mansfield.
From issue 276
William Robin talks to black composers about the issues they face in the classical music world.
From issue 276
The rise of digital art has created a new breed of artist with a new way of working. Dougal Shaw meets four of them
From issue 276
Nick Cohen argues that demands placed on the Jewish Film Festival by London’s Tricycle Theatre constitute racism, and if Arts Council England was honourable, it would withdraw funding.
Producer David Johnson has published a letter responding to an Ambassador Theatre Group employee’s request for complimentary tickets to his show, in which he damns the group’s “...
From issue 276
Arts venues are missing out – and even worse, scaring people off – by ignoring working-class culture, warns Mark Cousins.
A study involving hundreds of children at high schools in impoverished areas of Chicago and Los Angeles found that regular group music lessons prevented a decline in reading skills that would...
From issue 276
Kenn Taylor charts the rise of education and engagement up the arts agenda, and examines the spaces that are dedicated to it.
From issue 276
Far from classical music falling behind this brave new, digital world, Tom Service wonders if technology is finally catching up with the endless possibilities of classical musical culture.
From issue 276
The Royal Ballet of Flanders has terminated its contract with Artistic Director ASSIS CARREIRO and will be appointing a successor "as soon as possible". No reason has been given for the...
Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust (Mac) is currently securing funding to turn the Old Fire Station into a performing arts hub, as part of a £10m project to create a cultural quarter for...
From issue 276
Former Director of Sheffield City Art Galleries Frank Constantine has died at the age of 95.
From issue 276
SARA GARNHAM will be Founding Chair for Cambridge Live, the new not-for-profit organisation taking over aspects of Cambridge City Council’s cultural activity, including the Cambridge Corn...
From issue 276
The Chief Curator of the Hayward Gallery STEPHANIE ROSENTHAL will be Artistic Director of the Biennale of Sydney for 2016.
From issue 276
EMILY K. RAFFERTY, the first female President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is retiring after ten years in post and nearly four decades at the institution.
From issue 276
Arts Editor for The Spectator LIZ ANDERSON is retiring after 23 years with the magazine. She is succeeded by ‘Culture House’ blog editor IGOR TORONYI-LALIC.
From issue 276
The Audience Agency has appointed KATIE FLAHERTY as East Midlands Regional Manager and RHIANNON DAVIES as West Midlands Regional Manager. Flaherty was Business Development Manager for Leicester...
From issue 276
The new Programme Co-ordinator for Derby Theatre is ADAM POWNALL. He leaves his post as Theatre Co-Ordinator for Create Theatre in Mansfield to take up the role.
From issue 276
How live cinema screenings from theatres in the capital are affecting producers in Shropshire.
From issue 276
As the referendum approaches, Tim Cornwell reviews the concerns of arts funders.
From issue 276
News
Majority of stakeholders find the council’s work effective, relevant and fair, but some areas for improvement are identified in recent survey.
A joint initiative by Spotlight, Equity and The Stage aims to raise awareness of the mental health challenges faced by those in the entertainment industry and to highlight where people can seek...
As part of its negations with SOLT, Equity is claiming that producers can afford to pay performers more due to the recent change in National Insurance status for actors and the forthcoming theatre...
Wrexham Council is planning to turn the art gallery into a police station, leaving it homeless for two years while a new arts and culture hub is built. Oriel Wrecsam told AP "We're...
Soprano Christiane Karg fell on stage during the first act but, after receiving swift medical treatment, resumed her performance sitting down at the front of the stage.