Tuesday, 21 May 2019
When your audience tells you you're not relevant to them, it's time to make some brave decisions. Gina Fairley reports on a martime museum that reinvented itself.
If theatres are to be more inclusive, audiences will need to step out of their comfort zones, says Alix Rosenfeld.
Monday, 20 May 2019
Amid ongoing funding cuts, Dale Berning Sawa looks at what UK arts organisations can learn from their counterparts in the US.
Thursday, 16 May 2019
Do gallery spaces complicate or simplify our observation of modern art, asks Mahi Shah.
It’s true that a performance of orchestral music is enhanced by a common agreement that the audience will listen attentively - but don't shame and scold those who break the unwritten rules, says Paul Wells.
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
In illiberal democracies, political control is often the price of government support for culture. Adrian Ellis examines the uneasy relationship between museums and populist regimes.
"To survive as a writer... you need a partner or another job." Alison Flood reports on how professional writers are making a living - or not.
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Until recently no one would care or dare to denounce the ethical indifference of artists and curators. Not any more, says Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
Monday, 13 May 2019
YouTube channels, accessible live events and digital radio are contributing to the growth in popularity of classical music among younger generations, writes David Woode.
Thursday, 09 May 2019
'Safe spaces' such as the TransArte festival are allowing protest art to flourish and creating opportunities for LGBTQ people to express themselves in Bolsonaro’s Brazil. Catherine McNamara explains what's going on.
Ammar Kalia examines the measures regional museums are taking in the face of funding cuts that are leaving them on the 'cliff edge'.
Camille Schenkkan reflects on routes into the arts workforce and asks how we can better prepare aspiring artists from all backgrounds.
Why do capital cities generally have thriving 'creative economies', yet non-capitals are more likely to be 'culturally vibrant'? Valentina Montalto explores the definitions used to measure 'culture'.
Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Artists are bringing empty shops to life, offering people unique shopping experiences and revitalising town centres. Aida Edemariam explains how.
Thursday, 02 May 2019
The Good Chance theatre, which started as a makeshift performance space in a Calais refugee camp, continues to perform and host workshops with migrants across the world – including an upcoming run in San Francisco. Amelia Parenteau charts the rise of a company committed to ‘radical inclusion’.
Conservative commentator Marc A Thiessen writes that the Guggenheim in Bilbao – a “masterpiece of American architecture” – has become an instrument of anti-US propaganda, and is, through its exhibitions, “fuelling hatred of America in a foreign land”.
A GP surgery in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, is not the most obvious place to find a multi-million-pound artwork on display. But a new National Gallery scheme, taking artwork to “unusual and unexpected venues”, aims to show that the gallery’s collection belongs to the nation, writes Anita Singh.
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
The opening of the V&A museum in Dundee has transformed perceptions of the city, and even created the possibility for it to be seen as Scotland’s capital of culture, writes Brian Ferguson.
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Columnist Simon Jenkins and archaeology professor Piotr Bienkowski trade views on whether, in light of The Art Fund’s decision to disband its network of volunteers, the culture sector is becoming “too professional”.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright’s outright refusal to consider the repatriation of cultural objects housed in the UK is a damaging message to send. Museums should strive to build lasting and meaningful relationships with communities claiming artefacts, argues Sharon Heal.