Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Theatre director, Jenny Sealey, talks to Lauren Laverne about her drive to change the range of people we see on our stages and screens, through her work with Graeae over a quarter of a century.
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
After an aggressive cyber attack on the British Library, its Chief Executive Sir Roly Keating has written a report to share his understanding of what happened.
A night out at a gig in the UK costs a fortune. But, as John Harris writes, the venues where artists learn their craft are falling silent.
According to new research from Spectrix and Indigo Ltd, classical and opera audiences are the most engaged arts attenders. Jo Johnson has been digging into the data.
The value and benefit of culture is not just economic. Here Dr Henry Kippin and Professor Katy Shaw discuss culture and devolution in the context of the North East.
The war in Israel and Palestine has spilt over into our cultural life, says Katie Razzall as she interviews artists about the challenges of speaking out and the importance of maintaining nuance.
Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Arts Council England and local government have a golden opportunity to work together on a truly collaborative approach to culture, writes Paul Bristow, ACE's Director of Strategic Partnerships and Place Policy.
As New York City Ballet returns to London for the first time in 16 years, Debra Craine meets new Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford to discuss how the company's scandal-plagued culture has changed.
Sarvy Geranpayeh speaks to five culture workers in Gaza about the hardships of war, what has been lost, and the resilience of culture.
Arts organisations shouldn't blame declining media coverage for poor audience engagement, argues Hannah Grannemann. Companies have to tell their own story with depth, nuance and whimsy.
While the boom in post-pandemic mega music tours continues, independent venues are struggling to make ends meet with eye-watering margins, reports Dave Simpson.
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Director of Unlimited Jo Verrent addresses the difficulties facing cultural sector leaders in a very personal open letter to 'work'.
In their latest policy and practice round-up, the Cultural Learning Alliance outlines new research evidencing the positive effects of arts participation at secondary school.
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Artist Doug Argue says Weisman Art Museum's decision not to sell his monogram is 'book banning'. He reflects on the challenges museums face in an increasingly politicised environment with Sheila Regan.
This editorial from The Guardian reflects on local authority arts funding in the wake of Birmingham City Council's plan to withdraw its entire cultural budget.
In this podcast, Jo Reed and Sunil Iyengar compare and contrast arts measurement techniques used by cultural agencies in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Working in theatre can feel like a lottery at the moment, says NICK AHAD, so the Mercury Theatre's plan to commission new work by picking a winner out of a hat might offer hope to writers trying to get a foot in the door.
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Following Northern Ballet's confirmed switch to using recorded music for some of its 2024 tour, HUGH MORRIS interviews four musicians from the Sinfonia who candidly discuss income, mistakes made during Covid and Arts Council England funding.
MICHAEL RUSHTON reports on the pros and cons of increasing US government spend on culture and the challenge of justifying taxing people with no interest in the arts in order to fund them.
After 10 years in leadership roles, RACHAEL WILLIAMS reflects on what it means to lead an arts organisation during a time of economic crisis.