Thursday, 10 September 2015
Using Virtual Reality technology, the LA Philharmonic Orchestra is allowing listeners to not only see the musicians playing Beethoven – but stand in amongst them too.
Wednesday, 09 September 2015
Barry Hessenius sees parallels for the arts in the success of a small Ohio town printer’s online news service – finding lessons from its innovations in placemaking, engagement and creative marketing.
Although museums are right to search for effective digital tools to connect with device-hungry visitors, says Lee Rosenbaum, there’s a lot to be said for prioritising a good ol’ museum experience.
Tuesday, 08 September 2015
Richard Lewis hails the success of this year’s Edinburgh festivals, but implores the city and its venues to ensure that the critically celebrated art scene doesn’t end on August 31.
Broadcasting theatre live on the BBC has turned the fortunes of many high profile shows. Doing the same for regional theatre may be just the ticket to create new audiences, says Lyn Gardner.
Henrietta Norton argues that big arts organisations turning to crowdfunding should be just as risk-seeking and adventurous as the small organisations that pioneered its use.
Monday, 07 September 2015
Jamie Bartlett talks to Imogen Heap about blockchain, a new technology that could help music be sold online in a simpler way that is fairer to the artists involved.
Friday, 04 September 2015
Oregon’s Shakespeare festival is a champion for ‘colour conscious’ casting. Charles Isherwood explores why diversity is so key to its organisers.
Thursday, 03 September 2015
New literature suggests not only does the concept of wellbeing have a lot to offer the arts, but the arts have a lot to offer the wellbeing debate.
Barry Hessenius asks why the arts sector consistently refuses to listen to common sense when it comes to promoting and protecting itself.
Wednesday, 02 September 2015
A controversial business guide for galleries – suggesting that artists should be paid 30% of sales, instead of 50% – may have enraged the sector. But what do the art experts think?
With the video of a Taiwanese boy tripping and punching a hole through a £1m painting in a museum going viral, Jean Brown asks what museums should be doing to protect their art.
Tuesday, 01 September 2015
Lyn Gardner builds on the recent ‘A Nation’s Theatre’ debate into whether the Edinburgh Fringe is truly a level playing field, finding that artists need greater support if it is to become truly diverse.
Experimental theatre may now be more about ‘going against the grain’ than daring staging, says Matt Trueman, but artists are still happily experimenting with a fusion of form, technique and tradition.
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Mark MacNamara talks to William Stensrud about the need for classical music to accept new technologies and what it could learn from sport.
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Workshops that invite members of the public to choreograph a short ballet are providing work for dancers during off season and maintaining the relationship between company and audience.
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
American theatre professionals share their top ten tips for starting a diversity programme.
What does sustainability mean for arts organisations? Scott Chamberlain argues that for too long the sector has used a for-profit model as its guide – with potentially dire consequences.
Monday, 24 August 2015
How Talbot Rice Gallery is helping the next generation of visual artists to develop experimental and innovative projects.
A recent Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy event suggested getting artists involved in fundraising may be key to achieving a step change in arts giving. It’s not a totally bad idea, says Amelia Crouch.