Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Mike Boehm reports on America’s National Arts Index showing a fourth year of decline in 2011, but there is hope of an up-turn when figures for 2012 and 2013 are finalised.
If the Fourth Plinth is for "genuinely public art" then the public should be given the chance to choose what's displayed, says Alastair Sooke.
Monday, 23 September 2013
We can’t afford not to support the arts, but how do we afford them with a funding landscape in decline? Donations from individuals and businesses, suggests Peter Bazalgette.
Mark Oppenheimer asks why our children can’t take up better hobbies which will continue into adult life.
David Lister suggests ways theatres could be more welcoming, ahead of The Most Welcoming Theatre award.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Diane Ragsdale reflects on whether it is better for smaller organisations not to receive funding than to receive it, only to lose it again later.
Helienne Lindvall says the Momentum fund is a “welcome start” but should be expanded, considering the UK’s worthy arts position.
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Melissa Hogenboom reports on new scientific research relating rhythmic skills from musical education to better auditory-neural responses which are important for learning languages and reading.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Co-founder Jonathan Harvey explores the history of Acme, from charitable housing initiative providing affordable spaces for artists, to gallery, to a celebratory exhibition of the work they supported in the early years.
Lyn Gardner wonders what exists between performers and audiences to create those “glorious nights”.
As Richard Demarco’s art and document collection archive is to be moved from Craigcrook Castle in Edinburgh, Tiffany Jenkins says we do not value the past enough and should take more care of it.
Monday, 09 September 2013
Mark Lawson considers whether audiences who buy discounted tickets are a special case, and if there’s a correlation between entry price and receptivity.
Joe Turnbull says the subtle intricacies of the 'Art Everywhere' images were no match for the attention-seeking catchy slogans, bold text and in-your-face images of commercial adverts.
Wendy Earle says a good arts education should give young people enough knowledge to enter into intelligent debate about what is good and what is not.
Wednesday, 04 September 2013
Matt Bolton explores the role of art in the 'so-called "regeneration" of Peckham', where the top floor of a disused multi-storey car park has become a new hang-out for 'creatives'.
Contemporary art galleries are getting bigger. Kelly Crow explores the reasons for expansion.
Thursday, 29 August 2013
The Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre talks about her passion for the arts, inclusivity in the sector and her belief in the power of arts education.
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Charlotte Higgins explores a renewed relationship between British artists and the countryside as big names opt out of the urban sprawl.
Julian Lloyd Webber writes of his experience leading the In Harmony programme for children from disadvantaged areas in the UK.
Tiffany Jenkins criticises the Scottish Government's recent study that linked participation in culture to good health and high life satisfaction.