Wednesday, 04 September 2013
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.
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Lyn Gardner asks if traditional theatre is being usurped by ‘new-fangled tech’.
Jonathan Jones asks if the Royal Collection is the best place for our art to be kept.
Joan Bakewell comments on appropriate locations for public sculpture.
Stop using the economy as a scape-goat for poor adjustment to change, says Michael Kaiser.
Matt Lehrman explores the language used by arts institutions to label their audiences.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Alison Pilling on what really happens inside a What Next? meeting.
Alan Davey says funded organisations do not lose their right to question and seek the truth.
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
How our aesthetic judgment is affected by exposure to art of differing quality.
Independent on Sunday editor Lisa Markwell explains her decision to cut critics at the paper
Monday, 12 August 2013
In a letter to the BBC, Alexander Robinson takes issue with the broadcaster’s coverage of opera and asks why the media can’t be a spirited advocate for the arts.
Dan Baker asks if major companies performing at the Edinburgh International Festival have more to fear from being politically provocative.
Thursday, 08 August 2013
Disability may be more visible at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, but the festival has a terrible record on access, says Matt Trueman.
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
As the National Portrait Gallery prepares to put Bob Dylan's pastel works on display, John Walsh says it's remarkable how seriously rockers take their art hobby.
Tuesday, 06 August 2013
Community-supported arts programmes are taking root in larger US cities as an organic alternative to the dominance of the commercial gallery system, explains Randy Kennedy.
Monday, 05 August 2013
For Rupert Christiansen, Edinburgh in August is now a greedy and bedazzled city, unabashedly out for cheap thrills and quick profit.