Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Zoe Wood finds out why more than 300 John Lewis staff have received acting lessons from the Oxford Playhouse.
Monday, 30 October 2017
To transform diversity in arts leadership, we need to move away from an invitation-based inclusion model to co-create a new narrative based on equality, argue Lara Ratnaraja and Helga Henry.
As the Bridge Theatre – the first large-scale commercial theatre to open in London for 80 years – welcomes its first audiences, Holly Williams profiles a venue and a creative team actively thriving without public funding.
How do price, distance and the preponderance of arts activity affect arts attendance? Glenn Voss, Zannie Voss and Young Woong Park feedback on recent research conducted in the US.
Friday, 27 October 2017
Earlier this year, two major research studies on cultural participation were released in America and Australia. Gina Fairley compares the barriers and trends across the two countries.
Music is being cut at universities and schools across the country in order to fulfil financial demands. KCW Today examines what this means for students.
Thursday, 26 October 2017
What is art therapy, how does it help, and what happens during a session? Casey Lesser meets Dr. Donna Betts, President of the American Art Therapy Association, and reports back.
As we increasingly seek creative solutions to global problems – such as tackling Alzheimer’s disease – it’s odd that artists, storytellers and designers are absent from the conversations, argues Eillie Anzilotti.
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
If broadcasters removed specialist language from sports coverage – in the way they do for the arts – renowned anchors would soon be out of work. This celebration of ignorance reinforces elitism, argues Nick Cohen.
Friday, 20 October 2017
Student-run theatre is helping medical students at Columbia University relieve stress and broaden their perspectives on the profession, reports Suzy Evans.
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Garth Greenwell explains how he was saved by opera – an artform that allowed him to value parts of his personality that had been sources of shame.
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
A music project helping children in foster care to express themselves through rap is empowering and drawing together communities, writes Katherine Purvis.
Engineers work to make travelling around cities healthier, more enjoyable, and less environmentally damaging – and dance may hold some of the answers they need, argues John Bingham-Hall.
Monday, 16 October 2017
Dan Kempson gives an unflinching account of personal experiences to argue that, much like Hollywood, opera must address its own epidemic of sexual harassment and assault.
Friday, 13 October 2017
Grime is on track to be as relevant to a generation as punk, and new research shows grime musicians had an influence on the way younger people voted in this year’s general election, argues Mykaell Riley.
Jane Morris traces the legacy of the Guggenheim Bilbao – an institution that has often been imitated, but never replicated.
Bendor Grosvenor lambasts galleries and museums for charging students and broadcasters to reproduce out of copyright works, saying the ‘outrageous’ fees are a tax on scholarship.
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Undertaking a capital project with relatively little organisational experience is a risky business. Sandy Gordon explains how the National Audit Office’s new framework can support organisations involved in major development programmes.
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
It’s lazy to assume providing low-cost or free experiences means your offer is accessible to everyone – audiences of all incomes pay for things they value, argues Lindsey Green.
Friday, 06 October 2017
Although gentrification is an issue, even artists who question the role of the arts within regeneration are now targets of the ‘artwashing’ criticism, and this isn’t helpful, says Anna Francis.