Tuesday, 21 March 2017
After creative workers voted overwhelmingly against Brexit, Mia Jankowicz reviews their main concerns and hopes for the future.
Monday, 20 March 2017
More can be achieved through culture than any other government policy, Bush Theatre’s Madani Younis tells Decca Aitkenhead ahead of the theatre’s re-opening.
Friday, 17 March 2017
It’s the smaller cultural programmes taking place in high-poverty neighbourhoods that will be most affected by abolishing the National Endowment for the Arts, writes Sophie Gilbert.
Once seen as stuffy and elusive, museums have become more inclusive, accessible and dynamic thanks to social media. But how much personality should an arts organisation have? The Wellcome Collection’s Russell Dornan ponders the issue.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
While city museums and performing arts centers can benefit from corporations and luxury brands eager to associate themselves with high culture, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts help to smooth out access to the arts across the nation, says Jenni Avins.
Lyn Gardner’s Guardian blog has blown the trumpet for regional theatre and shone a light on important topics. It’s loss is a blow for theatre around the country, says Carl Woodward.
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
All eyes may be on America following Trump’s ‘travel ban’, but the UK has its own immigration issues and they’re stifling cultural exchange, warns Candice Holdsworth.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Medical students at the University of Texas have begun taking classes studying fine arts. Michael Hoinski joins a class to find out why.
Monday, 13 March 2017
At a time when theatre is becoming increasingly aware of its lack of inclusiveness in relation to gender, race and economic and social privilege, ageism is often left out of the discussion, says Lyn Gardner.
The arts do more than simply keep people with dementia occupied – they can release genuine creativity and help everyone rediscover how to interpret the world, says Philip Ball.
Thursday, 09 March 2017
Though women are increasingly present in senior management roles in the arts, areas such as opera and classical music remain male-dominated. James Pickford assesses the current state of affairs.
The UK’s live music culture is under threat, but the census of live music will provide a cohesive picture of the situation to inform policy-making, argues Adam Behr.
Wednesday, 08 March 2017
Reacting to Riz Ahmed’s call for diversity targets, Manick Govinda warns that focusing on ethnic representation can blind us to artistic qualities.
Monday, 06 March 2017
The most difficult aspect of rebuilding a city is getting people to believe in it again, but arts projects have given one American city hope and inspiration again, says Karen Freeman-Wilson.
Playing an instrument and taking part in music therapy can help autistic people express their feelings, says Ashley Zlatopolsky.
Giving the UK City of Culture title to St Davids, the smallest city in the UK, would be a refreshing signal that the economic bottom line is not the ‘be all and end all’ for cultural investments, argues Nick Clifton.
Thursday, 02 March 2017
Chasing numbers is a terrible way to run any kind of arts project and Arts Council England’s YouTube channel, Canvas, is nothing more than an expensive, delusional arts project, says Article 19.
Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Why, one year on from a consultation on a new culture strategy, is Northern Ireland no closer to a policy framework, asks Steven Hadley.
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
The angst of Brexit may fuel a new wave of ground breaking art from the left, the right and the centre – it’s time to stop responding to the decision so monotonously, argues Sarah Peace.
Monday, 27 February 2017
Galleries must be free to display whatever work they choose, even that which is seen to promote hate speech, says Tessa Mayes.