Thursday, 07 July 2016
What could the blockchain – the software underpinning bitcoin – do to help musicians in an era of falling CD sales, illegal downloads and low-paying streaming platforms? Quite a lot, says Marcus O'Dair.
Children who take regular music lessons seem to be better able to concentrate than their peers, which is a huge win for the education system, says Tom Jacobs.
Wednesday, 06 July 2016
Now, more than ever, artists need to use their ‘classless’ positions to engage and unite disenfranchised people through creativity, says Bev Adams.
A recent French study considered what sort of person chooses a career in arts management. Emily Mark-FitzGerald on what its findings mean for the arts and audience development.
Who wants a touring orchestra that just turns up, plays, and goes home? Graham Sheffield considers the role of orchestras in international cultural relations.
Monday, 04 July 2016
Addressing ‘inequality’ and delivering the same result to everyone, regardless of background, is not enough for arts organisations – they need to promote ‘equity’ and equality of outcome, says Ken Tabachnick.
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Create affordable subscription schemes, expansive seasons and extend the age limit for ‘youth’ tickets if you want to attract more young people, Abraham Benson-Goldberg tells theatres.
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
The average festival-goer may be socially engaged, but that doesn’t mean they want live events to espouse ethical values, says Gary Sinclair.
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
With the UK seeming to opt for isolation by leaving the EU, the arts community must ask itself how it will continue to exchange ideas with people around the world, says Anne Bonnar.
Theatre shouldn’t be challenged for a lack of plays about the EU referendum – its job is not to be the case for alternatives, but to be the alternative itself, argues Matt Trueman.
Monday, 27 June 2016
The Government’s lack of commitment to arts in schools will stunt young people's development of imagination, curiosity, empathy and tolerance, says Stephanie Merritt.
Cultural figures find themselves on one side of the great divide in British life, but the country needs them to venture across the rift and interpret the fractured country, says Charlotte Higgins.
Friday, 24 June 2016
Whilst it’s accepted that many male actors will be free and open about their sexuality, that inclusivity hasn’t yet extended to women in theatre, says Hannah Hauer-King.
What impact can artists have on a town struggling with regeneration? Abigail Neal reports form Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
Thursday, 23 June 2016
What do you need to do to pull in multi-million pound charitable donations? Matthew Ferguson and Gemma Peters weigh in.
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Nicholas Edwards reveals what makes concert hall acoustics vary so widely and how to design a hall that audiences love.
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
The Brexit campaign has sought to divide the country, but theatre is the empathy machine that can unite people again, says Matt Trueman.
Monday, 20 June 2016
Well-meaning but misguided actors – such as Tom Hiddlestone and Julie Walters – must stop peddling the myth that you can only become an actor if you’re rich, says Susan Elkin.
Tate Modern’s new outreach programme is an intriguing proposition which may genuinely welcome exploration and creative experimentation, says Eleonora Belfiore.
Responding to outrageous arts cuts with immoral practices – such as refusing to pay interns – will never make the arts more equal, says a recent music graduate.