Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Psychologist have found that artists often display complex and contradictory characteristics. The authors of a new book reveal the mental traits and skills that encourage creativity.
Tuesday, 09 February 2016
Lyn Gardner is encouraged by the formation of the ‘new work’ department at the National Theatre – is it finally changing its culture and engaging with the wider theatre ecology?
Black and minority ethnic artists are being excluded from modern art history, says Sonia Boyce. She talks to Laura Robertson about her research project that is hoping to put them on Britain’s cultural map.
Monday, 08 February 2016
With the V&A preparing to move the Royal Photographic Society collection from Bradford to London, Alice Jones spots a sad truth emerging: all art-lovers are equal, but art-lovers in London are more equal than others.
Friday, 05 February 2016
How do small theatres with limited grant funding produce bold and challenging work without getting caught in the cycle of gentrification? Vincent Dowd speaks to Artistic Directors at The Yard and the Park Theatre to find out.
Thursday, 04 February 2016
Ready or not, the arts sector is set to be swarmed by new and personal forms of tech, says Ben Rossi. How will that change its work?
Wednesday, 03 February 2016
Mari Valverde isn’t surprised that those new to classical music don’t enjoy it – their ears haven’t been trained. Could some clever programming be the answer?
Tuesday, 02 February 2016
If the arts sector is actually intent on embracing inclusion and tackling segregation, it needs to make everyday opportunities more accessible, instead of focusing on ‘disabled-only’ initiatives, says Stacey Guthrie.
With 1% of American arts organisations – those with a budget of over $10m – receiving 50% of the overall contributed funding, is it time for a return to high levels of public funding in the US, asks Andy Horwitz.
Monday, 01 February 2016
Ever thought of engaging students by pairing a Shakespearean soliloquy with the footage of a sniper-rifle kill in a video game? That’s what happens in Machinima Theater – and it’s very successful, says Nathan Fitch.
One 16 year-old reveals why taking dance at GCSE was one of the best decisions she ever made, despite the consistent argument that she was too intelligent to waste her time on an ‘arty’ course.
It’s hard to find any piece of opera in the canon that doesn’t contain some form of bigotry or prejudice, says Philip Kennicott. Rather than holding opera to today’s moral standards, maybe we should accept it for what it is: an archaic, but beautiful throwback to the Renaissance.
Friday, 29 January 2016
In the age of digital art, the walls separating museums, art, and artists from the everyday world are set to break open says Lyle Skains.
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Are musicians more successful now than they were before the streaming revolution? Ian David Moss argues that the answer largely depends on how you view success.
Lydia Ashman surveys the mood among arts education campaigners battling “one of the most toxic things” to have happened to the arts: the English Baccalaureate.
Monday, 25 January 2016
Having interesting objects is no longer enough – in the modern age, museums must fulfil a myriad of visitor needs and desires. Seph Rodney traces the development of the museum experience.
A New York dance class for people with Parkinson’s has had such success – both medically and artistically – that it has attracted worldwide attention from medical professionals, says Ina Jaffe.
Ashley Smith-Hammond looks at the four ‘big themes’ that influenced arts marketing campaigns launched by Edinburgh Festival, Harper Collins, Paris Opera Ballet and others in 2015.
Friday, 22 January 2016
Schools Minister Nick Gibb delivers a swingeing attack on “vocal figures in the media” who believe that requiring pupils to concentrate on EBacc subjects represents a backwards step in the cultural life of schools.
What does Labour’s London mayoral candidate have in store for the arts? Sadiq Khan talks to Rashid Razaq and Joe Murphy about how, with the changes he’s proposing, he too could have been “another Adele”.