Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Jocelyn Bailey highlights the remaining obstacles for the DCMS to address in order to properly value creativity and culture.
The issue of ‘heritage’ for contemporary dance has become relevant as the repertoire grows – but what work should and shouldn’t be included in the canon?
Thursday, 21 May 2015
A sixth form student explains how important studying theatre has been in developing her creative potential, and makes the case for all arts subjects to remain integral to schools.
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Jason Farago asks whether indigenous art should be returned to the people who created it, or whether it should remain in national museums.
Despite highlighting news that Harvard and Brown Universities are investing heavily in the arts sector, Sydney Skybetter is “concerned by how rarely artists profit from the value they produce”.
Monday, 18 May 2015
Nicola Benedetti’s claim that parents and teachers shouldn’t be afraid to force classical music on children – as they would history or maths – has divided opinion.
John Plunkett looks into the past of new Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, to discover what we can expect from Margaret Thatcher’s “toy boy”.
Friday, 15 May 2015
Is building another arts centre in Manchester a waste of money? Rupert Christiansen thinks there are things Mancurians need – and perhaps want – more urgently.
Van Badham explains how the Australian government’s recent decision to divert AU$100m from the Australia Council to a program administered directly by the government “is betraying an ongoing habit of interference and favouritism”.
A shift in standards and funding is propelling amateur theatre into the critical mainstream, says Claire Morris.
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Harvard Business School assesses whether ‘democratising’ arts funding is more successful than relying on experts for distribution.
Dave O'Brien suggests some cuts the arts sector can expect from Conservative cultural policy.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
The conversation about juggling a career in the arts with family life is too often focused on mothers, warns Natasha Tripney.
Monday, 11 May 2015
The Guardian speaks to a collection of academics and industry experts about the challenges facing creative education, and what the Conservatives can do to better support it.
Friday, 08 May 2015
Jonathan Jones predicts a Conservative government will be a disaster for the arts, with the trouble at the National Gallery an early warning sign.
Ellie Spanswick examines how arts projects in hospitals and care homes are helping to ease people’s stress and anxiety, as well as reducing their risk of developing memory problems.
Following the recent attempt to keep critic Quentin Letts out of the The Audience, Mark Shenton explains why this PR tactic is rarely successful.
Thursday, 07 May 2015
Holly Donagh, of London-based charity A New Direction, examines youth disengagement from the arts and suggests ideas for venues and practitioners to re-invigorate it.
Tessa Howell asks what would happen if we brought the wisdom learnt in the dance studio back into the skill-set of the sector's leaders.
Theo Bosanquet asks why the conversation about the arts has been one way, encouraging party leaders to remember that "a healthy culture can help heal a fractured country".