Tuesday, 06 January 2015
Let 2015 be “No rip-offs in the arts year”- the year when the needs of the consumer come first, says David Lister.
Should all tickets for every show on every public stage become Pay What You Decide? Alan Lane makes the case.
Monday, 05 January 2015
As Tate is ordered to disclose details of its sponsorship relationship with BP, Tiffany Jenkins warns that an obsession with transparency is a threat to the arts.
Galleries with restricted security budgets have a lot to learn from the Home Alone films. Noah Charney explains.
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Lavina Jadhwani doesn’t believe ‘colour blind casting’ exists. She suggests a new approach based on three simple questions.
Monday, 22 December 2014
If the arts are to encourage diverse audiences then work needs to be done on a community level, and that means devolving responsibility and funding, argues Natalie Wade.
How a three-day arts festival in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, boosted the wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors, and created a sense of community.
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Norman Lebrecht says the "luvvie classes" will be in for a shock when the new boss takes the reins at Arts Council England.
Miles Brignall tells theatre-goers to go to the box office in person, pay in cash, and "stick two fingers up to rip-off ticket agencies".
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Making sense of the world is the stuff of the arts and humanities, says head teacher Keith Budge, concerned at political instinct to promote STEM subjects at the expense of a wider education.
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Charlotte Higgins explores the post-cuts landscape in Newcastle's cultural sector.
Monday, 15 December 2014
Nadhim Zahawi MP thinks Shakespeare would vote Tory if he were alive today.
Friday, 12 December 2014
ARC in Stockton will be offering all tickets for theatre, dance and spoken-word events on a pay-what-you-decide basis next year. It's a bold initiative, says Lyn Gardner.
Tiffany Jenkins says it's becoming clear that parts of the arts establishment lack the backbone to stand up to activists' demands for censorship.
Tuesday, 09 December 2014
Damian Thompson reports on allegations of a darker side to the Venezuelan music ‘miracle’ El Sistema, and finds some parallels in the UK's specialist music schools.
Among an expert audience of 100 film, TV and arts practitioners, Maggie Brown could find no one to speak up in defence of the £16m digital platform 'The Space'.
Monday, 08 December 2014
Bob and Roberta Smith sets out an election manifesto to take on Michael Gove in his Surrey Heath constituency.
Friday, 05 December 2014
Will James Rhodes' high-profile instrument amnesty earlier this year make a lasting difference? Charlotte Gardner examines the problems that still hinder the teaching of music in schools.
In the US, arts clusters are associated with strong economies but their role in urban economic development is nonetheless highly underestimated, reports Richard Florida.
A theatre that isn’t taking risks may preserve it's old audience, but will fail to serve the whole community, suggests Lyn Gardner.