Monday, 07 April 2014
How Hampstead Theatre is drawing on the expertise of Sainsbury’s superstore designers for its major revamp.
New research into young Londoners’ relationship with arts and culture reveals ‘Is this for me?’ is a more important question than ‘How much will it cost?’.
Tuesday, 01 April 2014
Andrew Hill takes us through the three stages of corporate social responsibility that have shaped sponsorship of The Globe in recent years.
Brewery Heineken is harnessing the power of immersive theatre for its latest social media marketing campaign.
Monday, 31 March 2014
Kevin O'Hare discusses his management style and explains why the Royal Ballet won’t be touring outside of London.
As we begin the UK-Russia Year of Culture, Tiffany Jenkins argues that expecting the arts to address serious political issues will end in failure.
Will theatre tax relief benefit the subsidised sector? Matthew Linley gives an optimistic assessment.
The ACE research report that found the impact of the arts unproven has misjudged the existing evidence base, leading to “a poorly founded and lugubrious conclusion”, writes Mike White.
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Stella Duffy questions whether Tony Hall’s plan for the BBC involving opera, ballet and still more Shakespeare really represents "arts for everyone".
Monday, 24 March 2014
Bob Dickinson gives us a tour of Castlefield Gallery’s new pop-up project spaces for Manchester’s artists, providing room for large-scale, time-limited creative projects.
In 1996 Hans-Ulrich Obrist dubbed Glasgow’s booming art scene “the Glasgow miracle”. 18 years and five Turner Prize winning artists later, Griselda Murray Brown examines how the city is nurturing new talent.
The new Deputy Director of the RSC Erica Whyman talks about gender balance, geographical spread and “the other”.
Considerable amounts of money, effort, resources and curriculum time are expended on the opera education mission, but to what end, asks Rupert Christiansen.
Sara Leonard argues audience segmentation along demographic lines is oversimplifying and takes us through the steps of psychographics, which promise a more nuanced understanding of audiences.
Are the donors of tomorrow more interested in social than cultural causes? David Gelles examines how US institutions are wooing the younger generation.
Charlotte Runcie asks why the Edinburgh International Festival is shying away from the Scottish independence debate. Could it have something to do with the nationalities of those in charge?
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Tim Walsh applauds the Biennale of Sydney’s rejection of Transfield Holdings’ sponsorship, but questions its significance.
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Mark Robinson finds ACE’s This England report overly defensive, shutting down informed and constructive debate.
Steven Hadley argues that arts advocacy won’t work until we adopt a language that resonates with the majority of people.
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Dr Jeremy Valentine examines why Creative Scotland will never be able to please everyone.