Thursday, 20 February 2014
Rachael Steven explains how a new interactive donations box is hoping to engage the public and encourage them to give to Dundee Contemporary Arts.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Independent schools offer outstanding facilities that offer pupils a head-start in the ultra-competitive theatre industry and helps them justify their huge fees, says Boarding School Beak.
Monday, 17 February 2014
Ivan Hewett exposes the woeful statistics revealing the extent of gender inequality in contemporary music.
Diana Ragsdale reframes some fundamental beliefs about the role of buildings in the creation and distribution of the arts.
Tom Service observes that The Met may be pulling in cinema crowds for opera, but the live experience is proving more difficult to sell at “the world's most glamorous opera house.”
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Matilda? The musical? When you’re using public money there’s a different set of responsibilities which allow for risk-taking leading to unexpected, extraordinary work, says Dennis Kelly.
Three Johns and Shelagh on why, despite consensus on the value of the arts, paralysis and budget cuts continue.
Monday, 10 February 2014
Susan Jones reflects on whether higher education institutions are the best partners for the contemporary arts.
L J Rich explains how you can record musical thoughts directly from your brain with new ‘music neurotechnology’.
Roger Tomlinson says Arts Council England has failed to address the symptoms of market failure in the arts and now only radical change will lead to more equitable funding distribution.
Thursday, 06 February 2014
Materials scientist Markus J. Buehler explains the science behind structures and how musical compositions can be used to create better materials, if the underlying mathematics is appreciated.
Nina Simon says research aiming to prove the arts’ worth has two big problems: assessment is on someone else’s terms, and it prevents us from focusing on transforming and moving forwards.
Alfred Hickling on purchasing moments in time: how about buying a bar of music before a concert, rather than sponsoring a theatre seat?
Wednesday, 05 February 2014
Margaret Heffernan says the arts teach us how to think and work better, even in the business world which trivalises them.
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Eleonora Belfiore says the cultural sector suffers from justification anxiety, which is particularly intense in times of austerity.
Monday, 03 February 2014
Tom Uglow is looking forward to the day when today’s intimidating digital technologies seem as natural as a pen or a camera.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Knowing who gets funding and for what keeps everybody honest, and the Arts Council should understand that, says The EvilImp.
Bryony Kimmings explains why, when artists reach their early thirties, they leave to work in better paid industries elsewhere.
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Rebecca Morelle reports on research which indicates two routes to perfect harmony in string quartets: autocracy or democracy?
Lyn Gardner on plays in pubs, getting creative and taking touring theatre to an already established community.