Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Paul Hiebert on the arts and humanities versus science and technology, and the benefits of merging the two to form ‘21st Century skills’.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Rupert Christiansen on whether people will choose to keep the leaky opera ship afloat and whether there are any hopeful signs for the artform.
Terry Teachout observes that while no arts organisation is too big, too old or too famous to fail, maybe more of them should.
Thursday, 07 November 2013
Simon Jenkins says: “The reality is that London is where ministers live, and ministers look after their own”, in response to the arts funding debate.
Steven Libman wonders if the Great Recession is over for the arts in America and if they will ever return to ‘pre-recession’ splendour.
Tom Morris explains the precarious reality of regional theatre.
Joe Hallgarten makes the case for a Cultural Education Endowment Foundation as the RSA and Arts Council England publish ‘Towards Plan A’.
Peter Dobrin says the pursuit of ticket revenue has turned arts groups into “followers of public taste” rather than leaders, and philanthropists are calling the tune.
Leila Jankovich says the real surprise is that there is any surprise in the London/regions funding figures and the real question is: what is arts funding for?
Mark Robinson responds to ‘Rebalancing our Cultural Capital’ suggesting that local and national government funders should consider what they could control – as well as what they can’t.
Roger Tomlinson admits he has not protested “loud enough or long enough” about the arts funding imbalance.
Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Sunny Widmann says we need to start developing leaders at every stage in their arts career, if we are to persuade them not to leave the sector.
Tuesday, 05 November 2013
Jaime Weinman asks: should there be more streamlining for orchestras and opera companies as funding diminishes?
Michael Kaiser questions the future of performing arts in an era where technology is changing everything, especially theatre.
Friday, 01 November 2013
Even if geographic boundaries are less relevant in the digital era, questions about where art is made, who makes it, with whom, and for whom are still important in the arts funding debate, says Marcus Romer.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Dominic Cavendish reflects on the continuing acceptance of recorded and live cinema screenings of theatre which are taking the place of live productions.
Susan Elkin says theatre for young audiences isn’t an inferior genre and should be taken seriously.
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Rupert Christiansen asks if half empty theatres should still be subsidised.
Josie Gurney-Read reports on the Your Paintings project which toured 26 masterpieces worth around £14m to schools across the UK.
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Trevor O’Donnell says amateur marketing is so deeply ingrained in the arts the damage it’s doing is not questioned – “give professional marketing a try”.