Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Backlash against casting for an upcoming Disney film highlights the work needed to remove stereotypes in film, says Emma Norris.
Wednesday, 09 February 2022
Around 10% of people in the UK has some form of dyslexia. Tim Deakin asks how museums can increase accessibility for dyslexic visitors.
The systemic reduction in attention, funding and worth allocated to the arts causes everyone to lose out, says Famke Veenstra-Ashmore.
Last year Louise Page experienced an acute psychotic episode. She shares her experience of using art to aid healing.
Moroccan-Ghanaian artist David Alabo says he uses his surrealist art created in virtual reality to explore his black identity.
Following last week’s Independent Venue Week, Patrick Clarke hears why the event has never been more important.
Tuesday, 01 February 2022
Caribbean-British arts have been fighting racism for decades. Precious Adesina explores examples featured in a new exhibition.
Meltem Arikan’s play was blamed for protests in Turkey, forcing her to flee her homeland. She discusses her new life in Wales.
Developments in music technology are removing barriers for disabled people wanting to learn to play. Sophie Alexandra Hall reports.
Just like exercise and sleep, engaging with the arts is a necessity for a full and happy life, says Arthur Brooks.
The life skills creative subjects foster are being downplayed in our education system, writes Tanyel Mustafa.
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
A performance research project asked theatre groups in Ghana, Brazil, India and Scotland to interpret Shakespeare. Henry Bell and Stephen Collins report the findings.
The UK Government is dismantling the creative sector - the last thing it wants is a population invested in the arts, says Anish Kapoor.
Covid has caused more understudies to have to step up in recent months. Katy Lewis speaks to actors helping to save their shows.
The creative economy is suffering, but the industry will be a predominant employer in the wake of automation, writes Daniel Lehwych.
Cultural investment is the quickest and most underused lever for levelling up the North today, says Katy Shaw.
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
As the creative industries recover, it is essential not to rebuild barriers to equity, diversity and inclusion, write Deborah Bull and Chi Onwurah.
Winners of The Big Issue’s 2022 Changemakers in the arts, awarded to those improving the sector, discuss their hopes and challenges for the year.
Anne-Marie Greene, Deborah Dean, Sarah Bartley and Caoimhe McAvinchey explore how a theatre company working with women in the criminal justice system has fared through through the pandemic.
Qatar’s adoption of Western art signals a widening cultural landscape, but what motivations lie behind it? Florence Hallet takes a closer look.