Tuesday, 02 November 2021
New Tendencies, a Yugoslav art movement born in the early 1960s, was one of the first to embrace digital art, writes Jonathan Bousfield.
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
With a revised National Plan for Music Education expected next year, Claire Jackson looks back on what the original plan has achieved since 2011.
Thirteen years after being approved, Oslo’s MUNCH museum has opened, becoming one of the largest single-artist museums in the world, writes Christian House.
Creativity and ‘madness’ have often been linked. Here Benedict Carpenter van Barthold considers the work of four painters whose work has been shaped by mental illness.
Comedian Mark Watson shares his experience of performing stand-ups online and what it taught him about disabled audiences’ access to the arts.
The last decade saw austerity measures cause local government investment in museums to decrease. Bethany Rex and Peter Campbell assess the impact.
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Covid-19 sent Australia’s theatres into crisis, but the sector has faced deeper rooted issues for many years, Gillian Arrighi and Clare Irvine write.
Britain’s drama schools are renowned internationally as centres of performing excellence but are still getting to grips with changing mores around gender and race, writes Vanessa Thorpe.
How can arts organisations give their audiences confidence to attend in person again? Hannah Grannemann shares the latest advice.
The Government’s retain and explain strategy for controversial monuments will do little to diffuse the ongoing culture warm, says Toby Young.
Anna Brady, Gareth Harris and Lee Cheshire ask what’s next for young painters whose works sold for six and seven-figure sums at Frieze London.
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Following the announcement of City of Culture 2025’s longlist, Ian Streets looks at how previous winners have improved the accessibility of their cultural offering.
Waltham Forest's Lorna Lee reflects on how London’s first Borough of Culture supported its local community through the pandemic.
Ahead of this year’s Booker Prize final, Charlotte Higgins goes behind the scenes of of one of publishing’s most renowned awards.
To better understand live music events, Martijn Mulder and Erik Hitters consider whether the motivation behind attending concerts differs from festivals.
Artist Tania Bruguera is calling for a boycott of the Havana Biennial, after agreeing to leave her homeland in exchange for the release of 25 prisoners. Valentina Di Liscia reports.
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
Claudia Burger, Eliza Easton and Hasan Bakhsi highlight three areas where recent research from Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre indicates policy change is needed.
Turner prize-winner Lubaina Himid speaks to Mark Brown about why museums and galleries should be independent of Government.
Laura Waddell asks: Is maintaining a social media presence the latest form of unpaid labour in the creative industries?
Considering the relationship between culture and economic innovation, Natalia Linares and Caroline Woolard argue for a ‘solidarity economy’ for artists.