Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Prominent industry insiders give Lanre Bakare their take on the music streaming controversy ahead of the release of DCMS’s report this spring.
Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Just because you’re doing social media doesn’t mean you’re automatically reaching diverse audiences and making museums relevant to a wider public. Georgina Brooke busts some social media myths.
Ai Weiwei is no stranger to controversy, but the latest attempts to censor his work by excluding it from Hong Kong’s M+ museum have provoked outrage, as Vivienne Chow reports.
NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, can refer to anything digital, but interest in them is growing in the fine art world. Mitchell Clarke attempts to decode their unique characteristics.
Tim Adams charts the remarkable story of a UK teacher, the winner of the Global Teacher award, and how she used her £1m prize to improve arts education.
Can non-disabled people ever be successfully cast in disabled roles? Alison Wilde examines unacceptable practices that lead to misrepresentation in film.
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
While the UK will still be able to collaborate with cultural projects as a ‘third-country organisation’, Alexandra Büchler says there will be reputational and financial consequences.
The profits of the Great Exhibition of 1851 were put towards developing the cultural institutions of South Kensington and, at its heart, the Royal Albert Hall. Tim Stokes investigates the history of this venerable institution.
Theatre and music unions have warned of an ‘exodus of talent’ from the cultural sector. Richard Bratby finds that many have enjoyed alternative work, particularly if it comes with a monthly pay cheque, but they do plan to return.
With the doors to art collections mostly closed, curator Gabriella de la Rosa selects some of the nation’s finest works to enjoy from home.
The demand for organisations to hire diversity officers and undergo compulsory unconscious bias training is becoming standard practice in the UK. Ed West argues it is a US import that doesn’t take account of UK customs.
Monday, 22 March 2021
Mounting frustration in France with the length of the lockdown has led to the occupation of many theatres. Marion Bellal listens to the anger of those who believe culture is being unfairly targeted.
How should the revenues from music streaming be shared? David Karlin analyses the problems inherent in the current system of income distribution.
The pandemic has accelerated the trend of corporates selling their artworks to raise funds. Patrick McCrae argues that this creates an opportunity for more culturally relevant artists to be included in future collections.
The first Director of V&A East is determined to address colonialism. Kadish Morris meets the man on a mission.
The new field of Arts in Health is in danger of exacerbating health inequalities. Dr Frances Williams calls for a more open and critical discussion.
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
With women accounting for only 3% of all timpani and percussionist positions in London orchestras, Emily Gunton calls for systemic change in recruitment practices.
The Culture Box project aims to deliver public health messages to people living with dementia. The boxes, containing multisensory materials, have been sent to 40 care homes nationwide, as Errol Francis explains.
What are the professional challenges facing migrant theatre makers in the UK? Verity Healey interviews Romanian-born director Alexandru Istudor.
US artist Mark Rothko died a year before his magnus opus, the Chapel, opened in Texas. Gabriella Angeleti reviews a new book marking the 50th anniversary of this unique project.