Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Arts organisations shouldn't blame declining media coverage for poor audience engagement, argues Hannah Grannemann. Companies have to tell their own story with depth, nuance and whimsy.
Arts Council England and local government have a golden opportunity to work together on a truly collaborative approach to culture, writes Paul Bristow, ACE's Director of Strategic Partnerships and Place Policy.
While the boom in post-pandemic mega music tours continues, independent venues are struggling to make ends meet with eye-watering margins, reports Dave Simpson.
As New York City Ballet returns to London for the first time in 16 years, Debra Craine meets new Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford to discuss how the company's scandal-plagued culture has changed.
Sarvy Geranpayeh speaks to five culture workers in Gaza about the hardships of war, what has been lost, and the resilience of culture.
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Director of Unlimited Jo Verrent addresses the difficulties facing cultural sector leaders in a very personal open letter to 'work'.
In their latest policy and practice round-up, the Cultural Learning Alliance outlines new research evidencing the positive effects of arts participation at secondary school.
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Artist Doug Argue says Weisman Art Museum's decision not to sell his monogram is 'book banning'. He reflects on the challenges museums face in an increasingly politicised environment with Sheila Regan.
This editorial from The Guardian reflects on local authority arts funding in the wake of Birmingham City Council's plan to withdraw its entire cultural budget.
In this podcast, Jo Reed and Sunil Iyengar compare and contrast arts measurement techniques used by cultural agencies in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Working in theatre can feel like a lottery at the moment, says NICK AHAD, so the Mercury Theatre's plan to commission new work by picking a winner out of a hat might offer hope to writers trying to get a foot in the door.
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
MICHAEL RUSHTON reports on the pros and cons of increasing US government spend on culture and the challenge of justifying taxing people with no interest in the arts in order to fund them.
Following Northern Ballet's confirmed switch to using recorded music for some of its 2024 tour, HUGH MORRIS interviews four musicians from the Sinfonia who candidly discuss income, mistakes made during Covid and Arts Council England funding.
After 10 years in leadership roles, RACHAEL WILLIAMS reflects on what it means to lead an arts organisation during a time of economic crisis.
The risks of professional music-making are equivalent to gambling, argue researchers GEORGE MUSGRAVE, SALLY ANNE GROSS and MAIKE KLEIN as they examine the relationship between optimism, risk and mental well-being among musicians.
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
With a general election on the horizon, Andrew Stewart reflects on a decade of Conservative arts policy and the challenges awaiting the next Culture Secretary.
As arts funding declines, theatres are increasingly looking to cost-effective programming to make ends meet. Brian Logan asks if stand-up comedy could help protect UK playhouses.
There's no getting away from the carbon footprint of music festivals, with UK events using over 12 million litres of diesel annually. But many are searching for greener alternatives, as Suzanne Bearne reports.
Young British opera artists are leaving the UK and setting up themselves up as students abroad to work around Brexit obstructions, warns Edward Docx in this profile of British tenor David Butt Philip.
Jonny Best considers how Arts Council England's remit has shifted since its inception in 1946 and shares his thoughts on activism and gender-critical views in the subsidised arts sector.