Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Removing a piece of 19th century art because it shows naked young women is a mistake - society should allow itself to be shocked and aroused, argues Kevin Childs.
Monday, 05 February 2018
Creative Scotland has never been fit for purpose, and it is now time for artists to take control of the organisation and reimagine it from the ground up, argues Neil Cooper.
The campaign to widen audiences for classical music has been one of the biggest arts marketing disasters of all time. To become inclusive, new music should instead follow the MAYA principle, says Aaron Gervais.
Does it matter if Tamara Rojo is in a relationship with one of English National Ballet’s senior dancers? Article 19 weighs in.
Former Arts Minister Ed Vaizey and the Museums Association’s Alistair Brown offer their thoughts on whether it’s time to stop building new museums.
Friday, 02 February 2018
A decade after Liverpool was European Capital of Culture, the city is ploughing ahead with development plans that could see it lose its UNESCO world heritage status. Laura Harris asks if the problems affecting the cultural life of the city have been solved.
Thursday, 01 February 2018
Actors speak to Helier Cheung about the failure of theatre, film and TV to portray authentic British East Asian characters and stories.
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Regeneration often goes hand in hand with gentrification. Oliver Benjamin offers a solution for those in the creative sector who are concerned about their impact on local environments.
Monday, 29 January 2018
Following a controversial move by comedian Chris Rock to ban mobile phones on his tour, Sarah Jenkins asks whether this practice should become more widespread.
Lyn Gardner meets Artistic Director Tim Etchells, who discusses the importance of collaborating with companies and artists across Europe.
If you really want to encourage artistic risk taking, theatre-makers need to feel safe from those in power and from each other. The key to change is to teach students about ethics, says Daniel Foster.
Funding bodies should provide coaching for all publicly subsidised artists, as this service improves resilience and stretches creative capacities, argues Matz Skoog.
Hannah Ellis-Petersen meets the women playwrights, actors and directors tackling a culture of silence and inequality in theatre.
Thursday, 25 January 2018
It’s neither romantic nor inevitable for artists to suffer depression – it’s a terrible waste of talent, and it’s something that should be discussed openly, argues Alistair Gentry.
London’s Vault Festival will host 300 shows by up-and-coming artists, but does the event actually unlock any doors for performers, asks Matt Trueman.
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Rosemary Bechler and Rhiannon White discuss diversity, the class ceiling, and making art with local communities.
Monday, 22 January 2018
Nick Higham examines the impact of a new scheme by the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield, which commissioners contemporary artists to make new work for local schools.
The Government’s support for the Agent of Change principle should be celebrated, but grassroot music venues face a host of other problems that need equal attention, argues Mark Sutherland.
Friday, 19 January 2018
We need culture’s ability to bring us together, but we must also recognise that culture is often seen as divisive and London-centric, argues Ian Blatchford.
We must make routes into the creative sector clearer so that young people of all backgrounds can see there are realistic ways of working in the arts, argues Daisy Bowie-Sell.