Thursday, 05 October 2017
Josh Halliday profiles a Bradford primary school that turned itself around after being put into ‘special measures’ by embedding music, drama and art in every school day.
Nell Frizzell asks arts leaders including Maria Balshaw and Stefan Kalmár about the biggest questions facing artists today.
Tuesday, 03 October 2017
What are museums and galleries trying to achieve when they select certain artworks to display – and why aren’t they willing to talk about these decisions, asks a frustrated Milton Ezrati.
It’s hard to reconcile the myth that university arts courses are cheap to run with the standards demanded by Britain’s £87.4bn creative industries, argues Professor John Last.
Matt Kawahara profiles the American theatre offering monthly, Netflix-style membership, giving audiences unlimited access to the venue’s programming for a flat rate.
Monday, 02 October 2017
Arts in school are under threat, but this is not the case in all schools and is not necessarily driven entirely by the EBacc. Is it time to pivot the conversation and consider whether arts education needs its own seismic shift, asks Holly Donagh.
Friday, 29 September 2017
Alex Needham asks whether Punchdrunk theatre’s latest immersive show – for which audiences of two had to enter a raffle for £55 tickets – turns theatre into a luxury, gentrified product.
Thursday, 28 September 2017
In tightened economic times box office revenue is often king, but arts organisations should remember that what worked previously may not work now, says Chad Bauman.
What has Watershed learned by trialling four virtual reality experiences, which were scheduled like cinema events and marketed in a ‘content-first’ way? Catherine Allen reports.
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
The new extension at Tate St Ives is a deft feat of engineering – chiselled 15 metres down into granite bedrock – but local refusal to embrace the gallery has turned what could have been a boon into a muted and confused outcome, writes Oliver Wainwright.
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Some may be heralding it as the most diverse yet, but has this year’s Turner Prize discriminated against the young and emerging, asks Michael Glover.
Monday, 25 September 2017
The TV version of BBC Radio 4’s venerable arts programme Front Row is a low-interest, no-risk reminder of how terminally timid BBC TV is with the arts, writes Charlotte Higgins.
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Duncan Webb explains how a different approach to marketing can attract people less willing to venture outside of their cultural comfort zone, and therefore reach new – even politically conservative – audiences.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Cliff-top runs and communal meals – Matt Trueman experiences the unique rehearsal process at Kneehigh theatre company.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Sanjana Varghese presents an entertaining and educational ‘Twitter war’ between the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, which publicly showcases the two institutions’ vast collections.
Creative city policies, such as the new London Borough of Culture Competition, do not make communities resilient and sustainable – they simply drive inequality and soften the edges of gentrification, argues Oli Mould.
Cultural ‘hubs’, like London and New York, are beset by gentrification. For healthy creative sectors, arts funding must be pushed regionally and on a large scale, says Kenn Taylor.
Libraries in Helsinki are well-attended and offer more than just books – board games, art, footballs and sewing machines are also on the table. Lizzie Palmer examines the lessons for the UK.
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
The technology revolution is barely touching the world of culture, says Ed Vaizey, who would clear a gallery and give it over to tech startup businesses if he ever became a museum director.
85% of Arts Council England's £367m funding for music is going towards opera and classical music and institutions. It's scandalous that they can't find just £0.5m to challenge the threat to grassroots music venues, says Michael Dugher.