Wednesday, 05 April 2017
Seven years after making predictions about how the arts sector would react to the changing political and funding landscape, Mark Robinson reflects and looks to the future.
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Museums and galleries are increasingly using virtual reality technology to offer visitors new experiences, but curators are cautious about this rapidly evolving medium, writes Hannah McGivern.
Friday, 31 March 2017
The right to remain for EU citizens, an agreed position on travel for musicians and cultural exemptions from visa rules: The ISM’s Deborah Annetts presents priorities for the creative industries post-Brexit.
Unless we include arts in STEM subjects, we’ll produce clones of the robots that will threaten our children’s jobs, says Christina Patterson.
What will happen to artists’ copyright after Brexit? Abby Yolda from DACS offers her insight.
One hospital doctor explains how engaging with artistic activity, which she previously ignored as inconsequential and frivolous, was the key to addressing her depression and anxiety.
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Now the UK has officially triggered Article 50, what does Brexit mean for the arts in the UK? Artists, musicians and policy makers talk optimism and realism with German newspaper, DW.
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
(IN DUTCH) Cultural value is deeper than simple financial returns – the creative industries drive imagination, optimism and connections between people, argues Director of Nederlandse Reisopera, Nicolas Mansfield.
(IN GERMAN) Intense competition between music fans and ticket scalpers for seats at Hamburg’s recently opened Elbphilharmonie raises questions about cultural justice, writes Christoph Twickel.
(IN SPANISH) Slashed funding and reductions in overtime have forced Spanish ballet, theatre and orchestral companies to turn down invitations to perform internationally. Jesus Ruiz Matilla weighs in on the challenges for state-funded art in Spain.
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Jack Hutchinson reports on a new initiative that hopes to create symbiotic relationships between corporations and emerging artists.
Monday, 27 March 2017
Music education is deteriorating, and part of the problem is the overly academic focus of lessons in schools, argues Charlotte Gill.
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Having a baby can leave even the most committed theatregoer feeling unwelcome. But a theatre culture that values families is one that is looking to the future, says Lyn Gardner.
Laura Purseglove talks to Pippa Koszerek about her work bringing contemporary art into churches and cathedrals.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
How should US arts organisations focus their energies to save the National Endowment for the Arts? Barry Hessenius outlines his vision.
After creative workers voted overwhelmingly against Brexit, Mia Jankowicz reviews their main concerns and hopes for the future.
Monday, 20 March 2017
More can be achieved through culture than any other government policy, Bush Theatre’s Madani Younis tells Decca Aitkenhead ahead of the theatre’s re-opening.
Friday, 17 March 2017
It’s the smaller cultural programmes taking place in high-poverty neighbourhoods that will be most affected by abolishing the National Endowment for the Arts, writes Sophie Gilbert.
Once seen as stuffy and elusive, museums have become more inclusive, accessible and dynamic thanks to social media. But how much personality should an arts organisation have? The Wellcome Collection’s Russell Dornan ponders the issue.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
While city museums and performing arts centers can benefit from corporations and luxury brands eager to associate themselves with high culture, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts help to smooth out access to the arts across the nation, says Jenni Avins.