Monday, 09 January 2017
Marginal cuts to arts funding in Scotland make no sense. When will a Scottish Government be bold and ensure 1% of GDP is ring fenced for the arts, asks Keith Bruce.
Friday, 06 January 2017
Why are swathes of US universities, such as Harvard and Standford, investing in on-site art museums? Hilarie M. Sheets offers one answer.
James Doeser ponders whether America’s arts funding model ultimately works better for artists than the UK’s.
Thursday, 05 January 2017
Is there any place for esteemed critics like John Berger when the public has instant access to all music and art under discussion, asks Ian Maleney.
Tuesday, 03 January 2017
Ministers are at least listening to the creative industries, but old thinking is not hard to find, says John Kampfner.
Interrogate a dedicated arts supporter about why she believes arts funding is important, and you’ll eventually uncover reasons that are not specific to the arts, says Ian David Moss.
The elite nature of occupations in the creative industries means that cultural workers have found themselves at odds with many parts of the pro-Brexit population, suggest Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor.
Government funding for the arts, and especially for individual artists, is a pretty progressive idea that takes some convincing, even in a largely Democratic place like Cleveland, explains Michael Gill.
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Urban art can change life and perceptions in post-industrial communities, says Kenn Talylor.
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
How can theatres pay off-stage workers a fair wage? Rosalind Grush shares four key pieces of advice for administrators.
Monday, 19 December 2016
As the old guard moves on, Vanessa Thorpe looks to the future of Britain’s foremost cultural institutions.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
With poverty, war and natural disaster threatening our cultural heritage, Felicity Strong says it’s time to ditch any resistance to creating replicas of the world’s masterpieces.
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Ben Davis analyses the top 25 most ‘Instagrammed’ museums and galleries, and theorises why Tate doesn’t make the list.
Student nurses at Kingston University are being taught kindness and compassion through drama, reports Hannah Partos.
Friday, 09 December 2016
The Government’s emphasis on STEM subjects hasn’t improved results in maths or science, so it’s time to restore the arts to their proper place in the curriculum, says maths teacher Kester Brewin.
Thursday, 08 December 2016
In the age of Netflix, do existing subscription models for orchestras still work? Adam Scurto analyses data from over 40 North American symphonies to find out.
Wednesday, 07 December 2016
Quentin Letts says the public resists condemning the Turner Prize art for fear of being "denounced as ignoramuses", while Charlotte Higgins denounces Michael Gove for describing the work as #modishcrap.
Tuesday, 06 December 2016
Can big arts organisations survive without corporate sponsorship from ‘unethical’ sources, and at what point does a gift become morally acceptable, asks John Sunyer.
In 2015, Architecture firm Assemble won the Turner Prize with plans to regenerate four streets in Liverpool. Ian Youngs visits Granby Workshop to see how far the firm has come.
While Andrew Lloyd Webber’s diversity report is encouraging, his musicals do not tend to be diversely cast and he must accept he is part of the problem, argues Dom O’Hanlon.