The price of everything and the value of nothing?
Last week I went to two art exhibitions. Paul Graham at the Whitechapel and George Shaw at the Baltic. Looking at Graham’s photos…
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Curation vs. education
Practically all public art Galleries have some kind of “education” or “engagement” arm to them, specifical…
Goals and Glory: lessons from the manager’s bench?
Last Friday I went to see Cheek by Jowl’s stunning, Russian company, ‘Tempest’ at the Barbican. Then, on Saturday afte…
Standards in community dance
I was recently invited to observe a dance lesson taking place as part of a community education programme. Although the artists kne…
Visual artists – your universities need you
With all the talk of cuts and fees its easy to get disheartened about the future health of creative industries in higher education…
Henley to put the spotlight on cultural education
A Government review of cultural education is to be led by Classic FM’s Darren Henley
The power in enquiry
Ben Cranfield, Sarah Davies and Natasha Silsby look at the value of academic partnerships in the arts and of holding conversations…
£8.2m gift will support new facilities for arts education
The National Theatre, Tate Britain, and the Royal Shakespeare Company are to receive the lion’s share of a £8.2m windf…
RFOs which are not in the new Portfolio
N.B. Some RFOs did not apply, and some of those listed below may be part of consortia. This list may not be exhaustive, but is com…
No room for arts?
In the context of proposed changes to the English education system, the Education Committee has issued an inquiry and call for evi…
Google Art Project: the real thing?
This lunchtime, I took a trip around the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. I strolled through (selected) corridors as if I was t…
Henley Review sparks shake-up of music education
New structures will emerge for music education and funding, but curriculum issues remain.
Louder together
The National Union of Teachers and the Musicians’ Union have joined together to oppose cuts to music services. In a new part…
Architecture education
Last Friday saw me speaking at ‘A Space for Learning’, Irish Architecture Foundation’s first symposium on archit…
Lyric links up to find funding joy
Local people are being encouraged by the Culture Minister to help London’s Lyric Theatre raise the last £1.5m needed f…
Music education cuts
Local authorities are jumping the gun by cutting their music services while the national funding picture remains unclear, accordin…
Becky Hunter interviews Jane Boyer
I’m pleased to present another interview with a hardworking and talented woman in the arts. Jane Boyer is a practicing artis…
Between a rock and a hard place
Sarah Perks argues that the value of education and engagement programmes cannot be overlooked when cuts are being made
The Soft Sell
Judging from their new education white paper, the ConDems have discovered yet another front on which to continue their assault on…
Our No-Frills Future
From the BBC: Could cuts to arts and creativity funding lead to no-frills schools?
Universal culture
Universities are getting involved in the Cultural Olympiad too, says Cara Courage
News Comment
Rosy Greenlees comments on the new teaching White Paper, and cautions against a one-size-fits-all approach to cultural education
It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it
I am still reeling from the Cultural Learning Alliance’s Big Link Up event at The British Museum; or more specifically…
Politicians voice support for creative education
“What government must do, if it is not going to have the money actively to encourage more artists, poets and drama gro…
