Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Just Stop Oil’s climate activism is one of the most successful disobedience campaigns ever, says John Paul Stonard. Whether or not you like their tactics, their actions oblige us to take a position.
Anita Chaudhuri speaks to London artists about having to spend most of their income on renting studio space and asks whether the public will notice if communities of creatives are disbanded.
Dame Vivien Duffield has donated £500m of her fortune to the arts. In a wide-ranging interview, she tells Richard Morrison her views on 'second-rate musicals' at the ENO, sexism in philanthropy, and corporate sponsorship.
Immersive experiences attract younger and more diverse audiences than traditional arts and culture, according to research by Dr Joanna Bucknall. But can this new sector attract the same level of funding?
Three years into a cultural exchange programme between the UK and Australia, Jo Litson speaks to the British Council's Helen Salmon about how the project continues to bear fruit.
Tuesday, 18 June 2024
With robberies of cultural objects on the rise, Tim Moore explores how increased digital access has made historic premises more vulnerable and how museum staff are fighting back.
Making a living as a theatre writer is challenging enough, but a focus on young debut talent excludes many from the few opportunities on offer. Catherine Love speaks to companies nurturing playwrights of all ages and experiences.
A new age of activism and sponsorship boycotting has suddenly left many UK festivals in a precarious financial position. Henry Mance and Harriet Agnew ask who is clean enough to find the arts.
In a historic first Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has halted almost all state funding for the arts. As cultural leaders come to terms with the cuts, Jay Handelman interviews to some of those impacted.
Labour's manifesto on the arts feels like a check box exercise harking back to the Cool Britania era, and that's not a good thing, writes Carola Boehm.
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
A recent cross-party report offered hope to grassroots music venues, says Adam Behr, but there are still a number of unresolved challenges awaiting the next government.
Whoever wins the next election should take note of US President Franklin D Roosevelt's approach to arts funding during a decade of economic depression, writes Katy Hessel.
It's easier to pressurise a book festival to sever symbolic commercial ties than a business summit, reasons Robin McAlpine as he explores the complexity of corporate arts sponsorship.
In the race to adapt to an increasingly complicated economic and ethical environment, US museums must embrace new commercial endeavours, argues Natasha Degen. But which ones?
There is no more powerful way of opening minds than through an education in the arts, says Josh Berger, Chair of BRIT School, as he explains why school's not out for culture.
Tuesday, 04 June 2024
As arts organisations look to distance themselves from private funders with unpalatable associations, Louise Lucas examines the fragile relationship between taxpayer-funded spending on culture and philanthropy and makes the case for rethinking how we finance culture.
Brexit bureaucracy, rising costs, and a drop in public sector culture funding are causing problems for the commercial art sector. Yet, Arun Kakar finds glimmers of cautious optimism in London's gallery scene.
The threats of gentrification and rising property prices are a challenge for cities and artists across the globe. Anjulie Rao discovers the non-profits in Chicago, turning to new models to survive.
Gareth Harris interviews cultural historians, gallery leaders and former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey about the upcoming general election and who they will be voting for on 4 July.
Hugh Morris reports on how Welsh National Opera, one of the UK's leading touring opera companies, was cut adrift from Arts Council England and its opaque relationship with Arts Council Wales.