Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Polly Toynbee looks ahead to the challenges in the arts sector that will greet a possible new Labour government.
Following the British Museum's social media gaffe in March, Aimee Dawson examines how arts organisations might best handle themselves in the eye of a critical storm.
Richard Morrison speaks to sector leaders about the cost of keeping our national museums free in an arts funding crisis, especially when over half of regional museums now charge admission.
Having contributed to a recent House of Commons report - Misogyny In Music - researcher and former A&R manager Sally Anne Gross isn't surprised the government rejected its findings.
Recent studies show viewers prefer computer-generated art when they think it's created by humans. Shirley M. Mueller explores what drives the bias against AI-generated artworks.
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
As France prepares to slash its budget for culture, Jonny Walfisz compares how the cuts line up with arts spending across continental Europe and the UK.
In his profile of Southbank Centre's Chief Executive Elaine Bedell, Alex Lawson uncovers the depth and inequality in the current funding crisis and lays bare the soaring costs facing the flagship arts complex.
In the financially cut-throat musical theatre market, producers demand “a sure thing” from their creative teams. Katie Birenboim asks musical director Amanda Morton how she ensures that mentorship can flourish when the stakes are high.
Adam Behr asks why arts education is under fire when the UK’s creative industries generate more revenue than cars, oil and gas.
Cash-strapped councils are cutting cultural spending to help plug budget shortfalls, but could desperate local authorities sell off artworks to raise funds? James Goodwin looks at the legalities.
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
How should the sector be preparing for further AI developments? Douglas McLennan shares a framework for thinking, including advice for dealing with new and emerging tech.
It’s time for the UK’s creative industry to live up to its name and push for some changes, writes Patience Wheatcroft, as she proposes a tourist tax to support the sector.
A team of researchers have reviewed creatives’ decisions during Covid-enforced lockdowns in Germany to determine what could influence career choices during another lockdown period.
As Goldsmiths becomes the latest higher education institution to announce redundancies in arts and humanities subjects, Zoe Williams considers whether such cuts form part of a wider attack on creative and critical thinking.
Following Arts Council of Wales’ decision to stop funding National Theatre Wales last year, Gary Raymond has an idea to support the future of English language theatre in Wales.
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
In Germany, selective government investment in the arts has given rise to cultural workers who want to have their cake and eat it, argues Ido Nahari.
With funding increasingly moving outside London, Lina Johansson, joint artistic director of the Hackney-based theatre company Mimbre, speaks to Aysha Imtiaz warning that in 10 years time the borough may not be the creative hub it is today.
From opera and elitism to education and diversity, Richard Morrison discusses the wide-ranging problems facing the music sector in the UK and offers some solutions.
In a contracting arts funding environment, Michael Kenny, Owen Garling and Steph Coulter of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy explore what the case for a cultural infrastructure might look like.
Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Clare Armistad interviews Max Hollein of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art about dealing with accusations of hoarding while managing an annual budget of $320m without subsidy.