Visual Arts
Glasgow - making an exhibition of itself
A couple of decades ago, it might have been unthinkable that Glasgow, a city once financially impoverished and culturally bereft,…
Festivals and Events: Beyond Economic Impacts
In July this year, the Leisure Studies Association (LSA) will hold its annual conference at Edinburgh's state of the art…
Sharing the Love – A ‘Foreign Policy’ for UK Arts
At a time when UK arts appears to be experiencing something of a resurgence and the opportunities for developing markets…
The Do's and Don'ts of Schmoozing
If you want to be commercially successful before retirement age then you will have to learn how to schmooze. Craig…
Creative Partnerships
Despite the recent funding freeze to Arts Council England, one area of the gargantuan organisation is still doing okay. Creative…
Shall we dance?
As a culture, it seems our fascination with dance – a performance art form that communicates through the body and…
A new chapter for the Arts Council of Wales
At first glance, the Arts Council of Wales doesn’t seem so different from any of the other three national arts…
It's 'plus ca change...' for the ticket agency industry
Following the recent release of the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) report based on research conducted in the summer of…
Science - more controversial than art?
The worlds of Art and Science have traditionally had an uneasy relationship. In spite of a rich history of artists…
Star Trek meets Killer Tomatoes
Think science fiction and the cliches immediately spring to mind. Geeks boldly going to all-night Star Trek marathon quoting stellar…