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Setting up in a new location
The mobility of an arts career is an advantage but re-establishing yourself can be another full-time job.
How to really change the world
The arts are a powerful tool for social change but it takes more than good intentions for an arts project…
From writing copy to red carpet
Award-winning playwright behind Jersey Boys and The Addams Family tells us what writers can learn from advertising, listening, exercise and…
Handing over the power of the pen
Playwrights are doing less writing and more listening as they rework true-life stories from gay parenting to race riots.
Do you have to make it before you turn 30?
A 30th birthday is a target many people set themselves for making it in an arts career. But is it…
Hot trends: Buddhas, Bacon, Barbara Cartland
Cashed-up buyers are creating a heady market for some lesser known genres including Chinese porcelain, post-war painting and even kitsch.
Do we need so many arts administrators?
Funding spent on management can't be spent on creating work so why are arts administrators such a key part of…
Amazon continues to cannibalise book industry
Amazon swallowed up book enthusiast site Goodreads last week, raising concerns over the monolithic e-tailer’s ongoing monopolisation of book industry.
Rich brain, poor pocket? Welcome to the class
Where do you fit in the new class system? A British study has exposed the power of cultural capital to…
You can do but can you teach?
So you think teaching is an easy stop-gap when you can't earn enough from your art. In fact, it's a…