Visual Arts
The art of reinvention
Just what are the forces driving our obsession with the contemporary art of adaptation? For up until recently and historically,…
The Changing Face Of Environmental Art
Since the turn of the millennium, world concern over environmental issues such as pollution and global warming has increased exponentially.…
Making art in Nicosia - Richard Wentworth
When British sculptor Richard Wentworth received an invitation to spend several months making art in the divided city of Nicosia,…
The new diversity of superheroes - from Gotham City to Bollywood
That stalwart of superhero pulp, America's DC Comics, sent tongues a'wagging when they recently ressurected a long dead character. But…
What is “Sacred” Music, Anway?
Since the reforms of the 1960s (when the Second Vatican Council curtailed the use of Latin), Catholic parishes and dioceses…
Greenland Street
The question rattling around many a Liverpudlian head right now must be something like: “Do we really need another arts…
Branding Culture
The idea that one city can have more culture oozing from it's Central Park than anywhere else has been fueling…
Sue Cook: Artist, Mother, Web Entrepreneur
Sue Cook apparently “came out of nowhere” in July of this year, to win a highly regarded visual arts prize…
Cultural Places: For a new demographic
"'New demographic' is a term blissfully unknown in the academic literature; Google Scholar, the standard source, contains not a single…
Art in the aftermath
In the aftermath of terrible disaster, art and artists often play a role in providing relief for trauma victims and…