What do you do with £1.57 billion for culture?
It took a while, and a lot of concerted pressure, but the British government has decided not to be remembered
Category: This changes everything
‘Don’t be too severe upon yourself, or underrate yourself, but do yourself justice’ (Sydney Smith)
Several weeks ago, I wrote a post called ‘Right now, kindness might be more important than creativity’. I regretted the
Untold losses
History is what happened. Historians interpret – yesterday’s hero, recast as today’s pariah – but they can only work with what is
Why projects don’t work
Since the start of the pandemic, I have been preoccupied by its traumatic effects. Some of the losses are obvious,
Captive minds
Call me naïve, but when I learned this week that the ushers working in a concert hall are on zero-hours
Give ’em shelter
Honestly, how are you feeling? The adjectives that cycle through my contacts with people in the arts are increasingly consistent: tired,
Thinking about white privilege
My father, Robert, was born in Salonica (Thessaloniki, in Northern Greece) in 1927. His father, Isaac, was a doctor, while
Talking in the dark
Last night, Arlene Goldbard hosted our second shared conversation about community art, for which we were joined by about a hundred
The social justice case for diversity
The cultural sector has been crushed by the health protection measures imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. It is not
The 2020 Rome Charter
The right to participate fully and freely in cultural life is vital to our cities and communities The 2020 Rome
