Co-Founder of Freedom in the Arts, Rosie Kay, thinks the arts in the UK have strayed into a culture of intolerance, which has led to cancellation and a climate of self-censorship that has to be addressed.
There is a cultural revolution in the arts that we need to talk about. We’ve got issues.
There is a shifting set of ideological beliefs that anyone working in the arts must appear to adhere to and be careful to never dare to question. Dogmatic theories surround new subject matter, which sees the articulation of Martin Luther King's ‘colour blind’ stance as racist, the fact that humans cannot change sex as transphobic, and ‘privilege’ needs to be rebalanced as measured by a system of... more
24 Apr 2024
Opinion
Co-Founder of Freedom in the Arts, Rosie Kay, thinks the arts in the UK have strayed into a culture of intolerance, which has led to cancellation and a climate of self-censorship that has to be addressed.
24 Apr 2024
Opinion
Voters across England go to the polls next week (2 May) to elect many thousands of new councillors and 10 metro mayors – one of them being the Mayor of London. Phoebe Gardiner outlines what mayoral hopefuls need to understand about the capital’s culture.
23 Apr 2024
Feature
As global politics become increasingly polarised, the right to freedom of expression is under threat in many countries, including the European Union, writes Johanna Bankston.
22 Apr 2024
Feature
Responding to Arts Professional’s coverage of ACE’s political statements policy in February, Lauren James explains why defending free speech is so important to those working in the sector’s ‘engine rooms’.
19 Apr 2024
Feature
The future of the arts scene is 'terrifying', according to Ayvianna Snow, Chair of Equity's London North branch. Here, she makes the case for the UK to increase arts spending to 1% of government expenditure.
18 Apr 2024
Opinion
There has been a massive decline in arts for young people over the last 15 years. So much so that Joe Hallgarten thinks we need a dedicated national organisation to repair the damage. The current review of ACE might provide an opportunity.
18 Apr 2024
Feature
In light of the huge challenges that so many arts and culture organisations have faced in recent years, Watershed’s Clare Reddington shares five ‘rules’ for turning your organisation round.
17 Apr 2024
Feature
A report from King’s College London looks at potential policy solutions to combat precarity in freelance cultural work. Sana Kim, one of the researchers, shares its key findings.
16 Apr 2024
Opinion
A blog post by a former government adviser has called for a cap on the number of students studying creative subjects. Orian Brook thinks the figures used to justify this argument misrepresent creative graduates’ earning power and contribution.
16 Apr 2024
Feature
Being an artist, at all career stages, is a minefield waiting to be triggered without informed guidance. Simon Poulter has been canvassing artists about being sold a dream.
10 Apr 2024
Opinion
Artistic freedom is an increasingly contested area of public discourse. But as Ruth Anderson of Index on Censorship argues, while she might not agree with what is expressed, she defends the right to do so.
09 Apr 2024
Opinion
Andrew Pinnock, a former Arts Council officer, thinks it’s time for an honest review of our national development agency for creativity and culture, based on truthful foundations.
09 Apr 2024
Feature
After far too many decades of jam tomorrow, artists deserve better, says independent arts researcher Susan Jones.
08 Apr 2024
Opinion
Now more than ever it’s important to focus on the things that really matter, to free ourselves of distractions and to identify earned income opportunities, says Robin Cantrill-Fenwick.
08 Apr 2024
Feature
Harmeet Chagger-Khan leads on innovation, and immersive and interactive projects at The Space. Here she explores how artists are using AI and why transparency and media literacy are vital to ensure it is accessible to all.