Nandy wasn’t supposed to head up culture, but could her level-headed approach be just the ticket?
Charlotte Higgins
After the Tory years of underfunding, BBC-baiting and culture wars, nothing less than the soul of the nation is in the surprise new minister’s hands, says Charlotte Higgins
June 2024
Dreams and jobs slowly fade away as Bristol bears brunt of arts cuts
Ron DeSantis strips more than $32m in Florida arts funding
‘The business is no longer sustainable’: the inside story of how Tory cuts devastated the arts
‘Culture embarrasses them’: how 14 years of Tory fiascos strangled arts in the UK
‘My studio costs half my income’: can British art survive soaring rents and property developers?
Belfast rappers Kneecap to contest pulling of funding over political views
Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman call for urgent political support for the arts
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship
‘I wouldn’t call it a victory’: Fossil Free Books organisers on Baillie Gifford’s exit from literary festival funding
How do I live my best life? I’ll consult a painting, thanks – not my smug ‘AI future self’
Viv Groskop
Growing sponsorship row leaves UK summer arts festivals in turmoil
May 2024
Next UK government must not treat arts as ‘bloodsucker’, says Timothy Spall
The Guardian view on discord in the arts world: a distraction from the real crisis
‘A kick in the teeth’: Leeds artists fear loss of spaces is killing cultural scene
ACE’s ‘political statements’ warning to artists came after government talks
Artists shouldn’t be political? Here’s a show that challenges Britain’s creeping censorship
Brian Logan
UK arts need ‘rescue package’ to avoid lost generation, says Royal Court boss
April 2024
Australian arts in focus
Male artists overrepresented in Australian galleries and museums, research shows
The Tories’ poisonous anti-culture politics has crushed the arts. Bring on election night
