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    Will Arts Council England give funding power to the people? | Richard Brooks

    Two new reports suggest the arts still have a inclusivity problem. But Gateshead’s Baltic shows how it can be done The arts are a problem. That’s worrying for a culture columnist like me. A survey among 5,000 people for Arts Council England (Ace) concludes that many are uncomfortable with the term “the arts”, associating it […] More

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    London’s new Centre for Music? Don’t hold your breath…

    The delay to the London Symphony Orchestra’s planned new home is growing. And unrest in Iran could trouble a V&A show Wanted: a philanthropist to cough up about £145m towards London’s proposed Centre for Music. For that amount – about half the total cost of what will be the London Symphony Orchestra’s new home – […] More