Liverpool John Moores University are re-naming their Art Academy after its most famous son. Canny marketing to overseas students or a step backwards? Last week, LJMU announced that they were re-naming their Art...
James Hampson considers a new illustration show at Arena Studios, and speaks to the artist behind it… The Baltic Triangle is a pocket of town known for throwing up bits of bohemian artistry...
Humour, joy, passion and romance; tonight sees the return of a production with a difference… Returning for a fourth year, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre is a combination of spectacle – an intimate...
We sat down with new Artist of the Month Reuben Wu to talk inspirations, serendipity and the fine line between reality and non-reality… Usually when an established musician/actor/director (commonly a musician) makes noises...
2013 has been marked by the ubiquity of David Bowie. When new exhibition David Bowie is, arrived at the V&A, had Thin White Duke fatigue already set in? Sarah Creed investigates… As I...
When traditional forms of protest fail, where do you turn? Amy Jones speaks to Jayne Lawless about the scheme which pushed her toward arts activism… For much of her career as a practicing...
With fresh cuts to the arts a constant threat, now more than ever, independent spaces offer respite; but for how long? When those working in the arts look skyward these days, they no...
The largest UK retrospective of his work for 15 years, Chagall: Modern Master seeks to redefine the painter’s place in art history. Does it succeed? The erstwhile Time magazine critic Robert Hughes once...
Are celebrity interviews worthless? Laura Brown argues, if you’re bringing in stars for headlines, you’re playing a dangerous game with your brand… The first time I thought that this celebrity PR lark might...