It seems hopeful at least that the new prime minister does not have to be persuaded of the value of the arts and culture.
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Is opera dying? Do people care? What does it need to survive? Where will new audiences come from? Our experts assess the state of opera in the UK.
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.
A new portrait of NRL star Wally Lewis brings home the consequences of brain trauma in ways traditional science communication struggles to achieve.
In the latest higher education funding freeze: sacrificing the arts for STEM subjects makes no sense.
Colonial settlers made myriad objects with problematic portrayals of First Nations people. Now, a number of artists are using these objects in their work to retell these stories.
Artist Janet Echelman explains how she collaborates with engineers to create massive sculptures that have changed city landscapes and inspired people around the world.
The biggest arts festival in the world came from humble beginnings to lift post-war morale, and blossomed into the full-on arts extravaganza it is today.
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Professor of the Arts on Screen, University of Westminster
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Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Health Science, Swinburne University of Technology
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Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Music, University of Leeds
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Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Edge Hill University