Category: issues

“The Department of Culture, Media and Sport’ budget would be cut by £12 million in 2013/14 and £22 million in 2014/15. Meanwhile, Chancellor George Osborne also said that there would be a spending review in 2013, which could result in further in-year cuts.”

Annabel Turpin: “If, in this relationship, we are the children, then we are the ones who have to now demonstrate our independence and maturity. The most obvious aspect of growing up is the need to become more financially independent.”

“Instead of balancing the interests of consumers and future producers with financial incentives to create new works today, copyright has become an expanding monopoly privilege for well-connected industries.”

“Our next NEA chair needs to make the fine arts trendy, return talk about poetry, literature and classical music to the national conversation. He needs Twitter followers.”

According to Google, the law would “make it significantly more difficult to find the information you are searching for on the Internet.”

“The head of the under-fire arts quango Creative Scotland has quit in the wake of a growing rebellion over the running of the organisation. Andrew Dixon resigned on Monday following months of criticism of the flagship quango from angry artists and arts organisations.”

Andrew Dixon arrived at the funding agency in 2010 after helping turn Newcastle and Gateshead from decaying northern English industrial towns to thriving arts hubs? A look at how a tenure that seemed so promising ended up so badly.

“Stars from New York, Hollywood and the music world joined President Obama at the White House on Sunday night to salute the honorees, whose ranks also included actor Dustin Hoffman, Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova.”

“The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has not yet opened, but there has already been an exodus of employees, amid allegations of indecision and political interference on the part of management and the board of trustees.”

“There is no nice way of putting this, but the skyline of London is being screwed.”