-
6 January 2016
Get Gold & change the world with art
2015 has been quite a year. 2016 is shaping up to be even more of a year for the arts world and for Arts Award as it continues it's celebrations of 10 years, and we embark on even greater plans for supporting you through Gold Arts Award.
-
6 January 2016
Want my job?...with Joelle Taylor
From the archive: Last April, we met the superb poet, spoken word artist, playwright, novelist and general wordsmith, Joelle Taylor. Who better, to call on for thoughts about using art to change the world?
-
5 January 2016
Deja-View: Boyz n the Hood and Straight Outta Compton
Are you bored of films repeating themselves? It's not just the endless remakes that are giving you a sense of filmic deja-vu, many films follow tried and tested formulas. This month, Boys n the Hood goes against Straight Outta Compton.
-
4 January 2016
Arts Award movers and shakers: Darren Henley
Chief Executive of Arts Council England talks to Voice about his job, the importance of Arts Award, and the significance of the Arts sector in general
-
2 January 2016
News of the year 2015
Out with the old, in with the new, except in this instance, where we look exclusively at what has been - it's a roundup of big news events of 2015!
-
1 January 2016
Changing the world in 2016
Happy New Year! What's in store for 2016? Changing the world of course…
-
31 December 2015
The best plays of the decade are: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Billy Elliot
In the final and most scandalous result of our poll celebrating Arts Award's 10th birthday, your winner of best play of the decade is a tie between Billy Elliot and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
-
30 December 2015
The best spoken word artist of the decade is: Benjamin Zephaniah
The winner of the title of best spoken word artist since 2005 and Arts Award's birth goes to Benjamin Zephaniah. He was voted for by you as part of our survey celebrating its tenth birthday!
-
29 December 2015
The best TV programme of the decade is: Game of Thrones
The best television programme has been decided, as voted by you in the poll asking you for your favourite art celebrating Arts Award's tenth birthday. It is, of course, the most watched programme on the planet…Game of Thrones!
-
27 December 2015
The best game of the decade is: Angry Birds
This December we asked you to vote for your top arts since Arts Award launched in 2005! Today, we're revealing Angry Birds as the winner of the Gaming category. Here are the highs (and lows) of Angry Birds' existence to date.
-
26 December 2015
The best musician since 2005 is: Adele
In the poll asking you for your favourite artists since Arts Award started ten years ago, you voted for Adele as the best musician.
-
26 December 2015
The best visual artist of the decade is: Banksy
This December we asked you to pick your favourite arts since Arts Award began in 2005! Today, we reveal Banksy as the best visual artist.
-
23 December 2015
The best film of the decade is: Black Swan
The votes are in! We asked you what you thought has been the best art since Arts Award was born ten years ago. In a close race, the title goes to Black Swan.
-
23 December 2015
The top 10 art exhibitions for the holidays
This year there are lots of exciting exhibitions happening over the festive period, the perfect day out.
-
23 December 2015
Hermione Granger is black: what’s all the noise for?
Olivier-award winning actor, Noma Dumezweni, has been cast as the middle-aged Mrs. Granger in the stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Why should it and why shouldn't it be a big deal that she is black?
-
22 December 2015
Your Christmas reading list, sorted!
When the weather is cold, the fire is burning and you've had too many mince pies, what better winter activity than to curl up with a festive read? Turn off the TV and pick up on of these Christmassy books, all you need to do is make the hot chocolate!
-
21 December 2015
How to...make DIY Christmas gifts
Tis the week of Christmas, which is so often filled with last minute panic. Maybe you don't have the money, haven't had time for shopping or are just out of ideas…whatever the reason, instead of panicking and battling through the crowds to find something, why not try some cheap and easy DIY Christmas gift ideas? After all nothing says Christmas better than homemade presents with a personal touch!
-
19 December 2015
In the year Billy Elliot turned ten, is ballet still a difficult choice for men?
Since the early 19th century, Western culture has depicted male ballet dancers as weak, effeminate or homosexual. Studies have shown that teenagers in particular can have a highly stereotypical view of gender-specific sports, and these views make people less confident in breaking out of their shell and indulging in activities or arts that are seen as 'effeminate' or 'manly'.