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20 March 2020
Exploring wellbeing in an arts and cultural setting
A New Direction recently hosted a workshop for teachers, representatives from the cultural sector, and arts practitioners to explore wellbeing centred projects in an arts setting. But what is wellbeing and what does it mean when we bring it into an arts and cultural setting?
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17 February 2020
The Oscars are and always will be awards made for fellow Oscars: Men
My arts issue is the lack of representation of female voices and stories at the Academy Awards 2020, with male stories repeatedly dominating over more emotional and personal female stories on a mainstream Hollywood platform like the Oscars.
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16 February 2020
Why the arts should be taken more seriously.
Why the arts should be taken more seriously.
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12 February 2020
Cultural Appropriation in the Arts
My opinion and research about cultural appropriation and its place in the art world.
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4 February 2020
Is Stunt Casting in Theatre Ever Okay?
With the rise of social media over the past decade, stunt casting has been rapidly increasing but does the financial benefit of casting celebrities outweigh the effect it has on actors already in the industry?
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1 February 2020
Making Urban Living Better For The Community
This article conveys some of the problems with our current urban environment, mistakes that have been made by historical urban designers and ways that we can work to solve these issues in the future.
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25 January 2020
Women in Rock Music - my arts issue!
My Gold Arts Issue is all about the problems surrounding women (or the lack of) in rock music! Feedback would be hugely appreciated, whether it be an opposing opinion or general comments about the video - thank you :)
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7 January 2020
I was enthralled by Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch'
Here’s to my first 20 in 20 art activity: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.
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31 December 2019
An insight of our planning approach to events with Mozilla Festival 2019
At the end of October 2019, 12 years since I achieved my Gold Arts Award, I had the pleasure of working on my 4th Mozilla Festival - an international festival of technology and culture; this year with a focus on healthy artificial intelligence (AI).
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15 December 2019
Silver Arts Award | Part A
I am going to create 2 more posts on the Silver Arts Award Unit 1 | Part A.
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4 December 2019
Is celebrity casting having a detrimental effect of British theatre?
Hello,
This is my debate that I have written for my Gold Arts Award, I would really appreciate some feedback...
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25 November 2019
Are theatres able to prioritise sustainability?
With the climate crisis finally being addressed, I wanted to discover how sustainable theatres are, and if they can do more.
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23 November 2019
The problems with casting older actors to play teenagers
Discussing the issues with the misrepresentation of teens in the media
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22 November 2019
Gold Arts Award film ''Danger From Heavy Seas''
Gold Arts Award film ''Danger From Heavy Seas''
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19 November 2019
Should Art be censored?
For my Gold Arts Award, I have chosen to explore the issue of ' Should art be censored ' because I find 'Freedom of Expression in the Arts and Entertainment ' to be an influential part of artistic expression and believe art shouldn't need censorship.