All 5 entries tagged Arts

Warwick mathematician and artist in Coventry Memorial Park project

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_mathematician_and/

“Equate” is a new project bringing together Coventry visual artist Lesley Whelan, and University of Warwick mathematician Adam Boddison, to work on a project at Coventry’s War Memorial Park.

: 08 Sep 2009 17:13 |  Tags: Arts Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Warwick awarded more than £250,000 for American research collaboration

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_awarded_more/

The University of Warwick has been awarded over £250,000 to fund a collaborative programme of research between Warwick’s Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

: 13 Jul 2009 10:24 |  Tags: Arts History Research |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Engineering and Art World combine to preserve old masters

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/engineering_and_art/

Engineering and art researchers have used advanced computer modelling based on that used for tensioned fabric structures to help preserve old works of art.

: 10 Feb 2009 11:00 |  Tags: Arts |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Children in Shakespeare

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/more/will/?podcastItem=childrenshakespeare.mp3

The director of the CAPITAL centre at Warwick, Professor Carol Rutter, talks about her latest book entitled Shakespeare and Child’s Play: Performing Lost Boys on Stage and Screen.

: 11 Apr 2008 12:25 |  Tags: Arts Books Capital Children Literature Performance Rutter Shakespeare Theatre Warwick |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Is policy damaging the Arts in the UK?

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/?podcastItem=artspolicy.mp3

Munira Mirza argues that current arts policy in the UK may be damaging to the long term health of the arts.

Munira Mirza is a writer and researcher on issues related to cultural policy and identity

Summary:

Is policy damaging the arts
Politics, social policy and the arts
Emphasis on footfall and numbers
Does the idea of a cultural industry make things more complicated
What is value for money in the arts
Do arts instituions lack confidence
Does policy stifle creativity
Identity and art – can art bring us together or drive us apart
Nature of engagement
Who decides our cultural icons
Internationalisation of art and the impact on national policy
Can the media support a debate on the arts
Is this a dangerous time for the arts in the UK

: 08 Nov 2006 11:14 |  Tags: Arts Culture Mirza Munira Podcast Policy |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem