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Freedom In The Arts REPORT ANNOUNCED Exciting News Coming Next Week – Afraid to Speak Freely Report Release Rosie Kay Denise Fahmy Arts First Podcast

An important discussion on the future of museums in Birmingham this coming Saturday artsfirst.substack.com/p/what-future-… Arts First Podcast Rosie Cuckston

Great to be at the launch of Freedom_In_The_Arts report 'Afraid to Speak Freely' last night at The RSA with Rosie Kay Denise Fahmy Kate Maltby Prof Jo Phoenix Sonya Douglas Claire Fox JessDeWahls🧴 Ursula Doyle Matilda Gosling and others.

Production shots of Adult Female Dancer, choreographed and performed by Rosie Kay. **** 4 STARS in The Times and The Sunday Times by Donald Hutera. "There is much to recommend here. For starters, Kay’s focus is on strong female dancers — including herself... Its central subject

Episode 20 - 'Cosmic Titans: Art, Science and the Quantum Universe' Author and critic Jo Herlihy Fragments of Jo talks to the co-curator of a unique exhibition in Nottingham that brings together art and cutting-edge science. Now on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/rCZKq_cTtu8

It was an absolute pleasure to take part in a discussion hosted by Fatmaclinic.com about the heroic, postmodern novelist Salman Rushdie with brilliant host Wendy Earle and distinguished speakers Manick Govinda and Ralph Leonard and danielbenami. We talked about Rushdie's conflict with

I loved talking about why Rushdie is one of the most important post war novelist of our times for Arts First Podcast and his heroism against Islam/Islamism and champion for free speech/expression and the right to stick it to god, politicians and prophet. Great contributors! 👇🏾

My review of this neat little exhibition #CountryLives Lakeside Arts What will be kept for the future of what our own country lives are...who decides what is worthy of keeping? And whose views? leftlion.co.uk/features/2025/… Uni of Nottingham Press Office Dr Sarah Holland LeftLion Magazine Nottingham Arts First Podcast

Episode 22 - Andy Warhol: Portrait of America Professor Jean Wainwright and artist Dido Powell take a look around the exhibition at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes. Now available on our Youtube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=0NMl6u…

If you're going to see The Fifth Step at @sohoplace then check out our interview with its writer, the brilliant David Ireland. Available on our YouTube channel and also Substack >> artsfirst.uk #TheFifthStep youtu.be/ZcJ-WCWy_Ho

Coming up at Verdurin: The National Interest, with Philip Cunliffe With peak globalization behind us, a new debate about the meaning of national interests is urgently needed. “Putting America First” has a ring to it, but what does it mean for any nation–say, Britain–to follow

'Reviewing the National Gallery rehang' - Guests Michael Savage @GrumpyArtHist and artist Dido Powell join host Wendy Earle for a tour and critical look at the National Gallery rehang, and the newly reopened Sainsbury Wing. #NationalGallery Listen here 👉open.substack.com/pub/artsfirst/…

Dr Philip Kiszely From the excellent Arts First Podcast youtu.be/guaHqOAvIGA?si…

Episode 27 - Birmingham's empty art gallery. Former Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery curator Brendan Flynn, Rosie Cuckston Birmingham Salon Michael Savage Michael Savage look at what has gone wrong at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and ask where the city's art collection has gone. artsfirst.substack.com/p/episode-27-t…

Arts First: Episode 28 - Stop cancelling artists! Artist Claudia Clare talks to Wendy Earle Wendy Earle about the experience of cancellation among women artists. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or our Substack at artsfirst.substack.com/p/episode-28-s… Please share.

From Ella Whelan "Perhaps Tate’s failures are down to its own institutional cowardice. Over the years, both Tate Modern and Tate Britain have acted like museums who are embarrassed not only of their own collections but by their very own existence." telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/3…

This is awful, but honourable, too.

Arts First: Claudia talks about her development as an artist, her influences, how she creates her huge pots, and why she sometimes breaks them. open.substack.com/pub/artsfirst/…