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Should Britain’s Art Courses Warn Young People About Their Futures?

THEATRE Posted: December 17, 2018 6:45 am

Lyn Gardner says that although UK government inspector Amanda Spelman has faced a massive backlash – for good reason – some of her statements were probably fair. “Watching each year as arts graduates head into the world sometimes feels like a David Attenborough documentary showing nature at its most brutal. As thousands of young people – who have been taught to call themselves artists but not necessarily given the skills artists need to survive – head for the choppy waters of the industry, they seem like vulnerable baby turtles heading for the ocean.” – The Stage (UK)

THEATRE Published: 12.17.18, sj

Read the story in The Stage (UK) Published: 12.17.18, sj

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