Why data is key

The Laverty Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art lies in the hands of Deutscher and Hackett this weekend.

Sometimes the art made by violent criminals is not so much therapeutic as pornography for the soul.

The top chairs are not reserved exclusively by men - though the numbers remain out of kilter - exposure helps a shift in attitude.

The publishers may love your book but they are running a business. Read these insider tips before signing away your manuscript.

An aviatrix, a tonne of water and an owl are an unlikely pairing but with sublime results in Shaun Gladwell’s newest work unveiled at SCAF.

You already know the demography of your audiences but do you understand why it is skewed? The equation is complex.

Coal corporations, oil companies and casinos have money to spend on the arts. Should you steer clear or mine their deep pockets for every dollar?

Fringe Festivals have powerful positive economic impacts for cities but not so often so the performers who make them.

Despite more than 500 studies, reviewers say better research is needed to convince policy-makers that strong arts activity generates happier, healthier and wealthier societies.

Multiple studies prove the arts improve health, education and economic outcomes, a review of 90 research projects has shown.

If numbers tell the truth, the UK theatre industry is thriving. But plays don't come off a production line so productivity is a poor measure of success.

Artists don't make much money from Spotify, but that doesn't mean we should all follow Taylor Swift's lead and quit.

The experience of Circus Oz shows the pragmatics of touring can themselves be an acrobatic act.

Following widespread reaction to the powerful contention that art should disturb not please, we publish Leysen's full speech.

As much art as science, the controversial Milgram and Stanford prison experiments on obedience to authority continue to inspire screen translations.

Exobiotanica, the latest project from Japanese artist Azuma Makoto, recently launched a white pine bonsai and an untitled floral arrangement into outer space.

Researcher and artist Luis Hernan has captured the invisible body of WiFi on camera. The result is both ghostly and extraordinarily colourful.

British artist Rebecca Louise Law is bringing floral art to the fore with her sublime large-scale installations.

Saturday is the 45th anniversary since the Stonewall Riots launched gay liberation, a good time to look back with pride.

New York-based illustrators, designers and image-makers Randy Church and Ayaka Ito redefine the limits of technology and creativity with their Cinema-Flash Showdown photographic series.