Blog – Visionary Arts Organisation

Spotlight on… Gillian Dean: ‘Disability discrimination is a far bigger issue in society than non-disabled people realise’

By Emily Jupp | 3rd August 2019 | 42 0

12 top shows with a social impact to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

By Daisy Bowie-Sell | 29th July 2019 | 130 0

Black books club: My Sister the Serial Killer

By Shade Lapite | 14th July 2019 | 53 0

Tim Cowbury: ‘The UK’s asylum system is broken’

By Tim Cowbury | 13th July 2019 | 83 0

Spotlight on… Mika Johnson on exploring masculinity and lesbianism for Black womxn: ‘I want the next generation of queer kids to know that we’ve always been here’

By Mika Johnson | 12th July 2019 | 70 0

Black Books Club: ‘High-Rise Mystery’ by Sharna Jackson – Meet the crime world’s newest detectives

By Shade Lapite | 13th June 2019 | 59 0

Michelle Obama and Barack Obama to make exclusive podcast series on Spotify

By Emily Jupp | 7th June 2019 | 58 0

Literature, News

Stormzy announces winners of his #Merky books prize – ‘A lot of talented people don’t fulfil their potential but you guys had the confidence to do it’

By Emily Jupp | 7th June 2019 | 63 0

Spotlight on… Sarah Kosar

By Emily Jupp | 31st May 2019 | 117 0

Rapper and actor Kema Sikazwe on I, Daniel Blake and new musical Shine

By Emily Jupp | 24th May 2019 | 101 0

Community, Music, Theatre

How to… become a world-famous cabaret star by Bernie Dieter

By Bernie Dieter | 29th April 2019 | 73 0

Spotlight on… Nikesh Shukla

By Shade Lapite | 7th April 2019 | 91 0

Black books club: ‘Midnight Robber’ by Nalo Hopkinson

By Shade Lapite | 27th March 2019 | 107 0

Last Word Theatre presents disabled-led new writing event ‘Access Platform’

By Emily Jupp | 11th March 2019 | 102 0

International Women’s Day: UN campaign celebrates achievements of ‘impossible to ignore’ women with international campaign

By Emily Jupp | 8th March 2019 | 192 0

International Women’s Day: Spotlight on… NK Jemisin

By Shade Lapite | 7th March 2019 | 89 0

Community, Theatre

Sherine Chalhie: ‘I aim to explore stories about people from all backgrounds and cultures’

By Sherine Chalhie | 27th February 2019 | 195 0

Community, Theatre

Drag King Lucy Jane Parkinson / LoUis CYfer on starring in Jon Brittain’s Rotterdam: ‘We have removed the shackles from defining what is an entertaining narrative’

By Emily Jupp | 25th February 2019 | 320 0

Community, Film, Literature, Theatre

A fertile concept: Fertility Fest 2019 highlights

By Emily Jupp | 19th February 2019 | 121 0

Music, Television

The Lovin’ Spoonful: An interview with Diverse Music Solutions founder Spoonface

By Alexandra Boyd | 16th February 2019 | 204 0

Community, Documentary, Film, Literature, Music, News, Social Media, Television, Theatre, Visionary Honours

The winners of the 2019 Visionary Honours Awards

By Emily Jupp | 11th February 2019 | 346 0

Nile Rodgers announced as curator of Meltdown 2019 at London’s Southbank Centre

By Emily Jupp | 11th February 2019 | 79 0

Tonderai Munyevu: ‘We need to see people of colour in period plays because we exist, we always have’

By Tonderai Munyevu | 7th February 2019 | 147 1

Park Theatre announces new BAME initiative: The Prism Project

By Emily Jupp | 6th February 2019 | 101 0

Film, News, Television, Theatre

Will Meghan Markle help create more diversity in the arts?

By Emily Jupp | 31st January 2019 | 105 0

Where are the women at the old white men’s Oscar’s club?

By Alexandra Boyd | 30th January 2019 | 133 0

Vault Festival co-founder Mat Burt: ‘Vault is a mix of the ridiculously silly with the poignant and breathtaking’

By Emily Jupp | 25th January 2019 | 171 0

While women are becoming more visible in film and TV we still have a long road ahead to reach equality

By Alexandra Boyd | 19th January 2019 | 145 1

Community, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Community person of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 201 0

Community, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Most inspiring person of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 187 0

Social Media, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Podcast/media show of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 141 0

Theatre, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Play/musical of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 134 0

Television, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: TV show of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 144 0

Literature, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Book of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 126 0

Music, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Song of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 132 0

Documentary, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Documentary of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 280 0

Film, Visionary Honours

NOMINATIONS: Film of the year

By Emily Jupp | 16th January 2019 | 157 1

The top five social impact theatre shows of 2018

By Daisy Bowie-Sell | 10th January 2019 | 120 0

Community, Theatre

So many people still feel Shakespeare isn’t for them – I want that to change

By Mary Swan | 9th January 2019 | 175 0

Community, Film, News

How is the new Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse film getting young people interested in digital jobs?

By Alex McNamara | 5th January 2019 | 198 0

Community, Social Media, Theatre

The good, the bad and the ugly: How to cope with reviews

By Vinay Patel | 3rd January 2019 | 98 0

Community, Theatre

Thank you Hamilton for showing us why arts with a social impact are a good investment

By Laura Callanan | 2nd January 2019 | 84 0

Class: The last taboo of modern culture

By Chris Jury | 28th December 2018 | 250 0

Community, Film, Music, Theatre

New report showcases arts and cultural sector’s impact in fighting climate change

By Emily Jupp | 27th December 2018 | 112 0

Madeline Gould: Do we need more ‘evil women’ in theatre?

By Madeline Gould | 21st December 2018 | 293 0

Crowdfunding for diversity: The publisher promoting BAME children’s books

By Emily Jupp | 20th December 2018 | 162 0

debbie tucker green: Ear for Eye and the element of surprise

By Adrian Grant | 21st November 2018 | 168 0

Captain Marvel: First trailer for female-led superhero movie launched

By Adrian Grant | 21st November 2018 | 113 0

Is Doctor Who finally getting it right on race?

By Martin Belam | 21st November 2018 | 113 0

Five top tips on breaking into the entertainment industry

By Janay Harris | 19th November 2018 | 82 0

Five top tips for aspiring actors

By Janay Harris | 19th November 2018 | 103 0

Five top tips on how to become a TV presenter

By Janay Harris | 19th November 2018 | 99 0

How to write a novel – tips for getting started

By Janay Harris | 19th November 2018 | 81 0

Four ways to succeed in the music industry for beginners

By Janay Harris | 19th November 2018 | 95 0

So you want to be a theatre director? Here’s how to get started

By Janay Harris | 19th November 2018 | 141 0