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ONE TO WATCH – a free Online Event: Cultural Conversations – Philanthropy in the Arts

‘Philanthropy in the Arts’ was hosted online from 5.00pm-6.30pm BST on Wednesday 30th September by The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman William Russell and the Genesis Foundation. This is the third in the series of Cultural Conversations.

This Conversation, the last of the 2020 season, is chaired by BBC arts presenter Kirsty Lang, who was joined by: 

Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE, Artistic Director of the Young Vic; 

Dame Julia Peyton-Jones CBE, Senior Global Director at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac; 

Rebecca Salter PRA, President of the Royal Academy of Arts; 

Sir Nicholas Serota CH, Chair of Arts Council England;

and John Studzinski CBE, Founder and Chairman of the Genesis Foundation.

In these times of extreme fluidity in shaping the future of the arts within a shifting cultural landscape, this proved a useful and stimulating debate.

POSTSCRIPT This event is highly-recommended – an engrossing and inspiring meeting of minds, and the event was “attended” by over 500 viewers. Very worthwhile to watch for anyone interested in the arts, you can watch the recording of the discussion here

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MY LIGHT SHINES ON embodies the spirit of the Edinburgh Festivals – and there’s more

For the first time in 73 years, Edinburgh – the Festival City- is quiet this August. This would have been the opening weekend of the 2020 Edinburgh International Festival season. But of course, it’s not a normal year. With the necessity for safety impacting the necessity for artistic expression, the creative forces behind the Festival have specially commissioned MY LIGHT SHINES ON, a film full of brand new work from artists across genres, featuring famous faces from festivals across the years and exclusive collaborations with other Edinburgh August festivals. The film is available, free to watch, on the Festival’s YouTube channel throughout August.  You can also find the film at the foot of this blog entry (while it remains available to view).

This unique broadcast launches a series of new recorded activity, also available on the Festival’s YouTube channel from tonight, and then throughout August.

As a part of the MY LIGHT SHINES ON Online Festival, Scotland’s major national artistic companies have been commissioned to create extraordinary works that audiences can enjoy from their own homes. In celebration of our Festival City, they bring light and life to sites that must stay empty this year with unique filmed performances and insights from artists. New shows will be added daily so do check back at the festival’s YouTube channel regularly.

Enjoy these lovingly created lights that still shine despite our current circumstances, helping us to find our way back to performances everyone can enjoy – and which remind us of why the arts are such a beloved and vital part of our culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=4L4S3FNM1kY