Art on Campus: The Sculptures of Austin Wright
By Lauren Walker
Lauren Walker (she/her) delves into three sculptures in the second of her series exploring the art around campus.
David Hockney: ‘Bigger and Closer (Not Smaller and Further Away)’
By Alexandra Pullen
Alexandra Pullen (she/her) attends the current immersive exhibition at Factory International Aviva Studios, Manchester
University of York School of ACT Presents: Parliament Square by James Fritz
Alexandra Pullen reviews third year BA Theatre students’ production of the Bruntwood Prize-winning political play
An interview with the cast of Image of an Unknown Young Woman
By Sarah Gent
Sarah Gent sits down with the cast of Image of an Unknown Young Woman to discuss their creative process
Canvas Conversations Episode Two: From Ships to Michelin Star Restaurants –The World of Valuations at the World’s Leading Auction House.
By Georgina Spriddell and Lauren Walker
Georgina Spriddell (she/her) and Lauren Walker (she/her) chat to Christie’s Account Manager, Liz Lewis (she/her).
Review: Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light at Theatre @ 41
Sarah Gent (she/her) reviews Alphabetti Productions most recent performance
Forgotten Favourites: Franny and Zooey- The Catcher in the Rye’s Lesser Loved Sibling
By Narayan Saimbi
Narayan Saimbi discusses J.D. Salinger's authorial trajectory
Book Review: A Concise-Chinese English Dictionary For Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
By Eleanor Fahey
Eleanor Fahey (she, her) reviews Xiaolu Guo’s acclaimed novel
Bellini: The Capulets & The Montagues at York Theatre Royal
By Emma Giles
Emma Giles (she/her) reviews English Touring Opera’s bold and cinematic reimagining of this bel canto tragedy
A Bloody Good Show: University of York Shakespeare Society’s Coriolanus
By Jolie Whittingham
Jolie Whittingham reviews Shakespeare Society’s Coriolanus, a ferocious, bloodstained spectacle
The Bias of Literary Biography: Plath, Babitz, and Didion
By Kyla Charles
Kyla Charles (she/her) evaluates the shortcomings of literary biographies
Your Honour, I object! York Light's Legally Blonde: The Musical at York Theatre Royal
Alexandra Pullen (she/her) expresses that the well-beloved musical is found guilty on grounds of weak writing
Reading Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns nearly twenty years on.
By Libby Foxwell
Libby Foxwell (she/her) reviews Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, reflecting on how the lives of Afghan women have changed since the book was written.
Review: Stewart Lee VS Man-Wulf
By Alfie Sansom
Alfie Sansom (he/him) discusses the career and engaging talent of stand-up comedian, Stewart Lee
The Top 5 Banned Books in the USA, and why you should read them
By Mia Dias Laia Spragg
Mia Dias Laia Spragg (she/her) discusses why the USA has such an elongated list of banned books, and tells us why we should be reading them.
Sotheby’s first Saudi Arabia Auction - Everything You Need to Know
By Georgina Spriddell
Georgina Spriddell (she/her) briefly outlines the latest large international sale
Canvas Conversations Episode Three: A written interview with Mark Wiltshire, Rare Books and Manuscripts Specialist at Christie's, London.
Georgina Spriddell (she/her) chats to Mark Wiltshire about his life as a Specialist at a premier auction house.
Homage to Catalonia: An Intriguing Insight into the Writer of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
By Will Hemmings
Will Hemmings (he/him) explores one of Orwell’s lesser known works, and what it reveals about his later, more popular, writing.
Review: Aladdin, the Pantomime at York Theatre Royal
By Annie Woodiwiss and Naomi Marques Wiggin
Annie Woodiwiss and Naomi Marques Wiggin review York Theatre Royal's Yuletide Special!
Why you should read Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
By Ella Raw
Ella Raw reviews Sally Rooney’s new novel, Intermezzo, and why you should pick up a copy whilst it's fresh on the shelves
Review: ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’ at the National Gallery
By Kate Mulraney
Kate Mulraney (she/her) discusses the National Gallery’s impressive curatorial project.
Book Review: Orbital by York Alumna Samantha Harvey, Winner of 2024 Booker Prize
By Jedaiah Simwanza
Jedaiah Simwanza (She/Her) discusses Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital, the winner of the 2024 Booker Prize
The Year in Books: The Best Literary Offerings of 2024
By Annie Woodiwiss
Annie Woodiwiss reviews Muse Arts’ favourite three books of this year.
Art(ificial) Intelligence: A New Era of Creativity?
Georgina Spriddell (she/her) addresses the position of AI-generated art within the wider art-markets.
Illuminating Cultural Spaces in the North
By Bessie Prior
Bessie Prior (she/her) interviews Ottilie Drown from Open Source Arts, Leeds
Art on Campus: Barbara Hepworth’s Single-Form 'Antiphone'
Lauren Walker (she/her) takes a closer look at one of Campus West’s iconic sculptures.
The $5.2 Million Banana: Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian and the Absurdity of Art Valuation
Lauren Walker (she/her) discusses Sotheby’s most discursive sale of this economic quarter.
Funding in Flux: The 2024 Autumn Budget and its Implications for the UK’s Arts and Culture Institutions
Georgina Spriddell (she/her) assesses the implications of the first Budget of the new Labour Government.
Review: PHOENIX Lightshow at York Minster
Libby Foxwell reviews York Minster's show-stopping light show, PHOENIX.
Canvas Conversations - Episode One
Muse’s Arts Editor, Georgina Spriddell (she/her), in conversation with the curators of the Norman Rea Gallery.
Say Owt’s 10th Birthday Bash: A Review of the Spoken Word Evening
By Heather Gosling and Poppy Sockett
Heather Gosling and Poppy Sockett recount their experiences at the Big Say Owt Birthday Bash
Rebus: A Game Called Malice at York Theatre Royal
Sarah Gent reviews Rankin’s latest whodunit adaptation.
Review: ‘Naomi: In Fashion’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum
By Anna Compton
Anna Compton (she/her) reviews the tribute to the supermodel’s legacy.
‘Child’s Play’ at the Norman Rea Gallery: An exposé of the Power of Memory, Childhood and Innocence
Georgina Spriddell reviews NRG’s first Exhibition of the new academic Year
Neil Mason talks through the creation of Long Boi's sculpture
By Ellen Morris
Ellen Morris asks the sculptor of Long Boi about the intricate casting process
