Read, Watch & Listen

The creative industries can be tough; knock-backs, obstacles, rejections and failure are part and parcel of the job. But how do you find the vital resilience needed to thrive in the arts?

Standing out in an overcrowded creative profession can be tricky. Writer and director Ruth Mariner discusses how to find your niche and hit your version of success within it.

Ahead of our retrospective, 'Love and Anarchy: The Films of Lina Wertmüller', we received a letter from the arthouse sensation herself, sharing her memories of London and happiness to see her films on the big screen again. 

Could you channel some of the techniques used for performing theatre to help pitch your business venture? 

London-based ceramic artist Matt Raw talks us through his creative process as he leads a month–long course, specially put together for Make! The New Brutal

What effect could the rapid pace of scientific and technological progress have on how people create art? Three figures in the field look at whether there’s a creative revolution on the horizon.

Barbican Community Partner, Headway East London visit 'Modern Couples' and reflect on what constitutes collaboration and share their artwork in response to the exhibition. 

Here are some of the answers.

We asked the cast and creative team behind Redefining Juliet which figures from theatre, film or history they would like to reimagine.

Brighton-based ceramicist and designer Emma Johnson is the latest maker to be showcased in the Barbican Shop as part of our Makers initiative.

The founders of Fertility Fest reveal why they’re on a mission to get everyone talking about modern family making and how they’re bringing the biggest edition yet to the Barbican.

We shine a spotlight on a few of the theatrical partnerships behind our new season, asking the artists about the appeal of working with each other.