http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/raziaiqbal/2009/07/multistory_art_park.html en-gb 30 Sat 26 Dec 2009 06:09:21 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/raziaiqbal/2009/07/multistory_art_park.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/raziaiqbal/2009/07/multistory_art_park.html?page=15#comment3 It is clear arts coverage is London-centric as is a great deal of all news coverage. Perhaps the beeb moving some of it's operations to Manchester will rectify the situation. This has been discussed on another occation on this blog here.I sympathise with the lack of coverage for other parts of the Country. However the Peckham exhibition is receiveing so much publicity due to the hard work of the Hannah Barry Gallery courting the publicity through Peckham Pavilion at the Venice biennale.If artists around the country feel London-centric is ignoring them,perhaps a bold move like that of the Hannah Barry Gallery is in order. Also the car park IS in use, only the top and roof sections have been used for the exhibition. Southwark council seem to have earmarked it for "redevelopment" so it may very well end up the way of the Gateshead multi-story, lets hope they can be dissuaded from follow that course of action. Alternative Future Peckham. Mon 03 Aug 2009 00:19:48 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/raziaiqbal/2009/07/multistory_art_park.html?page=10#comment2 #2 I was referring to Gateshead, yes. Although it was covered on the news, no reason why, due to its filmic history, it's any less deserving of Arts coverage than a disused car park in Peckham, however. As an example of what I mean, Nottingham has just had a whole week of film and writing events, including world-class screenwriters and workshops. Very well attended; a classic example of bringing arts to the public, and how well the public responds to such events. Absolutely nothing from any national media about it. On the other hand, Helen Mirren's (London) stage acting is in a few cinemas, and they're all over it (though, ironically, the BBC went to a cinema in South London for their report)... Tue 14 Jul 2009 15:46:07 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/raziaiqbal/2009/07/multistory_art_park.html?page=5#comment1 sweetsmellofsuccess: if you're referring to Gateshead's multi-storey car park, then there has been coverage on the BBC News site, if not this particular blog. Meanwhile, London's seen plenty of buildings that should have been considered for listing demolished with no coverage - Drapers Gardens, Mondial House, Milton Court and Fortress House, for example. Tue 14 Jul 2009 10:11:05 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/raziaiqbal/2009/07/multistory_art_park.html?page=0#comment0 Interesting that a disused car park in London gets an art exhibition (presumably subsidised), a cafe and a bar, and the BBC covering it. A famous car park in Gateshead which should be a listed building gets demolished, and no attention from the BBC.I wonder whether, apart from the Edinburgh Festival and the occasional foray to Stratford (followed by metrocentric bleating about the kind of rail timetable the rest of the UK lives with every day), the BBC arts team ever leaves the M25?How about a profile of the arts scene in other British cities? Maybe pick one a month and focus on that? Or is it easier to just use your Oystercard for all your 'national' arts coverage? Fri 03 Jul 2009 10:12:53 GMT+1