Arts , Comment

Ashamed of art

Every year for the past twelve, one day in the summer has been named Ipswich Music Day: a day when five big stages are erected in the park in Suffolk's county town, and local bands compete for the attention of the crowds.

This year, Ipswich Music Day was the centrepiece of a new two-week arts festival, Ip-art. Music, theatre, visual arts, film and even architecture... at last it seemed that Ipswich was taking art seriously.