Summing up the Guardian's arts coverage is simple: it's second to none. The section brings everything together, deservedly making it one of the most popular
destinations on the entire Guardian website. We carry a huge spread of features daily, on topics ranging from modern British architecture to Islamic art, from the latest cutting-edge pop acts to contemporary classical music, across theatre, dance and the visual arts.

We run up to 50 live reviews a week covering the freshest happenings in the arts  world. We also offer our users an enviable mix of goodies,
including podcasts, photo galleries, quizzes, competitions and other interactive features.”

Culture Vulture Blog
Our Culture Vulture blog is a home
for fresh, irreverent writing and
opens up a unique and massively
popular forum for debate. It hosts
regular contributions from columnists including Charlotte Higgins' Back-row blogger, a blog about the ups and downs of life as a regular arts-goer; Sean Clarke's Blogofile, a wry look at the etymology of a topical word; and Readers recommend, the reader’s chance to contribute to their perfect playlist on a weekly theme, plus podcasts and much more.

Critics
Full archives and the latest features
and reviews by the Guardian's
best-known arts writers. Choose
from Michael Billington or Lyn Gardner on theatre, Jonathan Glancey on architecture and design,
Adrian Searle or Jonathan Jones on
the visual arts, Judith Mackrell on
dance, Alexis Petridis on rock and
pop, and Andrew Clements and Tim Ashley on classical music and opera.

Special reports
This area provides the opportunity
to look at issues in more detail: one
of the most popular is our digital
music report, including a regularly
updated page giving information on
free downloads. Recent successes for 2005 include Glastonbury, Live 8, The Turner Prize and the Mercury Music Prize.