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Five new trustees have been appointed to the Board at Liverpool Biennial. These are: MAY CALIL, a consultant with experience at Tate; CHRIS EVANS, a London-based artist and tutor at De Ateliers,...
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A new Head of Communications has been appointed at the New Wolsey Theatre. MICHELLE EMMERSON-GREY, who has worked with the University of Suffolk and a national workspace provider, will join the...
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STEPHEN NEWBOULD is to become Interim Chief Executive of Spitalfields Music from September. He was Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) from 2001...
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STEPH SCHOLTEN, previously Director of Heritage Collections at The University of Amsterdam, has become Director of the Hunterian. She takes over from Professor DAVID GAIMSTER, who has become Director...
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The 256-seat Stantonbury Theatre in Milton Keynes has selected LUCY CUTHBERTSON as its new Artistic Director. She replaces HILARY RHODES, who had since 2000 been Arts Development Manager at the...
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Director of Jane Wentworth Associate, JO MARSH, has been appointed Chair of Trustees at Wysing Arts Centre.
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Northampton’s Royal & Derngate has appointed FRANCES HOLLOWAY, a Board member on Network Rail’s Finance Committee; civil servant BERNIE LALLY; former Headteacher KAY ROBERTS; and...
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Towns and cities are encouraged to bid for capital grants to build a lasting regional legacy to the Government’s ‘Great Exhibition of the North’.
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The National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing is to merge with the National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing to become the ‘Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance’ from...
Debbie Taylor tells a very personal story about how art empowered her to address and live with chronic mental health problems – and provided a platform for extending that support to others.
Sport and the arts are often treated like separate worlds, but ignoring connections between the two neglects the potential benefits for society, argues Jonathan Long.
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Contactless technology presents an exciting new fundraising opportunity. Rob Cawston explains how National Museums Scotland created a contactless donation experience.
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A boom in employment means the Government must prioritise the creative sector in Brexit negotiations, the Creative Industries Federation has said.
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Almost half of respondents to a YouGov poll said more young children must learn a classical instrument if the artform is to survive.
AP’s Christy Romer and Editor of The Stage Alistair Smith join Sean Ley on Radio 4 to discuss Arts Council England’s decision to fund Emma Rice’s new theatre company, Wise Children.
Trying to inspire boys’ interest in dance through ‘macho’ stereotypes is unnecessary and ultimately damaging, argues Christopher Marlow.
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Grant in Aid from the DCMS constituted a larger part of income at the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, Tate and the National Gallery in 2016/17 than the...
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A video featuring the Mercury Prize-winning band, which was commissioned by the national portrait galleries in Edinburgh and London and highlighted the dominance of portraits of privileged, white...
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The 110-seat pub theatre in Islington is planning to create a new a 250-seat auditorium and 85-seat studio in the £400m Islington Square development next door to its current site. The existing...
Many injured dancers will see doctors, physical therapists and pilates instructors while never seeing a mental health professional – this needs to change, warns Kathleen McGuire.
Protests of artists and galleries appear to be on rise – Nadja Sayej investigates why.
Jeffrey Inscho shares the findings of a recent study that revealed how – and why – people used their mobile phones while visiting Carnegie museums.
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The courtyard of the 18th century trading hall features new lighting and seating, and will host a seasonal programme of events with capacity for up to 7,500 people.
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The Creative Industries Clusters Programme, led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, will back eight R&D partnerships aimed at responding to challenges faced by publishing, music, film,...
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Arts Council England has denied that it gave special treatment to a national portfolio application from Emma Rice’s new theatre company.