Arts People
JO MARSH, a Director at Jane Wentworth Associates, has been appointed as the new Chair of Trustees at Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire.
She is joined by KATY DRAKE, who will take up the role of...
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Consultant BRIDGET WHYTE, currently Interim CEO for Music Education charity Music Mark, has been appointed permanently to the role.
Erik Piepenburg meets actors with disabilities performing in a play at Manhattan Theater Club and details the small adjustments made to the set and building to make the show run smoothly.
Megan McCluskey on the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s latest plan to open up access to its collection: texting members of the public pictures of its art.
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Opening Night, scheduled to begin on 5 August, will be the first episode in a series that visits a different town or city each month to meet the creative teams working on local professional...
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Co-Director of the Corn Exchange Newbury GRANT BRISLAND has been appointed Director and CEO following the departure of his fellow Co-Director, KATY GRIFFITHS, after seven years with the organisation...
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Arts organisations have a key role to play helping communities “come together, to learn, debate and celebrate” but they need more support, according to a new report from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
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As more and more local authorities reduce funding and staffing for the arts, how can we ensure they have the capacity to fulfil their cultural responsibilities? Jane Wilson shares her thoughts.
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Sally Staples explains how East Sussex Arts Partnership has simplified its grant-giving system by match funding successful Grants for the Arts bids.
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The Canterbury Heritage Museum has attracted fewer and fewer visitors in recent years, but a rescue plan involving the Marlowe Theatre is set to revitalise it. Janice McGuinness tells the story.
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When the six counties in the north of Wales suddenly found themselves in competition with one another for funding, they decided to form a regional partnership and work together. Gwenno Eleri Jones tells the story.
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Two years after The Arts Development Company was formed to replace Dorset County Council’s arts service, Mike Hoskin gives an update on progress so far.
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Budget cuts have forced Bristol City Council to change the system it uses to fund arts and culture activities. Philip Walker explains its new cultural investment programme.
Heart n Soul, which focuses on supporting artists with learning disabilities, has released a series of portraits of the people it works with.
What impact will joining Arts Council England’s national portfolio have on arts organisations? To find out, Jack Hutchinson meets six visual arts organisations that recently secured core funding.
Opera’s willingness to work with high-profile film directors may be beneficial to its growing cinema audiences but is it putting the artform’s soul at risk, asks Stuart Jeffries.
As senior Labour Party politician Harriet Harman takes up a role as Chair of Trinity Laban, she tells Vanessa Thorpe why an arts education is going to be “the most useful thing in the future”.
A sponsorship deal with an arts organisation will undoubtedly get your business publicity – but how can you make sure the coverage is positive and protest-free? Angela Youngman weighs in.
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CentrE17, due to open in late July, will host theatre and dance performances as well as a range of talks, workshops and classes. The venue will be Waltham Forest’s only purpose-built...
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Following a 12-year refurbishment project, Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax now boasts a 100-seat auditorium, changing rooms, and a 66-seat café bar.
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Arts Minister John Glen and Arts Council England Chair Nicholas Serota were among those present this week for a “ground-breaking ceremony” on the site of the city’s new £110m...
Don’t waste time with a mobile app for your arts organisation, argues Colleen Dilenschneider – the data shows they’re rarely used and barely increase visitor satisfaction.
Music and Design and Technology have been cut at a school in Kent. It’s a trend that could easily continue across other schools, writes Alice Wilde.
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Part of a ‘creative skills partnership’ with London Southbank University and University of the Arts London, the Southwalk Council bursary will encourage young people to take creative...
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Planned changes will permit smaller arts organisations to bid for three-year funding – currently available only to the largest organisations – and join together separate funding streams...