Will Peabody Essex Museum’s decision to employ a neuroscientist actually improve the visitor experience? Malcolm Gay investigates.
Theatres in pubs are usually associated with fringe art, but they’re having a popular resurgence all around the country, says Matt Trueman.
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The Storyhouse, which contains an 800-capacity auditorium, a library, independent cinema, restaurant and rooftop bar, is the first professional theatre to operate in the city since the closure of the...
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The Creative Industries Federation is hosting a series of events at which leading figures from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will speak about their...
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Cultural organisations are invited to submit details of events that are accessible to blind and partially sighted people to a new online resource managed by charity VocalEyes. The website collates...
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The City of London Corporation is inviting architects to tender for a £12m design contract for a "state-of-the-art" Centre for Music, including a world-class concert hall, on the...
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Despite slighly fewer attenders, UK Theatre venues saw ticket sales value grow to £471.7m last year, a 3.6% increase on the previous year. The Society of London Theatre reported its members...
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The University has laid out plans to axe a total of 171 staff, with 35 posts in the school of arts, languages and culture to be cut from a pool of 104. Claims that it blames Brexit and uncertain...
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To take the pressure off the merger of three Salisbury arts organisations, the city’s festival will “take a break” in 2018, although it will continue as planned in 2017 and from...
Greece’s financial difficulties have turned Athens into a place with lots of empty buildings and cheap studio space. Could the city grab hold of the arts and become the ‘new Berlin’, asks Alastair Sooke.
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Arts Catalyst’s new Executive Director will be CLAUDIA LASTRA, who joined the organisation in 2012 and became Head of Programme in 2016. ANNA SANTOMAURO, independent curator and co-founder and...
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JOHN NEWBIGIN OBE, who steps down from his role as Chair of Creative England in the autumn, has been announced as the new Chair of specialist creative industries law firm Counterculture Partnership.
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NELL LEYSHON, the first female playwright to have her work produced at Shakespeare’s Globe, has been appointed as a Trustee.
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1,000 older people will benefit from the extension of a ‘Dance to Health’ programme involving arts partners including Yorkshire Dance and Birmingham Royal Ballet.
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Young people in remote parts of Scotland have gained the skills to organise rural tours in a project designed to generate a new breed of arts promoters. Jo McLean describes their experience.
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Live entertainment is still a big draw for the Netflix generations, but how should arts organisations go about building relationships with them? Olivia Carr shares some advice.
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Preston’s Harris Museum and Art Gallery needs ‘re-imagining’ and who better to do it than the young people who will be its visitors in the years to come, says Matthew Wilde.
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Tate’s Circuit programme for young people has helped promote wider organisational understanding of the value of young people as cultural producers. Mark Miller reflects on its impact and highlights.
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Music-making sessions for young people with mental health issues have had a recognised impact, and commissioning an independent evaluation has enabled the knowledge and experiences gained to be shared, explains Miriam Steiner.
Having been both applicant and selection panellist for the Unlimited fund, artist Richard Butchins issues one piece of advice.
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A five-strong consortium has secured £3m from Leicester City Council to refurbish the theatre, which has been disused since 2007. As well as staging theatre, concerts and comedy, it will be...
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UK Music has called on England’s six new metro mayors to emulate London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s recent initiatives to enhance the venue licensing and planning process, and develop cohesive...
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The gallery’s plan to stage a programme of talks, concerts and film screenings in a temporary pavilion has provoked concerns from residents about noise. The pavilion has been designed by...
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Three designers have self-funded the transformation of the disused Abbeydale Picture House on a £1,000 budget after being approached by Creative Arts Development Spaces. ‘Sheffield...
Cultural engagement and reading for pleasure boost young people’s academic skills and wellbeing, according to an Arts Council of Ireland study. Jack Crager and Katie Ingersoll summarise.