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One in ten respondents to a survey of over 1,000 school workers in England by the Guardian Teacher Network said that either art, music or drama is no longer offered at their school.
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Following protest at Walsall Council’s plan to stop funding the West Midlands gallery, a £3.5m funding bid has been submitted to Arts Council England to develop a new business model for...
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Talawa Theatre Company have both launched initiatives hoping to improve the diversity of the British theatre sector. The RSC plans to help young people from...
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Leaving the European Union presents opportunities to make education policy and the visa system more responsive to the needs of the creative industries, a select committee has heard.
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Arts and Engagement Director Leonie Bell is to leave the national funder for 18 months to help write the Scottish Government’s new culture strategy, which was an SNP manifesto commitment.
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The National Theatre has been accused of a ‘dereliction of duty’ by the Guardian’s Michael Billington for not programming enough classic drama, prompting a countering article from...
There’s no huge difference between Assemble, the architects that won the Turner Prize, and the squatters that have turned a Russian oligarch’s London home into a homeless hostel, says Will Gompertz.
An arts organisation can only become a successful fundraiser if the board understands the importance of the profession, says Caroline Sharpen.
Could a partnership between Kings College London, Ericsson, and a number of arts organisations lead to a ‘Netflix for the performance arts’? Tom Bawden investigates.
Combine coding and dancing and you get chaotic, but compelling performances, says Kelsey Lannin.
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Thousands have backed a campaign to re-open the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe and the Queen’s Theatre in Barnstaple, which closed after the trust running them went into administration.
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Every child in Scotland will see a performing arts production in their school each year if the National Theatre of Scotland’s plans go ahead. Lucy Mason reviews the first year of a trailblazing new pilot.
How will the 56 ‘state agencies’ funded by the US’s National Endowment for the Arts react if the body is shut down? Leonard Jacobs wrote to all of them to ask.
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The theatre, which lost Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status in 2015, has announced it will not apply to re-join the portfolio for 2018-22. Management expressed...
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A new digital distribution platform is piloting an initiative that will see filmed performances by leading cultural institutions screened in community venues including arts centres, libraries and pubs.
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Constrained local authority funding stops talented children progressing and Wales should consider delivering music services centrally, arts leaders have said.
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Arts Council England has handled 2,478 Grantium enquiries since 1 January 2017 and published a third help document.
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Young people will be intellectually poorer and more socially isolated if they are blocked from accessing arts and culture in schools, a report by the Cultural Learning Alliance has found.
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Although there are 50 fewer grassroots music venues now than in 2007 (94 compared to 144), the number has remained stable since 2015, according to a report by the London Music Board.
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Successful audience development strategies have not led to an increase in earned income, and public funding must be restored, a new report has concluded.
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Northampton Borough Council has been questioned by one of its councillors over the existence of the “unusual” role, which was created to digitally archiving 13,000 pairs of shoes at...
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Independent Producer MARK GOUCHER will take on the role of Chief Executive at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham from the end of March. He will continue to run his independent production company...
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Currently Interim Executive Producer at the Roundhouse, and a former Director of Arts and Culture at the London Legacy Development Corporation, SARAH WEIR has been appointed Chief Executive of the...
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NICOLAS ZEKULIN, Non-Executive Director at Scottish Ensemble, is to become Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland.
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After 32 years at the helm of the organisation, AVRIL HITMAN is to step down as Artistic & Executive Director of Magpie Dance.