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A new museum specialising in street art will be home to the artwork, part of which has been removed from the wall of a city car park that is due to be redeveloped.
In the same month that London closed an iconic nightclub, Berlin has elevated one to cultural venue status. Feargus O’Sullivan explains why.
What is the theatre experience like for a blind theatregoer? And how does audio description work? Ria Andriani shares her experiences.
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The sculpture, one of seven large-scale public art projects funded by Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, has been criticised for looking like “a gas company logo...
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A court has decided that Berghain, home to Berlin’s industrial techno music schene, should be charged the same rate of VAT as concert venues – instead of the higher ‘entertainment...
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A 350-seat theatre and a smaller studio space are included as part of plans to make the building “a mainstay of Greater Manchester’s cultural landscape”.
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Arts Council England is forging ahead with plans to impose a standardised system for measuring artistic quality on its NPOs, despite a lukewarm sector response and warnings that this will require a “quantum change” in organisational attitudes to data.
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National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Ballet are among the performing arts companies pledging to have a gender balanced board by 2020.
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How do you market classical music to people who've never been to a concert? Thomas Kemp offers some practical advice for anyone looking to launch an arts festival.
Arts People
Co-Artistic Director of WillFredd Theatre and Associate Director of Rough Magic SOPHIE MOTLEY has been appointed Artistic Director of Pentabus Theatre Company. She replaces ELIZABETH FREESTONE, who...
Arts People
CAROLINE SHARMAN, who has been Artistic Director and CEO of New Theatre Royal Portsmouth for the past eight years, is to step down. She will be replaced on an interim basis by the theatre’s...
Arts People
English National Opera (ENO) has appointed three new trustees: PATTI WHITE, President of the American Friends of ENO; PATTY DIMOND, Advisor and Mentor of early stage businesses; and PHIL EDGAR-JONES...
Arts People
Chair of Fiery Angel LUKE JOHNSON is to join the Almeida Theatre as Chair of the Board, replacing CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUES, who steps down after eight years.
Arts People
Co-Founder of Supporting Wall BEN MONKS is to join Improbable theatre company from later this month as Executive Director. He will take over from RACHAEL WILLIAMS, who leaves after three years in...
Arts People
After 11 years with Creu Cymru, Director DEBORAH KEYSER is to step down at the end of October. She will take up the role of Director at Tŷ Cerdd, the Music Centre Wales.
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Now that we have all gone digital, the next challenge is to find out much more about our online audiences, says Katie Moffat.
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Can we teach artists to be entrepreneurial? Laurent Noël reports on a programme in France that mixes business plans, sales skills and corporate relations with creative ideas to help artists become successful ‘artrepreneurs’.
Opera audiences’ love of booing creates a high barrier for first-timers to leap over, warns Alice Jones.
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The new event, organised by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain in partnership with the Royal Albert Hall, will bring together eight of the world’s top youth choirs for performances and...
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Short films showcasing the work of museums in Cornwall have had a real impact on the local community and attracted the attention of key influencers and decision-makers. Chloe Hughes explains.
Case study
Harrow Arts Centre faced almost certain closure following council cuts, but a fresh vision and new governance under a charitable trust are securing its long-term future. Andrew Welch tells the story.
Arts People
Artistic Director of Northern Ireland Opera OLIVER MEARS is to join the Royal Opera House as Director of Opera from the beginning of March 2017, succeeding KASPER HOLTEN.
Arts People
KENNETH THARP, Chief Executive of The Place for the past nine years, is to step down in November.
From issue 297
Case study
Josephine Chanter reveals how The Design Museum ditched its quiet fundraising approach, starting with a glamorous benefit auction in central London.
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How do you teach young people about collective power? A recent arts project involving three schools in Tottenham aimed to do just that. Marcus Stanton reveals how.