Arts People
BECKY CRESSWELL, Head of Marketing at Tobacco Factory Theatres, has gone on maternity leave. Marketing Officer HILARY COLEMAN is covering her in the new role of Marketing Manager.
Arts People
Concert Hall Manager at Turner Sims KEVIN APPLEBY has been appointed Chair of the British Association of Concert Halls, following the retirement of previous Chair ANDREW JOWETT. He will be joined by...
Arts People
Freelance Producer PHIL HARGREAVES is to join Déda as Creative Producer, thanks to funding from The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
How exactly do you take a production on a 197-country tour? AK Bennett-Hunter chats to the team behind Shakespeare’s Globe’s mega tour of Hamlet.
News
Following a funding cut from the European Union and an extensive campaign to save the organisation, an EU action grant of €600k has been approved to prevent the EUYO from closing down. In...
News
Ipswich Borough Council has approved plans to renovate the 15th Century St Clement’s Church into a 250 – 400 capacity arts centre, saying it could open as a “pop-up venue”...
News
The 800-seat theatre, which closed in 2007, is to be returned to use as a performance and music venue by Leicester City Council. The decision follows failed attempts to market the theatre for other...
Arts People
Meadow Arts’ Louisa Mayor shares her week installing art and meeting artists in Hay-on-Wye.
Opinion
Too many cultural conferences borrow their model from the corporate sector, but there is another way, says Adrian Lochhead.
Feature
After seeing countless talented women have their ambitions thwarted, Amanda Brennan asks what can be done to achieve gender equality in film and TV.
Feature
Is it feasible for primary school children to be based full time in a local museum? Wendy James discusses a pilot project where children benefit from learning in stimulating and beautiful environments.
The EU is a cultural fortress, which the UK’s arts sector would be better off out of, argues Manick Govinda.
The Brexit on offer looks like a recipe for more pain and uncertainty in the arts sector, argues Libby Penn.
Case study
A cultural education programme in the north west has shifted its focus from pupils to teachers and is seeing great results. Sarah Bailey explains how.
A museum worker says budget cuts are making it increasingly hard for young people to find work in museums and galleries.
News
From Autumn 2016 arts organisations will be able to apply to use the ‘.art’ top-level domain name.
News
Both the National Campaign for the Arts and Arts Council England have published guidance on the arts sector’s relationship with the European Union ahead of the referendum.
News
Arts projects and performances are hugely popular among prisoners, staff and governors, and should be used to motivate wider learning, according to a new report.
News
An independent report has found significant problems in the ticket resale market, which both primary and secondary sellers must address.
News
Money for good causes continues to surge ahead on the back of record sales by Camelot.
Artists have been losing studio space in Dublin and councillors must tackle this to signal their intent to develop a sustainable creative city, says Gerard Byrne.
News
Some visitors to the San Francisco Museum of Modern art were convinced that a pair of glasses, left on the floor by a 17-year-old ‘prankster’, was a work of postmodern art.
News
The theatre will build a 420-seat space next to King’s Cross station for a 13-week, all-female season of Shakespeare plays. A quarter of tickets will be made available free to under 25s as part...
Arts People
Dance Consortium, a group of 17 large-scale theatres located across the UK, has appointed consultant ROS ROBINS as its first Executive Director.
Arts People
MICHAEL CLARKE CBE is to retire as Director of the Scottish National Gallery and Deputy Director of the National Galleries of Scotland at the end of September.