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Following a £30m government cut to the Australia Council’s budget, 62 arts organisations will no longer have their operational costs underwritten. From next year, 128 arts organisations...
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MPs have heard from an academic in favour of introducing national museum entrance fees, but been warned by Sir Neil MacGregor to “meddle with great caution”.
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A £1m fundraising campaign and two years of support from insurers will allow the Centre to begin reconstruction on the Grand Hall after it was damaged by fire last year.
Is it better to target new or existing audiences? Chad Bauman shares three key pieces of advice for those planning a marketing strategy.
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The ensemble, which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary year, has said a funding cut from the European Union is forcing it to cease activities from September.
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The representation of female playwrights in Britain’s theatre sector is “worsening” and the dominance of London is growing, according to the latest report by the Society of London...
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MIKE TWEDDLE is to become Artistic Director of Tobacco Factory Theatres from July 2016, joining the company’s new Executive Director LAUREN SCHOLEY. They will replace the outgoing Director, ALI...
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NICK OWEN MBE is to leave Art Gene in July to become CEO of The Mighty Creatives, the Children and Young Peoples Cultural Education Development Agency for the East Midlands.
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Currently Senior Press Officer at the Mayor’s Press Office, BEN MCKNIGHT is joining Hull 2017 UK City of Culture as Director of Communications.
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Director of the Geffrye Museum since 1991, DAVID DEWING has announced that he will step down at the end of the year.
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Awen Cultural Trust, responsible for delivering cultural services and facilities around Bridgend and beyond, has appointed CATRIN EVANS as its first Head of Finance.
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The Information Commissioner has withdrawn his support for Tate's secrecy about the amount of sponsorship it has received from BP since 2007, after the gallery failed to prove at a legal hearing...
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An interactive guide to Kettle’s Yard’s collection is engaging a wide audience online. Lucy Wheeler shares what she had learned from the project.
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How can the arts sector unlock the power of big data? Jason Jones-Hall suggests we learn from the work of Florence Nightingale, not always known as a brilliant statistician.
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Providing opportunities to volunteer online is helping Birmingham’s museums to engage with more and more people. Rebecca Fletcher explains how they do it.
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Technology is offering new ways for arts organisations to market their work and engage with audiences. Sofia Carobbio reveals some of the most effective.
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The recent explosion in digital creativity has thrust the arts into the worlds of climate science and wind forecasting, cyberfeminism and many more surprising places, says Tom Higham.
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The Barbican in London plans to install a donation point at the entrance to its free Curve gallery allowing visitors to give £2 with the swipe of a card or phone.
With this rush ticketing scheme, The Met can turn unsold tickets from an embarrassment into an asset, argues La Cieca.
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Plans to transform Cambridge Junction into an eight-storey high “creative hub with a multi-arts programme and creative industries focus” have received support from the city council.
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A campaign by Arts Council England’s Bridge organisation for London, A New Direction, is asking schools to commit to spending a portion of their funding for disadvantaged pupils on improving...
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A concert season staged in a South London car park has earned Multi-Story the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Award for audiences and engagement. Tri-borough Music Hub won the award for...
Storyteller Hannah Nicklin questions whether her recent commission – working on a social housing project with housing association Poplar Harca – was ultimately an example of ‘artwashing’.
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Councillors have approved plans for an independent school to transform the city’s former Post Office headquarters into a 300-seat auditorium and recording studio, fit for professional visiting...
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Following on from the Digital R&D Fund for the Arts, nine arts organisations will be supported to develop their products and services to the ‘investment ready’ stage.