Arts People
Previously Interim Director of External Affairs at Help Musicians, SARAH WOODS has now been appointed as their Director of Communications & Business Services. Her career has included roles at the...
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Workspaces for more than 100 artists and an Enterprise Hub supporting creative entrepreneurs will be at the heart of the newly opened Creative Enterprise Zone for Deptford and New Cross.
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New research warns that “the wider macroeconomic environment will impact on the ability of charities to raise funds when individuals experience a decline in disposable income”.
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UK cultural organisations have been urged to "continue applications as normal" as negotiations over leaving the EU continue.
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Community-run organisations are planning “visonary and radical alternatives” as they search for a sustainable way forward amid growing gentrification.
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A new category of Churchill Fellowship has been set up to fund travel that will enable architects and other professionals to explore innovative uses of the arts in the built environment. The awards...
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A 6,500 signature petition and international protests from forty international museum directors, including Tate's Maria Balshaw, have prompted Antonin Stanek, the Czech Culture Minister, to step...
Do gallery spaces complicate or simplify our observation of modern art, asks Mahi Shah.
It’s true that a performance of orchestral music is enhanced by a common agreement that the audience will listen attentively - but don't shame and scold those who break the unwritten rules, says Paul Wells.
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Culturally diverse work is becoming more prominent, but the infrastructure supporting BAME artists still needs to improve, argues Pawlet Brookes.
Feature
What can you do if your event is approaching but your marketing campaign isn’t achieving its desired effect? If you’ve got access to the right data, there’s always time to turn the tide, says Paul Fadden.
"To survive as a writer... you need a partner or another job." Alison Flood reports on how professional writers are making a living - or not.
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Higher than anticipated costs will lead to a two-year delay to accommodate an increase to the capital project’s fundraising target, originally £30m. The planned extension will create a...
Case study
A programme in Stockton-on-Tees has helped young people excluded from mainstream schools learn new skills, develop self-worth and show others what they can achieve, writes Rachele Rapisardi.
Feature
The government's ‘Making Tax Digital’ initiative makes sense for HMRC, but it's also a chance for arts organisations to save time and money, says Mahmood Reza.
In illiberal democracies, political control is often the price of government support for culture. Adrian Ellis examines the uneasy relationship between museums and populist regimes.
Book review
Peter Campbell's sceptical critique of the 'creativity agenda' makes for fascinating - if at times uncomfortable - reading, says Andrew Garrad.
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Kingston Council has warned that the theatre's £265k annual funding will end by 2022 and criticised its “uncommercial” programme of events, saying “we think they can act...
Opinion
Artists, activists and cultural workers argue that trans activists' protests against arts programming are part of a legitimate struggle for equal rights.
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Liverpool Philharmonic and Liverpool John Moores University are joining forces with Help Musicians to address concerns about the prevalence and impact of playing-related injuries among professional...
Until recently no one would care or dare to denounce the ethical indifference of artists and curators. Not any more, says Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
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Sidney and Matilda Gallery and Social Club is applying for planning permission to develop a former paper factory in the city centre as a mixed-use gallery space and private arts members club....
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The first ever series of family friendly operas commissioned by the Royal Opera House aims to challenge public preconceptions about the art form and 'inoculate' young people against prejudice...
YouTube channels, accessible live events and digital radio are contributing to the growth in popularity of classical music among younger generations, writes David Woode.
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In a letter to Small Business and Consumer Minister Kelly Tolhurst, the industry body’s CEO Michael Dugher urges that the crowdfunding website PledgeMusic be referred to the Competition and...

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