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Arts professionals show a “continuing aversion” to the language of business support, despite a strong interest in accessing business support services.
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The programme will be in place by May 2019, with a focus on international cultural partnerships.
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Funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council will also support a new Policy and Evidence Centre, aiming to improve decision-making in the creative industries.
Those hounding Indhu Rubasingham for something as ‘idiotically inconsequential’ as a venue name change should think about the negative environment they’re creating for innovative arts leaders who aren’t white or male, writes Fergus Morgan.
Street artists are taking on major brands for using their work in advertising campaigns, because nobody asked their permission - and nobody got paid.
There are signs that authorities are beginning to recognise and reverse the more damaging aspects of their placemaking policies, says Anna Minton.
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Clinical psychologist Katherine Taylor explains how Greater Manchester is putting the arts at the heart of its mental health strategy, inspired by Finland’s positive experiences.
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Laura Bailey explains how Kent County Council is aiming to integrate arts and culture into its commissioned services across the board - even in waste management.
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A project run by the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and a housing provider started with cultural visits and ended with a full-scale theatre production. Inga Hirst tells the story.
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Arts organisations are under growing pressure to demonstrate social impact. Emma Taylor-Collins explains how they can gain robust, high quality evidence to measure their success.
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A new toolkit aims to give activists key facts to make the case for the arts in their local schools and combat the decline in arts provision.
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A British Council Wales report says that “small adjustments to the current system will not yield the necessary major changes”.
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A circus artist helped older people and children develop their confidence and communicaton skills in workshops at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, writes Emma Gladstone.
Ahead of the opening of V&A Dundee, Steven Brocklehurst and Graeme Ogston track the city’s journey from industrial decline to videogame-infused design hub.
Charities can only thrive if boards are as invested in the success of the organisation as the Chief Executive and the Chair, writes Debra Allcock Tyler.
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Proposals by the gallery’s original architect, David Chipperfield, would see the creation of a 100-room building on the seafront next to the gallery.
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A group of 27 actors will tour a series of shows to six venues as part of the theatre’s summer season in 2019. The organisation stresses the actors will be representative of the nation in terms...
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Islington Council has joined forces with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to launch the service, which will offer young people aged 5 – 18 access to sustained music education and the...
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Tristram Hunt said that local authorities in UK cities should be able to fund culture through a tax on hotel visits. He accepted this additional revenue would probably go to institutions that had...
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Government plans to increase the cost of National Insurance payments to access state benefits – including maternity allowance – for those earning less than £6,205 a year have been...
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As SEAN HOLMES prepares to step down as Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith next month, the theatre has announced that RACHEL O’RIORDAN, CEO of Sherman Theatre since February 2014, will...
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Data from the Government’s Taking Part survey also suggests that 2017/18 saw record levels of arts engagement in England as a whole, though changes to the questionnaire could be skewing the findings.
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Politicians questioned major ticket resellers on their ability to distinguish genuine ticket buyers from ‘bots’ and why the industry seems plagued by low approval ratings.
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HANNAH KESTER is the new Director at the Roses, Tewkesbury. Previously Head of Operations at Theatr Brycheiniog and Deputy General Manager at the Bristol Hippodrome for ATG, she has taken over from...
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Currently Creative Director at the Crafts Council, ANNIE WARBURTON will join Cockpit Arts as Chief Executive from November 2018. A writer, presenter and broadcaster on craft, art and design, she...