Case study
As well as being a studio space for independent dancers and choreographers, Glasgow's The Work Room is also an empowering artist-led support network, says Anita Clark.
Feature
Effectively monetising creative work ensures that artists can continue to do what they love. Ros Gilman offers advice on pricing, marketing and legal issues.
News
The Renaissance Nude will open next March with an equal number of female and male nudes on display, and a gender-balanced team of scholars working on the exhibition.
News
The scheme for the Leeds venue, which was granted planning permission last month, will include a new education centre and improved facilities for artists.
Briana Pegado warns of an ‘intentional cultural cleansing’ of protected characteristics in the arts, with the sector remaining fundamentally unrepresentative of wider society.
In 1968, the UK abolished a 1737 law requiring all plays to be licensed by the Government. Zoe Paskett talks to some of the capital’s artistic directors about the impact of this change on theatre.
The National Portrait Gallery’s ticketed exhibitions have been poorly attended despite critical acclaim, suggesting that the public is less committed to contemporary art than the critics, writes Ben Luke.
From issue 316
Feature
As performance targets squeeze the arts to the margins of the curriculum, only the most courageous of state schools are continuing to provide the bedrock of ongoing opportunities that were available to previous generations. Pauline Tambling charts the decline.
News
London’s councils together own more than 10,000 artworks with a value in excess of £150m, although only a fraction are on display, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
News
Former artistic directors and board members of London’s Tricycle Theatre, now rebranded Kiln Theatre, are urging the venue to revert to its “much-loved” previous name.
News
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has recorded increased ticket sales for the sixth year in a row, with a year-on-year increase of 5.25%
News
Plans to raise investment for Farfield Mill in Sedbergh by issuing community shares have won strong backing from members.
News
New analysis reveals that in 2017, teaching time for music at Key Stage 3 was down 11%, drama was down 7% and art was down 9%. Teaching hours at Key Stage 4 declined further still, with Design &...
News
The re-opening gala is set for June 2019, a year later than promised when the arts centre closed for refurbishment in July 2016. The main construction work was delayed until September 2017, and...
News
Part of the £45m Impact Centre, being built as a new home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the studio theatre will be available as both a performance and rehearsal space.
News
Arts Council England attributes the majority of the unprecedented 16.6 million fall to a drop in exhibition visitor numbers, but has declined to give details of how it arrived at these figures.
Arts People
IRENE KERNAN, currently Director of Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, will join Craft Scotland as its new Director next month.
Arts People
After nine years as Chief Executive of Bristol Old Vic, EMMA STENNING is stepping down to become Executive Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto. She will leave in November.
Arts People
Former Executive Director of the National Theatre and co-founder of The Bridge Theatre, NICK STARR, has become Chair of the board at The Yard Theatre.
News
Former Watershed Chief Executive Dick Penny stressed he is “more excited than ever” about working in Bristol as he leaves his role of 20 years and heads a new Watershed venture aimed at creating growth in the city.
News
The Van Gogh Museum and Mauritshuis have said the decision to break with Shell was mutual, and sponsorship agreements that expired this summer would not be renewed.
News
The 800k drop reported between 2017 and 2018 was due to errors in technology installed by research company Ipsos Retail Performance, which also provides services for other cultural organisations in the UK.
News
The power of culture to address social challenges has emerged as a key theme at a Culture Summit involving Government officials from 45 countries.
News
Researchers at the University of California have reported that the majority of chronic pain patients who took part in a one-hour private gallery tour experienced a decrease in pain levels for up...
Edinburgh’s culture has been hollowed out, commodified and made meaningless by over-tourism, says Mike Small.