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Online Interaction

Photo: © Tate: Screen shot of Tate’s website

Something fundamental is going on in the media world, says William Shaw. It’s big, scary, only half understood, and it’s going to change how the arts present themselves to the world. Read The march of the Twitterati »

Online interaction can both develop your audience and become an artistic project in its own right, suggests Simon Bedford. Read Who’s Hugh Hughes? »

Sarah Ellis explains how an online community that connects poets directly with an online network is creating new work and new audiences. Read My place or yours? »

News comment

Commenting on our news story last week, Alan MacDougall explains why the National Portrait Gallery and Wikipedia are squaring up for a fight, and what others can do to protect their rights. Read Old and new media in conflict »

Answer Back

Andrew Nairne feels that AP readers should be aware that Arts Council England is not just considering “how to deliver, rather than what”. Read Creating an informed vision »

Top Five Websites

Rob Webster shares the five websites he wouldn’t want to be without. Read Rob Webster »

Management File: Professional Development

Unleashing the power of your mind can optimise performance in times of stress, as Danny Hearty has discovered. Read Close your eyes and count to ten »

Campus Call

As the funding environment of the cultural industries in the UK continues to evolve, a greater focus is being placed on the connection between the cultural and commercial value of the tangible and intangible outputs of creativity. Sarah Thelwall explores the value of practice-led research through long-term research-based relationships with higher education Institutions. Read Aim higher »

My Gurus

Adrian Evans reveals the people who have most inspired him. Read Adrian Evans »

In Person

Whether in leadership or in broadcasting, John Tusa’s message seems to be ‘know thyself – and have confidence in yourself’, as Catherine Rose recently found out. Read Pointing the way »

Letters

From Cathy Westbrook, Director of Arts, FutureDream Media Read Explosive thoughts »

Last word:

Waving or drowning?

The recession has put an awful lot of plans on hold. In this, the arts resembles our own household economies: Cornwall rather than the Canaries for holidays this year; put off buying a new car until next year and make do with the old jalopy; scrag end rather than best ... read more