Coalition forms to...

More than 20 sector organisations join forces to consider the impact of increased local level...

Wave of change in d...

This week a trio of plays opens in Newcastle in which, for the first time, every show is...

AI: Opera in a cont...

A recent project at Guildhall School of Music & Drama explored the intersection of...

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A performance of OpeRAVE: ARia at Milton Court

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Scottish Ensemble elects Chair

Glasgow's Scottish Ensemble has confirmed MORAG BURNETT as Chair.  Succeeding JEFF FERGUS, Burnett has served as a trustee on the board of...
Tamsyn Hamilton

Cheltenham Music Festival appoints Producer

TAMSYN HAMILTON will join Cheltenham Music Festival as Music Festival Producer for the 2024 season.  Hamilton has previously worked at...
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AMA announces three new board members

Arts Marketing Association (AMA) is welcoming three new trustees. Head of Marketing at Bristol Beacon ANDY BOREHAM  has been appointed to ...
Robert Leckie

New Director at Gasworks

ROBERT LECKIE will become Director of Gasworks in March 2024.  Current Director ALESSIO ANTONIOLLI steps down from the South London visual...
Christopher White, incoming Head of Opera, Royal Academy Music

Royal Academy of Music names Head of Opera

Royal Academy of Music (RAM) has appointed CHRISTOPHER WHITE as Head of Opera, assuming the post in September 2024. Over the past fifteen...

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    Wave of change in disabled-led theatre

    This week a trio of plays opens in Newcastle in which, for the first time, every show is captioned. For Vici Wreford-Sinnott, playwright and disability activist, it shows how times are changing.

  • A performance of OpeRAVE: ARia at Milton Court

    AI: Opera in a contemporary format

    A recent project at Guildhall School of Music & Drama explored the intersection of traditional opera with evolving creative technologies, as visual artist Dan Shorten explains.

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    Hibiscus Rising: The power of public art

    From public sculptures to powerful performances, new commissions have a unique ability to connect with audiences – which is why Art Fund is keen to support them, explains Robert Dingle.  

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    New funding landscape for the arts

    Impact investment is an ideal partner for the arts sector where taking creative risks, experimentation and imagination are second nature, writes Fran Sanderson. 

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    How much is a painting worth?

    One year after the purchase of Lowry's Going to the Match, that's a question Julia Fawcett has been pondering - and not just in monetary terms.

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    Sector skills should be funded by employers, not ACE

    The announcement last week (14 November) of the closure of Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills) was probably inevitable, writes Pauline Tambling, but it tells a deeper story.

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    AI and music: The biggest democratisation since the internet?

    Steve Thompson is a musician, inspired by advancements in technology. Founder of the multi-genre ensemble 1201_Alarm, he reflects on the many misconceptions about AI in the music industry. 

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Thank you Pauline for this succint and crystal clear analysis of the journey we've been on, and where we've landed. I agree with...
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Pauline is so correct in her opinion and analysis piece on how the arts (and Heritage sector to some degree) are not stepping up to the...
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Did 'the sector' coalesce around one or two specific asks for this year's Autumn Statement? All experience points to the...
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It is a great shame and also very painful for the organisations that have been forced to close down. The consequences for staff are even...
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Artworks Bradford has closed down and disability arts organisation Artlink in Leeds: "'It is with much regret that after over...
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I work for one of those unsuccessful organisations that isn't yet included in those numbers, Golden Tree Productions in Cornwall (...
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Well, firstly, I didn't intend to post a blank comment! I've just completed the survey, and I'm appalled at the limited...
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It's not new news to state that our arts ecology runs on a trickle-down model. Artists’ livelihood and development prospects are...
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As far as I am aware, the only source of ACE funding for creative artists and independent companies outside the NPO system is National...
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