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The renovations, now scheduled to start next month, will cost £22m – an increase of a third on the £16.8m originally budgeted. The gallery has admitted the project will not be...
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The representative body for museums said it “strongly supports” the proposals for using culture to improve wellbeing and reduce inequality, adding that cross-government working will be...
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The arts are important because they matter to us, and any attempts to further justify them lead to an impoverished and less human life, says Carter Gillies.
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A new report by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, which analyses learning from the past three years, also expresses concern that statutory grants do not rise with inflation.
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Southampton’s Grade-II listed theatre has completed its £7.5m renovation. The walls have been repainted, the orchestra pit has been moved below the stage and the building is now connected...
If we claim that creativity is central, then we need to get out of our bubble and contribute to the conversations in places where we are not really sure that we belong, says Adrian Lochhead.
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The success of Hull City of Culture shows what can be achieved in the arts when we come together to achieve a common goal. Positivity is key to making change happen, says Phil Batty.
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If cultural districts are to operate sustainably they need to make sure the voices of all stakeholders are heard, says Beatrice Pembroke.
Arts People
Trish Wadley reveals the trajectory of her globe-trotting career.
Opinion
English teachers are arts teachers too – and should be recognised and supported as such, says Amanda Rigali.
A car crash left dancer Marc Brew paralysed from the waist down, but he hasn’t let that stop him dancing professionally. He tells how his career has flourished in a new direction since the accident.
What’s left for the culturally-specific museums when large institutions prioritise increasing diversity? Maximilíano Durón feeds back on how some American museums are adapting.
Tim Harford explains why the key to sustained originality and creativity may be ‘slow motion multitasking’.
Theatre remains inherently anti-working class because many arts venues are concerned only with demonstrating ‘visible’ diversity, writes Adam Hughes.
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A former chapel and women-only gym in London’s Stoke Newington will reopen this week as a home for Tower Theatre, equipped with rehearsal, performance, office and social spaces.
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More than nine in ten adults either attended a cultural event or place, or participated in a cultural activity in 2017.
50 years on, Vin Harrop reflects on the colourful history of the first purpose-built arts centre to be opened in the UK after the Second World War.
Arts People
The Director and Chief Executive of the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, VICTORIA FIRTH, is stepping down. She will take up the part-time role of Associate Director. KAREN O’NEILL,...
Arts People
Cornwall based experimental theatre company WildWorks has appointed two new Board members. GAVIN STRIDE, Director of Farnham Maltings and former vice chair of Arts Council England South East, joins...
Arts People
TARA LOPEZ has joined The Spark Arts for Children as Creative Producer, to support the annual festival and take the lead on Vital Spark, a programme addressing the gap of diverse work for children...
Arts People
After 15 years as Executive Director of the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse theatres, DEBORAH AYDON is stepping down to pursue new opportunities. An ambassador and champion for Liverpool, she has...
Arts People
ALAN BALLANY is Purple Seven’s new Territory Manager, Scotland. He moves from Culture Republic where he was Strategic Planning Director.
Arts People
TIM DAVIE CBE, Chief Executive of BBC Studios and industry chair of the Creative Industries Council, has been appointed to the Board of the Creative Industries Federation.
Arts People
Askonas Holt has appointed SEAN MICHAEL GROSS as Director, Global Head of Strategy & Innovation. He joins from 21C Media Group where he is currently Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy...
Arts People
MANUELA MOSCOSO has been named as the new Curator for Liverpool Biennial 2020. She is the Senior Curator at Tamayo Museo (Mexico City) and will co-curate the 11th edition with the Liverpool Biennial...