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Director of Grants & Programmes at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, RÉGIS COCHEFERT, is to become Chair of the Board at the Ministry of Stories, taking over from its co-founder NICK HORNBY, who will...
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JOHN SMITH, General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union, will succeed FRAN NEVRKLA as Chairman of PPL from 2016.
Around 90,000 people watched a concert conducted by Andre Rieu in cinemas in the UK and Ireland this month, breaking the box office record by generating over £1m in sales.
Halifax’s Grade II listed arts centre has announced plans for a £6.6m renovation and extension, which includes a new 108-seat multipurpose space, to be completed by the summer of 2017.
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Feature
Are you familiar with Arts Council England’s self-evaluation framework? Probably not, says Mandy Barnett, but a new version aims to be simpler and more relevant, and to empower the arts to explain its value with tenacity.
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Profit share collaborations aren’t exploitative, they are the only viable option, says Phil Willmott. And Equity’s campaign to the contrary is making a new generation of directors too scared to make theatre.
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The rural touring sector puts the audience, rather than the artist, at the centre of its activity, observes Lyn Gardner. Perhaps city-based venues have something to learn.
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Nicky Morgan’s recent speech suggests the government can’t decide whether arts education is the icing on the cake, or the yeast, says Joe Hallgarten. It’s time for the arts to rise above the short term fray and consider the issue more broadly.
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Feature
After collecting more than 100,000 survey responses, Leo Sharrock and Helen Palmer can reveal the main reason people attend the arts.
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News
Spending Review promises “radical steps” towards the devolution of power across the UK and cuts of up to 40%, but Arts Council England’s Lottery stockpile could soften the blow.
Local authorities awarded just 12% of the discretionary relief available for charities in 2013/14, according to the latest figures. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations said: “It...
Little if any revenue from recordings reach music artists, according to a study of the global music market from Berklee College of Music’s Rethink project.
A five-point plan for boosting tourism includes the creation of an inter-ministerial group to co-ordinate action, encouraging collaboration in the sector and improving transport.
If funding can be secured, a new entrance, restaurant, outdoor seating area and large rehearsal space will be built, and the box office, meeting and functions rooms will be modernised.
The former Majestic cinema is being restored as a theatre, bar and live music venue. The venue, which also houses a soft play facility, hopes to plug the gap left by the closure of Darlington Arts...
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Digital technologies offer the arts the opportunity, not only to improve access, but to enhance the experience of all audience members. Paul Glinkowski highlights some projects that are doing just that.
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News
Dance organisations, galleries and museums across Europe are coming together to explore new ways of interacting with audiences through a three-year European Union funded project. The ‘Dancing...
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News
Three organisations have been granted funding for projects exploring the intersection of arts and technology as part of a new pilot programme launched by Arts Council England (ACE) and Innovate UK, a...
Augmented reality glasses that allow audience members to choose surtitles in their native language could be introduced in UK theatres within a year.
The arts venue – which is embroiled in an £850k dispute with Tower Hamlets Council – has had its upcoming court case postponed until October, following the appointment of a new...
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Case study
For a recent production, Little Earthquake passed the reins over to 100 primary school children. Philip Holyman describes the events as they unfolded.
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Don’t assume crowfunding is the saviour the art world needs – it’s not even the saviour we should want, says Jonathan Jones.
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Nancy Malitz discusses the necessity of using different forms of social media to attract different audiences, looking at the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s hugely successful online presence.
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Ulrike Knöfel laments the state of Berlin’s “eerily empty” museums and galleries, saying they cater more to collectors than visitors.
The Westminster Scottish Affairs Committee is to hold an inquiry into Scotland’s creative industries, assessing the health and economic impact of the industries in a UK-wide context.