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Ranging from acting as a critical friend to champion of the arts, a report by London Councils offers specific recommendations on how local authorities can fill the gap left by falling funding.
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With decreasing government funding for music, many music services are cutting back on staff and hiring freelancers – to the detriment of a generation of teachers. Janet Murray meets some of them.
Guidelines on when contracts should be paid are laid out in a new industry code that aims to avoid financial disputes between producers and venues. The code, which is supported by 17 organisations...
The Grade II listed building, which has been closed since 2013, is to open later this year with an increased capacity of 300, following a £2m restoration project.
Scottish ministers agreed to a last-minute £150k of “state-aid” to smooth the move of the festival, which is run by DF Concerts, to a new site. Information about the grant only...
The ‘Wi-Fi in Public Libraries in England’ fund has been created by Arts Council England to provide universal coverage in public libraries. Priority will be given to libraries that don...
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Lyn Gardner praises outdoor theatre – the most democratic of artforms – and encourages more companies to take it seriously.
The first projects to receive awards from Sky Arts Amplify, which funds arts organisations and production companies to collaboratively create new arts TV, include a National Youth Theatre “...
Horsecross Arts’ Perth Theatre, which closed last year, is to re-open in 2017 with a new 200-seat studio theatre – courtesy of a £16m re-development.
Over £220k was stolen from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society over a period of eight years by an employee – who cannot be named for legal reasons – using complex financial...
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As he prepares to move on after six years as Artistic Director, David Thacker reflects on what makes the Octagon Theatre great.
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Should our national museums and galleries charge us for entry? Well, it’s better than the alternative, says Jonathan Jones.
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As Laura Drane prepares for the first celebration of #CaitlinDay, she names and profiles some inspirational women who have lived in the shadow of their higher profile partners.
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The legal framework governing freedom of expression is the subject of new guidance for arts professionals planning to programme challenging or controversial works.
A paralympian who had lost his leg to frostbite was one of the dancers in a new Bolshoi production, marking the first time that a wheelchair dancer had been on stage.
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A study among charity trustees and chief executives has found differing perceptions of the role of the board.
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The UK’s best outdoor arts companies will be helped to promote and export their work around the globe as part of a new three-year strategic programme.
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Recently appointed Chief Executive of the Birmingham Hippodrome and outgoing CEO of Leicester’s Curve Theatre, FIONA ALLAN will become Chair of The Space, the joint venture between the BBC and...
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Arts People
Christy Romer spoke to four leading figures across the arts sector to ask for an answer - in their own words - to a simple question: Does the arts have a diversity problem?
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SIMON MELLOR, Executive Director of Arts and Culture at Arts Council England, is being released to Manchester City Council on a part-time basis in order to take up the role of Project Director of The...
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NEIL MURRAY and GRAHAM MCLAREN will be the new Directors of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Both will leave the National Theatre of Scotland, where they have been Executive Producer and Associate...
CAROLINE ROUTH, currently the Executive Producer for the Musical Theatre Network, is to join Nuffield later this year as its first Executive Director.
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The current Director of Strategy and Deputy CEO at VisitEngland, LOUISE STEWART, is to take over as Chief Executive of Alexandra Palace in London and work on its £18.8m Heritage Lottery-backed...
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Former Chief Executive of Rambert Dance SUE WYATT will be Chair Designate when the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora, Dance UK, National Dance Teachers Association and Youth Dance England...
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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...