Shadow Culture Minister Chris Bryant calls for more diverse employment in the arts, more accessible work and fairer funding to end the “cultural drought” in some areas outside London and...
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Bidding for the European Capital of Culture title encourages mayors to dream big and lust after buildings they don’t need and can’t afford, says Oliver Wainwright.
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Why is it still acceptable for non-disabled actors to portray disabled characters, when white actors “playing black” is seen as outrageous, asks Frances Ryan.
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News
Failure to learn from the past means that new initiatives for engaging young people with the arts look “remarkably similar to what has gone before”.
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Arnolfini and UWE aim to create new opportunities for the community and routes into employment for students.
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RICHARD FINDLAY takes over from SIR SANDY CROMBIE as Chair of the national arts agency Creative Scotland. Findlay is a former Chief Executive of Scottish Radio Holdings and was the Founding Chair of...
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The new Principal and Artistic Director of the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance is AMANDA BRITTON, who is currently Deputy Principal and Head of Undergraduate Academy Study.
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MATTHEW COCK has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of VocalEyes, the national body promoting access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people, following the retirement of JUDY DIXEY...
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Music educator, performer and promoter TOM KERSTENS is the new CEO for Newham Music Hub. He replaces PHIL CASTANG, who moved to Bristol’s music education hub.
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ALEX SAINSBURY, Director of Raven Row exhibition centre, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Whitechapel Gallery.
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PEGAH FARAHMAND has been appointed to the newly created role of Editor, Random Acts at Channel 4. She leaves Vice Media where she was most recently Senior Creative Producer.
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Director of Artistic Administration for Garsington Opera, SUSAN HAMILTON is stepping down after 11 years with the company. She is replaced by LAURA CANNING, who joins from Houston Grand Opera, Texas...
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Exeter Northcott Theatre has appointed director and producer PAUL JEPSON as its new Artistic and Executive Director.
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The Fal River Festival has appointed ANNA DRUCE as Creative Director for its 10th annual festival. Anna joins the team from her position as Festival and Events Coordinator at Visit Cornwall.
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Oxford’s Pegasus Theatre has appointed KATE WHITING as General Manager. She leaves The Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempstead where she has been Assistant Manager.
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OLIVIA CHAPMAN is leaving New Writing North, where she has been Communications Manager for seven years, to take up the post of PR and Communications Manager at Writing West Midlands.
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Chair of Pound Arts Trust, DAVID JONES is stepping down after six years. He is replaced by SUE HALL, who has a background as a Chartered Management Accountant and is Director of Resources at Avon...
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Arts Alliance, producers of ‘event’ cinema, have appointed ROSS FITZSIMONS, the current Head of Art & Classical, as Head of Sales & Marketing.
Plans for the revival of Blackpool's Pavilion Theatre, which is currently on the Theatres Trust's Buildings at Risk Register, will see it developed into a museum of the town’s social...
The creative industries were worth £76.9 billion to the UK economy in 2012/13, according to the latest DCMS figures. The 10% growth was three times that of the wider UK economy.
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Reversing the long-term US trend of falling arts attendance is going to take a lot bigger thinking than is generally taking place, says Alexander Forbes.
Consistently poor ratings of the quality of feedback given to students on fine art and design degrees may be due to "unconscious bias" in the research method used to measure student...
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Book review
Chris Bailey reviews Robert Hewison’s account of how New Labour’s golden age for the arts turned to lead.
The theatre has been given an emergency grant of £250k by Arts Council England (ACE), meaning it has received eight bail-outs totalling more than £1.75m since 2011. Its regular ACE...
The Houses of Commons and Lords have failed to reach a consensus on changes to the Consumer Rights Bill that aim to impose new controls on websites re-selling tickets for theatre, live music and...