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Sadler’s Wells has appointed MAGDALEN FISHER as Director of External Affairs, to replace GEORGIE SHIELDS. Fisher leaves English Heritage, where she has been Development Director since 2004.
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GEOFF SWEENEY, Development Director at Birmingham Royal Ballet, is the new Chair of the Board of Trustees for Derby’s dance house Déda. He takes over from MICHAELA BUTTER MBE, Director of...
Artist and university lecturer Thaier Helal has been refused a visa to attend the opening of an exhibition of his work at a gallery in London's New Bond Street on the basis that the Home Office...
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Arts People
Paul Robinson reveals those that inspire his work, and why he might just be in love with Shami Chakrabarti.
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Opinion
Following the ruling that Tate should disclose the details of its BP sponsorship, Anna Galkina explains why arts organisations must choose their commercial partners carefully.
Singer James Blunt has launched a verbal attack on Shadow Arts Minister Chris Bryant for his comments on the dominance of those from privileged backgrounds finding success in the arts.
Private donations are pointless unless they support a strong base of public arts funding, says Mathew Pritchard of the Colwinston Trust, which donates around £500k a year to projects in Wales.
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As the National Gallery prepares to put all its gallery services out to tender, Polly Toynbee reflects on the implications for staff and calls for more power to be restored to the unions.
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News
Most believe that major sports events are enhanced by an integrated cultural programme, according to new research.
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News
Over the next three years £2.5m will be invested in projects led by arts and cultural organisations working with research partners.
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Mark Turnbull explains how a long-term commitment to the arts by a social housing provider in Bolton has inspired tenants and promoted social change.
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Economic impact studies are standardising cultural experiences in the same way education has been standardised to achieve acceptable exam grades, says Colin Dabkowski.
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Feature
Can and should museums be playful places? Anna Bunney and Charlotte Derry believe so and are on a mission to discover how best to create the right conditions for play.
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Feature
The tragic story of Lidice, a Czech village destroyed by the Nazis, formed part of a recent Cultural Value project investigating the power of storytelling to develop empathy, compassion and understanding. John Holmes discusses the findings.
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Karen Wright hopes the experience of Artes Mundi 6 will have prompted Nicholas Serota to think hard about the reinvention of the Turner Prize.
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The internet makes access to the underground arts easier for everyone, but the mainstream audience isn't always ready for the radical ideas they may meet. Lois Keidan explores the implications.
A £400,000 cash injection from Stormont is set to stabilise the orchestra's current finances, though musicians will have to "sacrifice some of their income" for the organisation...
Sir Peter Bazalgette urges local authorities "do not completely obliterate arts funding" as Norfolk County Council has identified the arts as an area in which savings might be made, and 20...
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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News
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.