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As Tate is ordered to disclose details of its sponsorship relationship with BP, Tiffany Jenkins warns that an obsession with transparency is a threat to the arts.
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A new coaching and networking programme supporting the next generation of female cultural leaders in east London is part of the legacy of London 2012. Claire Gevaux tells the story.
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Russell King describes how, through the Lawyers Volunteering for the Arts scheme, he has helped Peckham Platform establish itself as an independent charity and transformed himself from a visual arts philistine.
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Dirk vom Lehn explains how video-based research into social interactions in museum or gallery exhibitions can be used to develop new resources and inform arts marketing.
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Lavina Jadhwani doesn’t believe ‘colour blind casting’ exists. She suggests a new approach based on three simple questions.
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The Information Tribunal has given Tate 35 days to disclose the amount of money it received from BP between 1990 and 2006, but more recent sponsorship deals will remain secret.
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How a three-day arts festival in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, boosted the wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors, and created a sense of community.
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If the arts are to encourage diverse audiences then work needs to be done on a community level, and that means devolving responsibility and funding, argues Natalie Wade.
Legacy List is supporting East London Dance to establish a Dance Enterprise Hub that will offer skills development, creative incubation for new ideas, start-up funding, and mentoring to dance artists...
Actors union Equity has spoken out against Government plans to reduce local authority budgets by an average of 1.8% in 2015/16.
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Arts projects will be integral to a series of initiatives involving local communities and aiming to improve quality of life in Wales.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and museum sites across the city will be affected by an £850k reduction in funding from the city council. Arts groups that secured two-year funding last year...
The closure of the Glasgow-based company is “a direct consequence” of not receiving Regular Funding from Creative Scotland.
A contemporary art exhibition in London that is encouraging visitors to get naked sold out in days.
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A new study suggests more recent drama school graduates are securing significant, paid acting roles, particularly in recorded media and the West End.
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An assessment of the research output and impact of the UK’s Higher Education institutions has placed the University of London’s Queen Mary College overall top in the UK for Music, Drama,...
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Interns, apprentices and volunteers are taking the place of permanent paid staff in the arts sector, which is also seeing a move away from contracts of employment towards freelance working.
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ANTHONY SARGENT’S replacement as Managing Director of Sage Gateshead will be ABIGAIL POGSON, currently Chief Executive of Spitalfields Music. She will step down in May, after seven years in...
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Chief Executive of West Yorkshire Playhouse SHEENA WRIGLEY is stepping down after six years to join Manchester’s new arts and culture centre HOME as Executive Director.
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Director of Programming and Production for DanceXchange and International Dance Festival Birmingham, PAUL BURNS is stepping down after seven years in post. He will be taking a career break to explore...
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The new Director of Programming and Industry Engagement for Sheffield Doc/Fest is CLAIRE AGUILAR, who joins from the American public television broadcaster Independent Television Service (ITVS),...
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The former Chief Executive of Derby Playhouse DAVID EDWARDS is standing down as Chair of the Board for the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, after six years in post. He is replaced by Provost and Chief...
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Co-founder of Digital Theatre ROBERT DELAMERE and producer MICHAEL MCCABE have been appointment to the Board of Trustees for English Touring Theatre.
Nimax will not face legal action in connection with last year's ceiling collapse at the Apollo Theatre, as they had complied with existing health and safety guidelines.
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Good data can mean great cost savings as well as valuable insights. Hannah Mitchell kick starts some New Year resolutions on effective data handling.